Internet Explorer Quits When You Visit a Web Page That Uses an XSL Transform and Window.name Property (811812)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6 for Windows 98
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6 for Windows 98 Second Edition
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6 for Windows Millennium Edition
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6 for Windows NT 4.0
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6 for Windows 2000
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6 for Windows XP
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 Service Pack 1

SYMPTOMS

When you visit a Web page that is using XML code with an .xsl transform to generate the HTML rendered in Internet Explorer, Internet Explorer may quit or stop responding (crash). This may occur when you browse away from the particular Web page and return to the original page that was using the .xsl transform.

CAUSE

This issue has been known to occur when the .xsl file is changing the window.name property for the Web page. This issue does not occur under the same scenario with Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 Service Pack 2 (SP2).

RESOLUTION

A supported fix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Apply it only to computers that are experiencing this specific problem. This fix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next Internet Explorer 6 service pack that contains this fix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

NOTE: In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The typical support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

Important Install the February, 2003 Cumulative Patch for Internet Explorer before you install this fix. For additional information about this update, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

810847 February, 2003, Cumulative Patch for Internet Explorer

If you installed this fix before you installed the February, 2003 Cumulative Patch for Internet Explorer, you must reinstall this fix.

The English version of this fix has the file attributes (or later) 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. 
   Date         Time   Version        Size       File name
   ---------------------------------------------------------
   24-Jan-2003  12:57  6.0.2800.1163  2,787,328  Mshtml.dll

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. If this fix is installed, the Microsoft Security Update MS03-004 may overwrite this fix. If the MS03-004 fix is installed, this hotfix must be reapplied after the MS03-004 security update.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:10/11/2005
Keywords:kbHotfixServer kbQFE kbQFE kbhtml kbXML kbInetDev kbIE600sp2fix kbIE600preSP2fix kbfix kbbug KB811812
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