Web Pages Retrieved Using Form Submit Are Not Retrieved from the Cache

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SYMPTOMS

When you visit a Web page that you have already visited, the page may be loaded more slowly than you expect.

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This behavior can occur if the Web page is retrieved by clicking a link that submits data using a form. Internet Explorer 4.0, 4.01, and 4.01 Service Pack 1 do not use the cache to store Web pages or images that are retrieved using data submitted by a form.

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STATUS

This problem was corrected in Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 Service Pack 2.

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APPLIES TO

Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 Service Pack 1
Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 128-Bit Edition
Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition

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kbenv kbprb KB226972

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