Multiple copies of the same picture are not displayed in Internet Explorer 6 (873346)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0, when used with:
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows XP
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows 98
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows 2000
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
CPR - WinXP - Hotfix in SP2
Important This article contains information about modifying the registry. Before you modify the registry, make sure to back it up and make sure that you understand how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For information about how to back up, restore, and edit the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry

SYMPTOMS

When you use Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 to view a Web page that has multiple copies of one or more pictures, not all the pictures are displayed. Typically, only one picture is displayed. If you refresh the Web page, the image that was first displayed may disappear, and a different image may appear. Sometimes, no pictures are displayed at all. You may have to refresh the Web page many times for all the images to display at the same time.

CAUSE

This problem occurs because of a potential multi-threaded race condition where certain embedded downloads in a Web page will fail. Because of this condition, images or other embedded objects are neither displayed nor referenced, and a permanent or temporary namespace handler is registered on your computer.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, install the MS04-038 security update.

For additional information about how to obtain this update, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

834707 MS04-038: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer

To enable the update, you must add the registry subkey and registry entry that are shown in this section.

Warning If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

To enable the update, follow these steps:
  1. Quit Internet Explorer.
  2. Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK.
  3. Locate the following registry subkey:
    HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
  4. Right-click the registry subkey that you located in step 4, click New, and then click Key.
  5. Type FeatureControl for the name of the new subkey, and then press ENTER.
  6. Right-click the FeatureControl subkey, click New, and then click Key.
  7. Type FEATURE_ALLOW_RETRY_OF_SPECULATIVE_DOWNLOADS_KB873346 for the name of the new subkey, and then press ENTER.
  8. Right-click the subkey that you created in step 8, on the Edit menu, click New, and then click DWORD Value.
  9. Type *, and then press ENTER.
  10. Right-click *, and then click Modify.
  11. In the Value data box, type 00000001, and then click OK.
  12. Quit Registry Editor.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:9/15/2006
Keywords:kbWinXPsp2fix kbWinXPpreSP2fix kbfix kbbug kbQFE kbHotfixServer KB873346 kbAudDeveloper kbAudEndUser
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