WebBrowser Control Needs Reauthentication After Downloading (239823)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 for Windows NT 4.0
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 for Windows 98
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 for Windows 95

This article was previously published under Q239823

SYMPTOMS

When you host the WebBrowser control in a Microsoft Visual Basic or Microsoft Visual C++ program and you navigate to a secured site, you may lose the session-state cookies when you perform a file download and then start an external program. When you go back to the Web page, you are prompted to reauthenticate.

RESOLUTION

This issue is resolved in Internet Explorer 5.01.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:11/14/2003
Keywords:kbprb KB239823