Transfer-Chunk Encoding (Including ASP) May Cause 800c0008 Error
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Internet Explorer
for Windows 95
- Microsoft Internet Explorer
for Windows NT 4.0
Symptoms
When you use Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE) version 4.0 to browse
web pages that use transfer-chunk encoding, such as Active Server
Pages (ASP), a pop-up may occur that contains
the following error message:
IE cannot open site http://<address>.
Could not complete the operation due to error 800c0008.
WORKAROUND
This problem is related to HTTP 1.1 transfer-chunk encoding. While
there is currently no client-side fix for this, Web servers can
be configured to disable transfer-chunk encoding, although doing
so is not recommended.
To disable transfer-chunk encoding in Internet Information Server
(IIS), which runs on Windows NT only, modify the ASP
EnableChunkedEncoding registry parameter as follows.
Note: This will have a small negative performance impact
on all ASP access to the computer.
WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious,
system-wide problems that may require you to reinstall Windows NT
to correct them. Microsoft cannot guarantee that any problems resulting
from the use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use this tool at
your own risk.
Start Registry Editor, and create the following ASP registry value in:
HKLM/System/CurrentControlSet/Services/W3SVC/ASP/Parameters
Value Name: EnableChunkedEncoding
Data Type: REG_DWORD
Data: 0
Setting the EnableChunkedEncoding value to 0 will
disable transfer-chunk encoding.
|
