Web Page May Not Be Refreshed in Internet Explorer

ID: Q175623

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 4.0, 4.01 for Windows 95
• Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 4.0, 4.01 for Windows NT 4.0

SYMPTOMS

When you attempt to refresh a Web page using Internet Explorer, the Web page may not be refreshed.

CAUSE

This behavior can occur if you open a Web page from a link within an Active Desktop item that includes the <Target=self> Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) heading tag.

RESOLUTION

To work around this behavior, open the Web page in a new instance of Internet Explorer, or right-click the HTML link in Internet Explorer and then click Open Link In New Window.

STATUS

This behavior is by design.

MORE INFORMATION

When you click a link on an Active Desktop item that uses the <Target=self> HTML tag, the Web page opens in the same window instead of in a new one. When you attempt to refresh the Web page by right-clicking an empty area on the desktop and then clicking Refresh, the original Web page is displayed.

Additional query words: 4.00

Keywords          : kbtool msiew95 msient 
Version           : WINDOWS:4.0
Platform          : WINDOWS

Last Reviewed: November 27, 1997