This setting will ensure correct usage of proxy servers with
Internet Explorer on your network. This will be fixed in future
updates.
Using Internet Explorer with Socks Proxy Servers
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If you are setting up Internet Explorer with a Socks proxy server,
you must set it up separately from other proxy information (for
example, HTTP, FTP, or Gopher). In most cases, this means that all
other proxy fields should be left blank and the Socks field should
contain the address of your Socks proxy server. The only exception
is when you are using a Socks proxy and a different proxy (for example,
HTTP) on the same connection. If you are having trouble, please contact
your network administrator for information about Socks and proxy servers.
HTML DEVELOPERS
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Structuring HTML with Framesets
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If you are designing pages with framesets, you must use the
following HTML structure for the pages to work correctly in
Internet Explorer 4.0:
- A <BODY> tag (or other text or tags that force a BODY) should
not appear before a <FRAMESET> tag. If a BODY tag does precede
the FRAMESET, the contents of the FRAMESET are discarded and the
page will appear blank.
- <SCRIPT> and <OBJECT> tags in a page with a <FRAMESET> tag must
appear in the <HEAD> section of the page.
Using the HTML Layout Control
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Some differences may be experienced when using the HTML layout control with IE4.0. For more information please see http://www.microsoft.com/workshop/author/layout
ActiveX Controls in Internet Explorer 4.0
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Because of some architectural changes in Internet Explorer 4.0 that
were needed to support a wider range of controls more efficiently,
some ActiveX Controls may not perform exactly as they did in
Internet Explorer 3.0. A common cause of this is that the control
was not created as Apartment Model Aware. Many control vendors now
offer updated controls that work properly with Internet Explorer 4.0.
If you have any problems with ActiveX Control support in Internet
Explorer 4.0, contact the control vendor to see if an updated
version of the control is available that fixes the problem.
Problem With Visual Basic 5.0 ActiveX Controls
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Some ActiveX Controls created with Microsoft Visual Basic 5.0 may
not function properly in Internet Explorer 4.0, because these controls
are not Apartment Model Aware. Controls that are created with VB 5.0
should be rebuilt using the Service Pack available free from Microsoft
for VB 5.0 and the Control Creation edition of VB 5.0 that allows for
the creation of Apartment Model Aware Controls.
JAVA DEVELOPERS
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Installing Java Classes
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As part of the VM for Java installation, the new class files are
added to the class path of developer machines. If you install a Java
development tool after installing Internet Explorer 4.0, please
run the clspack tool in your Windows directory to put the classes
on your class path. To create a single Classes.zip file in your
%WINDIR%\Java\Classes directory that contains all classes stored in
the package manager, use the following syntax: clspack -auto. This
option also adds Classes.zip to the CLASSPATH registry key.
Refreshing Java Applets Under Development
without Restarting Internet Explorer
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Microsoft Visual J++ 1.1 and other development environments have
previously required the browser to be restarted in order for updated
classes to be used while debugging. This was because of issues with
Internet Explorer loading Java classes from the cache rather than from
any updated classes on the developer's computer. Using Internet Explorer
4.0, you can just press CTRL+F5 or CTRL + the Refresh button to
cause the classes to be reloaded and any updates used.
Using Visual J++ with Internet Explorer 4.0
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If you use Visual J++, you can install Internet Explorer with or
without the Windows Desktop Update. If you do choose to install the
Windows Desktop Update with the browser, you will need to do the
following:
1. Install Visual Studio SP2.
2. Modify your project settings as follows:
a. On the Project menu, click Settings.
b. Click the Debug tab.
c. In the Category box, click Browser.
d. Add the -new switch to the path to the browser. For example: