DOCUMENT:Q303681 15-AUG-2002 [iis] TITLE :Parent Directory Link Fails with Directory Browsing Turned On PRODUCT :Internet Information Server PROD/VER::4.0,5.0 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:kbCOMIS kbWin2000PreSP3Fix kbWin2000sp3fix ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Internet Information Services version 5.0 - Microsoft Internet Information Server version 4.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ====================================================================== Keywords : kbCOMIS kbWin2000PreSP3Fix kbWin2000sp3fix Technology : kbiisSearch kbiis500 kbiis400 Version : :4.0,5.0 Hardware : x86 Issue type : kbbug Solution Type : kbfix ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY. Copyright Microsoft Corporation 2002.