Find (on This Page) Command Does Not Work with the ISO 8859 Character Set (308005)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6 for Windows 2000
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6 for Windows XP
This article was previously published under Q308005

SYMPTOMS

The Find (on This Page) command on the Edit menu in Internet Explorer does not work correctly when you try to search for a word that contains accentuated characters (such as "u" with an umlaut).

CAUSE

This problem occurs under the following conditions:
  • The ISO 8859 character set is used in the HTML page.
  • The document contains uppercase accentuated characters that are outside of the normal A to Z range.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Internet Explorer 6. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

328548 How to Obtain the Latest Internet Explorer 6 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 6 Service Pack 1.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:4/4/2005
Keywords:kbbug kbenv kbfix kbui kbIE600sp1fix KB308005
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