Hyperlinks Stop Working in Internet Explorer (321432)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 for Macintosh
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.5 for Macintosh
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 for Macintosh
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 for Macintosh
- Microsoft Internet Explorer (Programming) 4.0
- Microsoft Internet Explorer (Programming) 4.01
- Microsoft Internet Explorer (Programming) 4.01 SP1
- Microsoft Internet Explorer (Programming) 4.01 SP2
- Microsoft JScript 3.0
- Microsoft JScript 4.0
- Microsoft JScript 5.0
- Microsoft Visual Basic, Scripting Edition 3.0
- Microsoft Visual Basic, Scripting Edition 4.0
- Microsoft Visual Basic, Scripting Edition 5.0
- Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5.1 for Macintosh
- Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5.1.5 for Macintosh
- Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5.2.1 for Macintosh
This article was previously published under Q321432 SYMPTOMS
When you click a hyperlink or button in Internet Explorer for Macintosh, nothing may occur.
CAUSE
This problem may occur if all of the following conditions exist:
- The site that you are visiting has redirected your browser a number of times by using a script-language-redirection command such as response.redirect.
- The redirections are to locations in the same site.
- The redirections have all occurred during the same Internet Explorer session.
RESOLUTION
To work around this problem, use one of the following methods:
- Visit another site, and then return to the site with redirections.
- Quit and then restart Internet Explorer.
- Use the server.transfer command instead of the response.redirect command.
STATUSMicrosoft has confirmed that this is a bug in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. REFERENCES216593 PRB: Scripting Differences in Internet Explorer for Macintosh
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 11/25/2003 |
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| Keywords: | kbnofix kbprb kbui KB321432 |
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