FIX: MSWC.BrowserType Control Does Not Recognize IE 3.02

ID: Q168269

The information in this article applies to:

SYMPTOMS

When using the MSWC.BrowserType control that installs with the Active Server Pages, the properties of the control return "Unknown" when run on Internet Explorer 3.02 or Internet Explorer 4.0.


CAUSE

The cause of this error is that the file, BrowsCap.ini, does not have an entry for Internet Explorer 3.02 or Internet Explorer 4.0.


RESOLUTION

An updated version of the BrowsCap.ini file is available from the following Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/isn/faq/latest_browscapini_file.asp
Download the file and save it over the existing BrowsCap.ini file. This file should be located in \Program Files\WEBSVR\SYSTEM\ASP\Cmpnts on a Windows 95 machine or in \WINNT\system32\inetsrv\ASP\Cmpnts on a Windows NT machine.


STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This bug was corrected in Visual Studio 97 Service Pack 1.

For additional information about the Visual Studio 97 Service Pack 1, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q170365 INFO: Visual Studio 97 Service Packs - What, Where, and Why


MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

Type the following URL (with your Web serve name inserted) into the Internet Explorer URL window:
http://<your web server>/ASPSamp/Samples/browser.asp

Additional query words: 


Keywords          : kbVisID600fix kbVS97sp1fix kbVS97sp2fix kbGrpASP 
Version           : WINDOWS:1.0
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbbug

Last Reviewed: August 8, 1999