"Check for Newer Versions of Stored Pages" Option Set to Automatic

• Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5 for Windows 95
• Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5 for Windows 98
• Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5 for Windows NT 4.0

SYMPTOMS

When you install Internet Explorer 5, the "Check for newer versions of stored pages" option is set to Automatic regardless of its setting in the previous version of Internet Explorer.

RESOLUTION

To work around this behavior by reverting to the previous setting, follow these steps in Internet Explorer:

1. On the Tools menu, click Internet Options.



2. Under Temporary Internet Files, click Settings.



3. Click the option you want, click OK, and then click OK again.

STATUS

This behavior is by design.

MORE INFORMATION

If you set the "Check for newer versions of stored pages" option to "Every visit to the page" in a previous version of Internet Explorer, the entire page is downloaded regardless of whether or not images are changed. Internet Explorer 5 provides an Automatic setting that provides faster viewing of Web pages whose images do not change frequently. Over time, when the browser determines that images on the page appear to be static, it checks less and less frequently for newer image versions (even if the page itself is updated daily). When you chose the Automatic setting, you can load the latest version of the page by clicking the Refresh button in the browser.

Additional query words: cache wininet

Keywords          : kbenv msiew95 msient msiew98 
Version           : WINDOWS:5
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbprb 

Last Reviewed: March 31, 1999