Why I get a 404 code without a valid reason?

After renaming a page I got sometimes a 404 message

[angiolo]

I read in one of these forums that google is going to ban pages with the word "Link".

I renamed a page called "useful_links" with another name and so on...
I use dreamweaver.

I have now a URL called like useful_connections.html

Everything is fine, but sometimes when returning to the home page:

[mydominion.com...]

and from that URL (on my browser IE 5.5) clicking on the useful_connections.html, I get a 404 message.

Clicking on "refresh" I get the page!

I tried to clear the IE cache, the temporary files: no way! First I get the 404 and refreshing I get the page.

With Netscape 4.7 no problem.

From other computers everything is fine.

How can i eliminate this from my computer?

Angiolo

[tedster]

At first read, I thought this had to be a cache problem, but now I see it's a lot stranger than that. I'd like to clarify what you're seeing:

On the first click you get a 404 error. Then, with the 404 message still on the screen, and the URL still in the location window, you just click on REFRESH and that displays the right page?

[mack]

There is a bug in Internet Explorer version 5.5 which is fixed by Service Pack 1. You should install this if using IE5.5.

this info was taken from the f2s website faq file.

[angiolo]

Hi Tedster!
Hi Mack!

>On the first click you get a 404 error. Then, with the 404 message still on the screen, and the URL still in the location window, you just click on REFRESH and that displays the right page? >

Exactly!

Thank you for the information about the bug! i will download the Service Pack1.

This is a terrible bug when you have to update your pages!

Angiolo

[mack]

I had exactly the same problem with one of my sites i didnt bother with the service pacj though.i just hit [ctrl] + [F5]

it refreshes the page and removes cached files.

[angiolo]

Hi mack!

>.i just hit [ctrl] + [F5]

It doesn't work! it is not a "cache" matter: it is really a I.E. bug.

Clicking on "refresh" (or reload) it works fine.

Angiolo