After you install security update 916281, Internet Explorer goes into an endless loop when you browse a Web page that contains a <meta http-equiv="REFRESH"> tag

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SYMPTOMS

Consider the following scenario:

You install security update 916281 for Windows Internet Explorer.
You use Internet Explorer to browse a Web page that contains a <meta http-equiv="REFRESH"> tag.
For example: <meta http-equiv="REFRESH" content="0;URL=redirect.htm">

In this scenario, Internet Explorer crashes and goes into an endless loop. Additionally, a clicking sound may be repeated continuously.

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RESOLUTION

Security update information

To resolve this problem, install the most current cumulative security update for Internet Explorer. To install the most current updates, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com (http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com)

For more technical information about the most current cumulative security update for Internet Explorer, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/current.aspx (http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/current.aspx)

Note This update was first included in security update 963027 (MS09-014). For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

963027 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/963027/ ) MS09-014: Cumulative security update for Internet Explorer

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