Making Image Maps Compatible with Internet Explorer 1.5

 Last reviewed: April 22, 1997
Article ID: Q151229

The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Internet Information Server version 1.0
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer version 1.5

SYMPTOMS

When you use Internet Explorer 1.5 for Microsoft Windows NT and click an imagemap, you may receive the following error message: 

   This program does not support the protocol for accessing 'file1.htm'.
However, when you use Internet Explorer 2.0, it works.

CAUSE

Internet Explorer 1.5 requires the map file contain fully-qualified URLs instead of relative URLs. For example, given the following map file: 

   default file.htm
   rect (0,1) (170,53) file1.htm
   rect (264,26) (349,53) file2.htm
   rect (187,23) (264,53) file3.htm
Internet Explorer 1.5 will give the error mentioned above. If you change the map file to the following: 

   default http://server/file.htm
   rect (0,1) (170,53) http://server/file1.htm
   rect (264,26) (349,53) http://server/file2.htm
   rect (187,23) (264,53) http://server/file3.htm
Internet Explorer 1.5 will load the mapped file properly. Using fully- qualified URLs will ensure compatibility with all WWW browser clients.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Internet Explorer version 1.5. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

KBSubcategory:

Additional query words: image map prodiis
Keywords : kbenv
Version : 1.0 1.5
Platform : WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: April 22, 1997
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