Internet Explorer Does Not Refresh Frameset Frame That Contains Only a VBD When Navigation Is Canceled (321443)


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
This article was previously published under Q321443

SYMPTOMS

Internet Explorer 6.0 does not refresh the contents of a frame with an ActiveX document (.vbd file) as its only content after you cancel navigation in the onBeforeUnload event.

CAUSE

Internet Explorer 6.0 introduces a change to resolve an issue where the onBeforeUnload event is not always fired. The change that resolves this issue introduces the problem with refreshing a frame window that points to non-HTML content, such as an ActiveX document.

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:11/25/2003
Keywords:kbfix kbprb KB321443
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