Anchor tags for local file links cause ie6sp2 window to close

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Guest

I believe I may have discovered a bug with IE 6SP2 wherein when a link to an
html file on a network resource or local hardrive uses the <A
Name="xyz">text</a> anchor tag, the IE window will close without an error
message after a few seconds. I have duplicated this issue on three separate
machines all with windows xp service pack 2.
To test this save this as an htm file and load it up with ie. Then at the
end of the url add "#ref".

<html><body>
<a name="ref">this is</a> the reference
</body></html>

After a few moments of scrolling the screen or clicking into the window the
browser window will close. Are there any workarounds or updates for this
issue?

Thanks,
Chris
 
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Robert Aldwinckle

Chris Meurer said:
I believe I may have discovered a bug with IE 6SP2 wherein when a link to an
html file on a network resource or local hardrive uses the <A
Name="xyz">text</a> anchor tag, the IE window will close without an error
message after a few seconds. I have duplicated this issue on three separate
machines all with windows xp service pack 2.
To test this save this as an htm file and load it up with ie. Then at the
end of the url add "#ref".

<html><body>
<a name="ref">this is</a> the reference
</body></html>

After a few moments of scrolling the screen or clicking into the window the
browser window will close. Are there any workarounds or updates for this
issue?
Click to expand...


My XPsp2 forces me to use file:// prefix on that "URL"
otherwise I get an error message window titled by Address Bar
and starting with "Windows cannot find..."
(presumably because of the #ref)

With the file:// prefix both the filename and the anchor are accepted.


HTH

Robert Aldwinckle
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G

Guest

Robert Aldwinckle said:
My XPsp2 forces me to use file:// prefix on that "URL"
otherwise I get an error message window titled by Address Bar
and starting with "Windows cannot find..."
(presumably because of the #ref)

With the file:// prefix both the filename and the anchor are accepted.


HTH

Robert Aldwinckle
Click to expand...

Right.

If you try to put the file name/path into the address bar and include the
#ref it wont find the file, but if I open the .html file from say, an
explorer window, and then add the #ref to the end of the url, I encounter
this problem. When using the file:// prefix I continue to experience the same
behavior.

Were you unable to duplicate the problem? I am using IE
6.0.2900.2180.xpsp_sp2_gdr.050301-1519
 
G

Guest

Same problem here.
Did you find a solution?
IE version 6.0.2900.2753

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