FIX: The Microsoft XML Parser (MSXML) uses cached credentials incorrectly

Hotfix information

To resolve this behavior, update your version of MSXML. To do this, visit one of the following Microsoft Web sites.

Note If you have MSXML 3.0 installed, you must install a service pack.

MSXML 2.6 package for Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003

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MSXML 2.6 Package for Windows 98 and Windows Millennium Edition

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MSXML 3.0

If you are running MSXML 3.0, install the latest service pack. To do this, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

MSXML 4.0 Service Pack 2 (SP2) Package for Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003

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MSXML 4.0 SP2 Package for Windows 98 and Windows Millennium Edition

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Prerequisites

To apply this hotfix, you must have the following hotfixes or service packs installed:

• Either MSXML 2.6 or MSXML 4.0 SP2.
  
  Note If you do not currently have MSXML 2.6 or MSXML 4.0 SP2 installed on your system, you do not have to apply this hotfix.
• MS04-038 - Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer. This hotfix relies on Internet Explorer updates that are made in the MS04-038 security update. If you apply this hotfix without applying Internet Explorer security update MS04-038, you may experience the behavior that is described in the following Knowledge Base article:
  832414 XMLHTTP call fails for URLs with embedded user credentials
  
  
  For additional information about security update MS04-038, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
  834707 MS04-038: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer
  
  

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Restart information

If MSXML 2.6, MSXML 3.0, or MSXML 4 is being used when you apply this hotfix, you may have to restart your computer after you apply the hotfix or upgrade to MSXML 3.0 Service Pack 5 (SP5).

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Hotfix file information

This hotfix contains only those files that are required to correct the issues that this article lists. This hotfix may not contain all the files that you must have to fully update a product to the latest build.

The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.

MSXML 2.6

   Date         Time   Version      Size     File name
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   15-Oct-2004  01:35  8.30.9531.0  701,440  Msxml2.dll
 

MSXML 4.0

   Date         Time   Version      Size       File name
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   03-Aug-2004  17:20  4.20.9828.0  1,234,432  Msxml4.dll
 

Note Because of file dependencies, the most recent hotfix that contains these files may also contain additional files.