SYMPTOMS
After you install Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 (SP1) on a Microsoft Windows 2000-based computer and then view a Web page, some Web page images that appeared before you installed SP1 may no longer appear. The problem occurs with Tagged Image File Format (TIFF) images that are defined in HTML pages by using the IMG SRC tag.
For additional information about a similar issue that has a different cause, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
817177
Image Files Do Not Appear When You View a Web Page with Internet Explorer 6 S about a similar issue that has a different cause
RESOLUTION
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Only apply it to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next Internet Explorer 6 service pack that contains this hotfix.
To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.
The global version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the
Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.
Date Time Version Size File name
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28-Jul-2003 22:46 6.0.2800.1236 30,720 Imgutil.dll
Because of file dependencies, this update requires Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1.