CreateObject Function Fails on Windows 2000 with Internet Explorer 5.01 (821556)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
- Microsoft Internet Explorer (Programming) 5.01
SYMPTOMSWhen you call
the CreateObject Visual Basic Scripting Edition (VBScript) function for the
Shell.Explorer
Component Object Model (COM) object in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01,
Internet Explorer 5.01 may stop responding. The following code describes an
example of this problem:
<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>Shell.Explorer Test</TITLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY>
<script language="VBScript">
Set x = CreateObject("Shell.Explorer")
Msgbox "CreateObject on Shell.Explorer has succeeded."
Set x = nothing
Set x = CreateObject("Shell.Explorer.1")
Msgbox "CreateObject on Shell.Explorer.1 has succeeded."
Set x = nothing
Set x = CreateObject("Shell.Explorer.2")
Msgbox "CreateObject on Shell.Explorer.2 has succeeded."
Set x = nothing
</script>
</BODY>
</HTML>
CAUSEThis problem occurs because Internet Explorer 5.01
incorrectly handles the execution of the CreateObject request for the
Shell.Explorer object.RESOLUTIONThis problem has been fixed in the August 2003 Internet
Explorer Update. To receive this fix, download the latest Internet Explorer
Security Update. For additional information about the August 2003 Internet
Explorer Update, click the following article number to view the article in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base: 822925
MS03-032: August 2003 Cumulative Patch for Internet Explorer
STATUS Microsoft
has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed
at the beginning of this article.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 11/8/2004 |
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| Keywords: | kbBug kbQFE kbshell kbScript kbWin2000preSP5fix kbWin2000SP5fix kbInetDev kbweb kbfix KB821556 kbAudDeveloper |
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