Signup Connection Not Deleted When Branding Client with Signup .ins File

When you use server-based Kiosk signup with custom branding information in the .ins file that is sent at the end of the signup process, Internet Explorer does not remove the signup connection when the signup process is finished.

A function call to delete the signup connection does not succeed because the connection is currently being used to download the cabinet (.cab) file that contains the custom branding information.

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Internet Explorer version 5.01. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

To work around this issue when you are building your Internet Explorer Administration Kit (IEAK) package, add your custom logo and your custom animations. Do not include any custom branding information in the .ins file that is sent to the client at the end of the signup process.

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Windows 2000 Service Pack 2.