On a Windows Vista-based computer, you open a Web page by typing a File Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) in the in Windows Internet Explorer 7 Address bar. This File URI contains a query string. However, after the Web page opens, the query string disappears from the Address bar. Additionally, the query is not in the document.location object.

For example, if you open a Web page by typing file:///c:/test.htm?p=1 in the Address bar, the query string disappears from the Address bar after the Web page opens.

This problem also occurs if you run a command at a command prompt to open a Web page on one of the following computers:

• A Windows XP-based computer that has Internet Explorer 7 installed
• A Windows Server 2003-based computer that has Internet Explorer 7 installed

For example, this problem also occurs if you run the following command to open the Web page:

iexplore.exe file:///c:/test.htm?p=1