Subscriptions Are Not Updated Automatically

ID: Q184294

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 4.0, 4.01 for Windows 95

SYMPTOMS

When you try to view subscription content, you may notice that your subscriptions are not updated automatically.

CAUSE

This behavior can occur if you are not using the Active Desktop. Active Desktop loads the Loadwc.exe program to update subscriptions and personalize settings.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, add the Loadwc.exe program to the StartUp folder. To do so, use the following steps:

1. Click Start, point to Find, and then click Files Or Folders.

2. In the Named box, type "loadwc.exe" (without quotation marks), click

   Local Hard Drives in the Look In box, and then click Find Now.

3. In the list of found files, right-click the Loadwc.exe file, and then

   click Copy.

4. In the Named box, type "startup" (without quotation marks), and then

   click Find Now.

5. If you are using User Profiles, right-click the Startup folder in the

   Windows\Profiles\<username>\Start Menu\Programs folder, and then click
   Paste, where <username> is the name you use to log on to Windows. If
   you are not using User Profiles, right-click the Startup folder in the
   Windows\Start Menu\Programs folder, and then click Paste.

6. Close the Find tool, and then restart your computer.

MORE INFORMATION

For more information about the Loadwc.exe file, see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q176960
   TITLE     : Description of the Loadwc.exe File in Internet Explorer

Additional query words:

Keywords          : kbenv msiew95 
Version           : WINDOWS:4.0,4.01
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: May 2, 1998