Description of Internet Explorer 3.01 for Windows 95 and NT 4.0

ID: q152421

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Internet Explorer version 3.01 for Windows 95
• Microsoft Internet Explorer version 3.01 for Windows NT 4.0

SUMMARY

This article describes the features of Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.01.

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Version 3.01 of Internet Explorer includes the following features:

Active Content Features, Including HTML and Style Sheets

• Cascading style sheet features
• Support for plug-ins
• Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) layout control
• Java support with built-in "Just-In-Time" (JIT)
• JavaScript compatibility
• ActiveX controls Plug and Play
• Integrated media support with ActiveMovie
• Virtual Reality Modeling Language (VRML) control
• ActiveX ControlPad
• Floating frames HTML syntax change

• Caching of expired pages
• Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) Keep-Alive support
• Java JIT compiler

• Internet Mail and News integration
• Internet Explorer Administration Kit
• Favorites management
• Toolbar customization
• Customization of Start, Search, and Links pages
• International support

• Client authentication
• Application security
• "Cookie" privacy
• Proxy authentication
• Windows NT Challenge\Response (NTLM) authentication

• Improved compatibility with the PowWow Internet Chat service. You can now use links in the PowWow Internet Chat service to start Internet Explorer automatically.
• Improved support for PASV (passive) File Transfer Protocol (FTP) transfers. This feature helps prevent the "The server returned extended information" error that occurs when you are attempting to connect to an FTP site.
• Improved support for Internet sites that use Common Gateway Interface (CGI) scripts to redirect browsers to a particular file. This feature helps prevent the "Handle is invalid" error that occurs when you are attempting to download files from the Internet.
• Improved rendering of Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG) images when you are using a 16-color palette. JPEG images (.jpg files) are now displayed properly when a 16-color palette is used.
• Improved Java virtual machine (VM). The Java VM now provides better integration with the communications components of Windows 95.
• New margin syntax for style sheets.
• Improved installation process. The Setup program now supports specifying the folder into which you want to install Internet Explorer if a previous version of Internet Explorer is not found.
• Improved compatibility with the Novell NetWare 32-bit client.

Obtaining Internet Explorer

For information about obtaining the latest version of Internet Explorer, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q164475
   TITLE     : Availability of Internet Explorer 3.02 for Windows 95 and
               NT 4.0

Keywords          : kbtool msiew95 
Version           : 3.01
Platform          : WINDOWS

Last Reviewed: April 10, 1998