Random Characters Are Displayed at the Bottom of a Web Page

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SYMPTOMS

When you use Internet Explorer version 4.01 to connect to a Web server, a random character may appear at the bottom of the Web page.

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CAUSE

This behavior can occur if either or both of the following conditions exist:

The Web server sent Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) packets with an incorrect Content-Length.
The Web server sent HTTP packets with no content-length field in them.

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RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain and install Internet Explorer 4.01 Service Pack 2. You can obtain Internet Explorer 4.01 Service Pack 2 from the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/downloads/default.mspx (http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/downloads/default.mspx)

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APPLIES TO

Microsoft Internet Explorer 1.0
Microsoft Internet Explorer 2.0
Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0
Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.01
Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.02
Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 128-Bit Edition
Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 128-Bit Edition
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5
Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.2

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