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Q303681: Parent Directory Link Fails with Directory Browsing Turned On

Article: Q303681
Product(s): Internet Information Server
Version(s): 4.0,5.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbCOMIS kbWin2000PreSP3Fix kbWin2000sp3fix
Last Modified: 15-AUG-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Internet Information Services version 5.0 
- Microsoft Internet Information Server version 4.0 
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SYMPTOMS
========

When directory browsing is turned on in Internet Information Server (IIS)
version 4.0 or Internet Information Services (IIS) version 5.0, the To Parent
Directory link that is returned by the Web Service fails in some browsers.

CAUSE
=====

The HREF that IIS versions 4.0 and 5.0 return for the directory listing does not
properly escape invalid characters, which causes the link to be rebuilt
incorrectly by some Internet browsers.

RESOLUTION
==========

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows 2000. For
additional information, click the following article number to view the article
in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q260910 How to Obtain the Latest Windows 2000 Service Pack

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or
later:

  IIS 5.0
  -------
  Date          Time     Version         Size     File name
  ------------------------------------------------------------
  May-02-2001   15:08   5.0.2195.3532   508,928   Infocomm.dll
  Jul-16-2001   21:29   5.0.2195.3532   724,480   W3svc.dll

  IIS 4.0
  -------
  Date          Time    Version      Size      File name
  ---------------------------------------------------------
  Feb-21-2001   14:57   4.2.1671.1   592,896   Infocomm.dll
  Jul-25-2001   18:59   4.2.1671.1   659,968   W3svc.dll


STATUS
======

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that
are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in
Windows 2000 Service Pack 3.

MORE INFORMATION
================

For additional information on how to obtain a hotfix for Windows 2000 Datacenter
Server, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:

  Q265173 Datacenter Program and Windows 2000 Datacenter Server Product

For additional information on how to install multiple hotfixes with only one
reboot, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:

  Q296861 Use QChain.exe to Install Multiple Hotfixes with One Reboot

For additional information on how to install Windows 2000 and Windows 2000
hotfixes at the same time, click the article number below to view the article in
the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q249149 Installing Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows 2000 Hotfixes


Additional query words: kbIISCom

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Keywords          : kbCOMIS kbWin2000PreSP3Fix kbWin2000sp3fix 
Technology        : kbiisSearch kbiis500 kbiis400
Version           : :4.0,5.0
Hardware          : x86
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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