BUG: Certificates Have Corrupted Text With latest VM on IE 3.02

ID: Q192386

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Win32 Virtual Machine for Java on the following platform: x86
SDK for Java, version 3.0

SYMPTOMS

When viewing a certificate on a machine that has the Microsoft Win32 Virtual Machine for Java from SDK for Java 3.0 (build 2829) and the Internet Explorer 3.02 browser installed, some of the text strings in the certificate may appear corrupted.

CAUSE

A newer version of the cryptography DLLs is installed the Virtual Machine and other products from Microsoft. The newer version of these DLLs is not compatible with the older Internet Explorer 3.02 browser.

RESOLUTION

Currently, the only resolution is to upgrade the browser on the machine to Internet Explorer 4.0 or newer.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

For more information about a related issue in preview VM releases, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q178646
   TITLE     : PRB: Warnings When Installing VM Build 2339 Over 2334

REFERENCES

For the latest Knowledge Base articles and other support information on Visual J++ and the SDK for Java, see the following page on the Microsoft Technical Support site:

   http://support.microsoft.com/support/visualj/ 
   http://support.microsoft.com/support/java/

Additional query words: kbDSupport

Keywords          : kbJava 
Version           : WINDOWS:3.0
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbnofix

Last Reviewed: September 5, 1998