Parent Directory Link Fails with Directory Browsing Turned On (303681)

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:

260910 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:

265173 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:

296861 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:

249149 Installing Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows 2000 Hotfixes