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There is a security setting in internet explorer that does not allow meta tag refresh. It is under the Security tab, then choose Custom Level and the Meta Tag Refresh under Miscellaneous. If that is disabled, it would stop the meta refresh from working.
Aside from being able to disable it selectively, it is automatically disabled if you set IE's security level to 'High' [observed in IE9].