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Q187750: Internet Information Server Returns Old Content to Browsers

Article: Q187750
Product(s): Internet Information Server
Version(s): WINNT:4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 28-APR-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Internet Information Server 4.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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Internet Information Server version 4.0 (IIS) may not refresh updated HTML pages
or text files. The old content is returned, even if the file has been modified
on the IIS server. This may happen on a heavily loaded IIS server with repeated
hits to the content, which is frequently updated.

CAUSE
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IIS fails to update its cache properly.


RESOLUTION
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To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT version
4.0. For more information, please see the following article in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base.

  Q152734 : How To Obtain the Latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack


STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Internet Information Server
version 4.0. This problem was first corrected in Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 4.


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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbiisSearch kbiis400
Version           : WINNT:4.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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