BUG: VJ 6.0 Crashes When Using IE4 ActiveX Control IELabel.ocx (196877)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Visual J++ 6.0

This article was previously published under Q196877

SYMPTOMS

When you save a form on a Windows application project in Visual J++ version 6.0, Visual J++ crashes with the following error if it contains the Label Object ActiveX control:
An application error has occurred and an application error log is being generated.

DEVENV.exe

Exception: access violation (0xc0000005), Address: 0x77f64b53"

RESOLUTION

Do not use this ActiveX control with Visual J++ version 6.0.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a bug in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This control, which can be found in the file IELabel.ocx, ships with Internet Explorer 4.0 and has a bug that crashes Visual J++ version 6.0.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

  1. Create a Windows application in Visual J++ 6.0, and open the form in Design View.
  2. Right-click on the Toolbox, and click Customize Toolbox.
  3. Click the ActiveX Controls tab.
  4. Select the Label Object check box (which has the path C:\WINNT\System32\IELabel.ocx), and click OK. Now you will see the Label control on your Toolbox window.
  5. Drag the Label control to the project form.
  6. Save the form.
RESULT: Visual J++ 6.0 crashes with the error in the SYMPTOMS section of this article.

REFERENCES

For support information about Visual J++ and the SDK for Java, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:6/14/2006
Keywords:kbBug kbInetDev kbpending KB196877