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FIX: The AutoComplete feature does not work after you click a JavaScript hyperlink on a Web page in Internet Explorer 6Article ID: 924301 - View products that this article applies to. Important This article contains information about how to modify the registry. Make sure that you back up the registry before you modify it. Make sure that you know how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up, restore, and modify the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 256986
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Description of the Microsoft Windows registryOn This PageSYMPTOMSConsider the following scenario. In Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, you type text in a field on a form. Then, you click a JavaScript hyperlink on a Web page. In this scenario, the AutoComplete feature does not work. When you type the same text in the same field on the form, the AutoComplete box does not appear. CAUSEThis problem occurs because of a problem in the AutoComplete feature in Internet Explorer 6. The problem in the AutoComplete feature occurs after you click the JavaScript hyperlink. RESOLUTIONWindows XPHotfix informationA supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next software update that contains this hotfix.If the hotfix is available for download, there is a "Hotfix download available" section at the top of this Knowledge Base article. If this section does not appear, contact Microsoft Customer Service and Support to obtain the hotfix. Note If additional issues occur or if any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Service and Support telephone numbers or to create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site: http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support Note The "Hotfix download available" form displays the languages for which the hotfix is available. If you do not see your language, it is because a hotfix is not available for that language.
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PrerequisitesTo apply this hotfix, you must have Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) installed on the computer.Restart requirementYou must restart the computer after you apply this hotfix.Hotfix replacement informationThis hotfix does not replace any other hotfixes.File informationThe English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) 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 item in Control Panel.Collapse this table
Registry informationWarning Serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly by using Registry Editor or by using another method. These problems might require that you reinstall the operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that these problems can be solved. Modify the registry at your own risk.After you apply this hotfix, you must enable this hotfix. To do this, follow these steps:
Windows Server 2003Service pack informationTo resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows Server 2003. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:889100
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How to obtain the latest service pack for Windows Server 2003Hotfix informationTo resolve this problem in Microsoft Windows Server 2003, apply the hotfix that is described in the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article:931298
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FIX: The AutoComplete feature does not work after you click a JavaScript hyperlink on a Web page in Internet Explorer 6
WORKAROUNDTo work around this problem, refresh the Web page to enable the AutoComplete feature. STATUSMicrosoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section. This problem was first corrected in Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2. MORE INFORMATION
For more information about software update terminology, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
824684 The third-party products that this article discusses are manufactured by companies that are independent of Microsoft. Microsoft makes no warranty, implied or otherwise, about the performance or reliability of these products.
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Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates
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