Internet Explorer Starts Slowly When You Have a Very Large PBK File (267002)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 for Windows NT 4.0

This article was previously published under Q267002

SYMPTOMS

When you try to start Internet Explorer or an instance of Internet Explorer, Internet Explorer may start very slowly.

CAUSE

This problem can occur if you have a very large Rasphone.pbk file on your computer. When you start Internet Explorer, the Rasphone.pbk file must be parsed, and this process can take a large amount of time.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Internet Explorer version 5.01. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

267954 How to Obtain the Latest Internet Explorer 5.01 Service Pack


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 Internet Explorer version 5.01 Service Pack 2.

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:9/23/2005
Keywords:kbHotfixServer kbQFE kbbug kbenv kbfix kbIE501preSP2fix kbQFE KB267002