FIX: Internet Explorer 6 and Internet Explorer 7 may not find the text even though the Web page contains the text

Consider the following scenario. In Windows Internet Explorer 7 and in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, you try to find some text on a Web page. To do this, you press CTRL+F. Or, you use the IHTMLTxtRange::findText method to find the text programmatically. In this scenario, Internet Explorer may not find the text even though the Web page contains the text.

This problem occurs because the maximum number of paragraphs that Internet Explorer can search is 32,000 paragraphs. Internet Explorer may not find the text if the text is located after the maximum number of paragraphs.

Service pack information

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows Vista. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Hotfix information

A 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.

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, submit a request to 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: 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.

Prerequisites

The computer must be running Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, or Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2).

Restart requirement

You must restart the computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix does not replace any other hotfix.

File information

The 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.

Internet Explorer 6

Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP Service Pack 2

Internet Explorer 7 for Windows Server 2003

Internet Explorer 7 for Windows Vista

Microsoft 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 Vista Service Pack 1.

For more information about software update terminology, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: