The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Internet Explorer version 3.01 for Windows 95
- Microsoft Internet Explorer version 3.01 for Windows NT 4.0
SUMMARY
This article describes the features of Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.01.
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Version 3.01 of Internet Explorer includes the following features:
Active Content Features, Including HTML and Style Sheets
- Cascading style sheet features
- Support for plug-ins
- Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) layout control
- Java support with built-in "Just-In-Time" (JIT)
- JavaScript compatibility
- ActiveX controls Plug and Play
- Integrated media support with ActiveMovie
- Virtual Reality Modeling Language (VRML) control
- ActiveX ControlPad
- Floating frames HTML syntax change
Performance Features
- Caching of expired pages
- Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) Keep-Alive support
- Java JIT compiler
Personalization Features
- Internet Mail and News integration
- Internet Explorer Administration Kit
- Favorites management
- Toolbar customization
- Customization of Start, Search, and Links pages
- International support
Security Features
- Client authentication
- Application security
- "Cookie" privacy
- Proxy authentication
- Windows NT Challenge\Response (NTLM) authentication
In addition, version 3.01 of Internet Explorer includes the following
improvements over version 3.0:
- Improved compatibility with the PowWow Internet Chat service. You can
now use links in the PowWow Internet Chat service to start Internet
Explorer automatically.
- Improved support for PASV (passive) File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
transfers. This feature helps prevent the "The server returned extended
information" error that occurs when you are attempting to connect to an
FTP site.
- Improved support for Internet sites that use Common Gateway Interface
(CGI) scripts to redirect browsers to a particular file. This feature
helps prevent the "Handle is invalid" error that occurs when you are
attempting to download files from the Internet.
- Improved rendering of Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG) images
when you are using a 16-color palette. JPEG images (.jpg files) are now
displayed properly when a 16-color palette is used.
- Improved Java virtual machine (VM). The Java VM now provides better
integration with the communications components of Windows 95.
- New margin syntax for style sheets.
- Improved installation process. The Setup program now supports
specifying the folder into which you want to install Internet Explorer
if a previous version of Internet Explorer is not found.
- Improved compatibility with the Novell NetWare 32-bit client.
Obtaining Internet Explorer
For information about obtaining the latest version of Internet Explorer,
please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
ARTICLE-ID: Q164475
TITLE : Availability of Internet Explorer 3.02 for Windows 95 and
NT 4.0