Access Violation in Mshtmled.dll When Navigating in Internet Explorer 5.5 (297900)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 for Windows 2000 SP 1
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 for Windows NT 4.0 SP 1

This article was previously published under Q297900

SYMPTOMS

When you use Internet Explorer 5.5 or Internet Explorer 5.5 Service Pack 1 (SP1) to browse pages, you may encounter traps at the following address:

mshtmled!CEditEvent__CEditEvent+0x1a

This problem occurs randomly, and there are several ways to reproduce this problem. For additional information about one way to reproduce this problem, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

269446 BUG: JavaScript URL May Cause Instability and Access Violation in Internet Explorer 5.5

This trap may also occur on pages that contain INPUT elements or that contain frames with INPUT elements in them. The trap does not occur when you use Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5.01 or later Internet Explorer 5.01 service packs.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Internet Explorer 5.5. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

276369 How to Obtain the Latest Service Pack for Internet Explorer 5.5

STATUS

This problem was corrected in Internet Explorer 5.5 Service Pack 2.

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information about similar issues, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

302440 Access Violation in Mshtmled.dll


Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:9/23/2005
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