Web Pages May Not Be Refreshed Upon Every Visit to the Page (257123)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 for Windows NT 4.0
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 for Windows 98 Second Edition
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 for Windows 98
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 for Windows 95
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 for Windows 2000
This article was previously published under Q257123

SYMPTOMS

After you configure Internet Explorer to check for newer versions of stored Web pages upon every visit to the page, your Web pages may not be properly refreshed. This behavior is most noticeable after you use the Back button to view a previously visited Web page.

RESOLUTION

To work around this behavior, click Refresh.

STATUS

This behavior is by design.

MORE INFORMATION

Web pages that exhibit this behavior may need to change their caching tags to automatically refresh the Web page.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:12/5/2003
Keywords:kbprb KB257123
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