Not Prompted to Disconnect After You Quit Internet Explorer

ID: Q180948

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 4.0 for Windows 95

IMPORTANT: This article contains information about editing the registry. Before you edit the registry, make sure you understand how to restore it if a problem occurs. For information about how to do this, view the "Restoring the Registry" Help topic in Regedit.exe or the "Restoring a Registry Key" Help topic in Regedt32.exe.

SYMPTOMS

When you quit Internet Explorer, you may not be prompted to disconnect from your Internet service provider (ISP).

CAUSE

This behavior can occur if the Loadwc.exe file is missing or damaged, or if the BrowserWebCheck string value is missing in the registry.

RESOLUTION

WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

For information about how to edit the registry, view the "Changing Keys And Values" Help topic in Registry Editor (Regedit.exe) or the "Add and Delete Information in the Registry" and "Edit Registry Data" Help topics in Regedt32.exe. Note that you should back up the registry before you edit it.

To resolve this issue, upgrade to Internet Explorer 4.01 with the Windows Desktop Update component. To install Internet Explorer 4.01, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

   http://www.microsoft.com/ie/

To work around this issue, use either of the following methods:

Method 1

Modify the registry to cause the Loadwc.exe file to load automatically when you start Windows 95. To do so, add the BrowserWebCheck string value with a data value of "loadwc.exe" (without quotation marks) to the following registry key:

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

Method 2

Subscribe to a Web page. For information about how to do so, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q171227
   TITLE     : How to Use Subscriptions in Microsoft Internet Explorer

The BrowserWebCheck (Loadwc.exe) component monitors Web pages for changes, and either notifies you when a Web page is updated or downloads the Web page for off-line viewing.

Additional query words: 4.00

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

Last Reviewed: September 29, 1998