Description of Internet Explorer in Windows 98 Second Edition (237680)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition

This article was previously published under Q237680

SUMMARY

This article describes the changes in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 version 5.00.2614.3500 included in Windows 98 Second Edition.

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Windows 98 Second Edition includes Internet Explorer 5 version 5.00.2614.3500, which addresses some known issues in Internet Explorer 5 version 5.00.2314.1003.

Windows 98 Second Edition includes the following changes to Internet Explorer 5:
  • To support Microsoft Internet Connection Sharing (ICS), Windows 98 Second Edition adds a Sharing button on the Connections tab in Internet Options.
  • The update to the HTML parsing engine, Mshtml.dll, which addresses three security vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer.

    For information about this issue, please click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

    226325 Update Available For MSHTML Security Issues In Internet Explorer

  • The update that allows you to type double-byte characters in a text box in a Web form.

    For information about this issue, please click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

    231339 Form Text Box Does Not Accept Double-Byte Characters

  • The update to the Dynamic Hypertext Markup Language (DHTML) Edit ActiveX control, which addresses a potential security issue.

    For information about this issue, please click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

    226326 Update Available For "DHTML Edit" Security Issue

  • Web pages that were partially rendered in Internet Explorer are now rendered properly.

    For information about this issue, please click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

    226550 Partial Web Page Is Displayed

  • You can map a network connection to a computer that contains Korean characters in the computer name.

    For information about this issue, please click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

    230372 Mapping Drive to Computer with Korean Name Causes GPF

  • The update that resolves the issue where the Back and Forward buttons are unavailable.

    For information about this issue, please click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

    229684 Back Button in Internet Explorer Becomes Unavailable


Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:8/9/2000
Keywords:kbdisplay kbinfo kbnetwork kbref kbsetup kbui KB237680