Browse Button Does Not Work Specifying a Directory or Filename

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SYMPTOMS

On a file upload page the Browse button does not open the Browse dialog box when a pathname is specified in the filename edit box. For example, the Browse button does not open the Browse dialog box when you use MCIS HMI or Hotmail.

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RESOLUTION

A supported fix that corrects this problem in Internet Explorer 5.0 is now available from Microsoft, but has not been fully regression tested and should be applied only to computers experiencing this specific problem. If you are not severely effected by this specific problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next release of Internet Explorer 5.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information on support costs, please go to the following address on the World Wide Web:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;CNTACTMS (http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;en-us;cntactms)

The English version of Internet Explorer 5.0 fix and later should have the following file attributes.

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Date	Time	Version	Size	Filename	Platform
		5.00.2720.1000	2,355,472	mshtml.dll	(x86)

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STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0.

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APPLIES TO

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0
Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 Service Pack 1
Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 Service Pack 2
Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 128-Bit Edition

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