Internet Explorer Is Not Automatically Redirected

ID: Q174662

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5 for Windows 98
Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 4.0, 5 for Windows 95
Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 4.0, 5 for Windows NT 4.0

SYMPTOMS

When you load a Web page that contains the <meta http-equiv="refresh"...> Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) tag, Internet Explorer may not be automatically redirected to another Web page.

CAUSE

This behavior can occur for any of the following reasons:

The syntax of the <meta http-equiv="refresh"...> HTML tag is incorrect.
The author of the page did not place the <meta http-equiv="refresh"...> tag in the <head> section of the HTML source code.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, contact the administrator of the Web site and request that the Web page be updated using the appropriate method:

The <meta> Tag Is Not Located in the <head> Section

Modify the HTML source code to place the <meta> tag in the <head> section of the Web page. Note that this may require adding the <head> and </head> tags to the Web page.

The Syntax of the <meta> Tag Is Incorrect

Modify the HTML source code to correct the syntax of the <meta> tag. For example, a <meta> tag might look like this

   <meta http-equiv="refresh" content="[n];url=
      http://www.domain.com/pagename.htm">

where [n] is the number of seconds the browser program pauses before loading the new Web page.

MORE INFORMATION

For information about the HTML 3.2 Specification Reference, view the following Web site:

   http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html32.html

For more information about authoring Web pages for Internet Explorer 4.0, view the following Microsoft Web site:

   http://www.microsoft.com/community/sdk/inetsdk/help/outline.htm

Additional query words: 4.00

Keywords          : kbprg msiew95 msient msiew98 
Platform          : WINDOWS

Last Reviewed: March 23, 1999