Q223090: FIX: UserControl on Active Desktop Causes AV Shutdown
Article: Q223090
Product(s): Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:5.0,6.0
Operating System(s):
Keyword(s): kbservicepack kbActiveDesktop kbCtrl kbVBp600 kbGrpDSInet kbVS600sp2 kbVS600SP1 kbVS600
Last Modified: 13-JAN-2001
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Visual Basic Learning Edition for Windows, versions 5.0, 6.0, on platform(s):
- the operating system: Microsoft Windows NT
- Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition for Windows, versions 5.0, 6.0, on platform(s):
- the operating system: Microsoft Windows NT
- Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition for Windows, versions 5.0, 6.0, on platform(s):
- the operating system: Microsoft Windows NT
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SYMPTOMS
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If there is a user control on Active Desktop, and the shell is shut down, an
access violation occurs in Internet Explorer.
STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the
beginning of this article.
This bug was corrected in Visual Studio 6.0 Service Pack 3. For more information
about Visual Studio service packs, please see the following articles in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q194022 INFO: Visual Studio 6.0 Service Packs, What, Where, Why
Q194295 HOWTO: Tell That Visual Studio 6.0 Service Packs Are Installed
MORE INFORMATION
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Steps to Reproduce Behavior
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1. Start a new ActiveX Control project in Visual Basic. Leave the default name
Project1. UserControl1 is created by default.
2. Compile the project to generate Project1.ocx, and save the project.
3. Use the Package and Deployment Wizard (PDW) to create an Internet download
package.
4. If not already installed, add the Windows Desktop Update component. From the
Control Panel, click Add/Remove Programs, and select Microsoft Internet
Explorer 4.0. Click Add/Remove and then select the appropriate option.
5. Right-click the desktop and select Properties from the shortcut menu.
6. Select the Web tab from the Display Properties dialog box.
7. Make sure "View my Active Desktop as a Web page" is selected, and click New.
8. Click No in the next dialog box, and then browse to the .htm page hosting our
control (Project1.htm).
9. Select Project1.htm and click OK. You should see that the UserControl is now
part of the desktop.
10. Close the shell either by logging off or selecting Shut Down from the Start
button.
You will see either an Access Violation in the Explorer process at a location
where the Msvbvm60.dll was loaded or a dialog box stating the Explorer is not
responding. If the user turns off the Active Desktop before shutting down the
shell, then this problem will not occur.
Additional query words:
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Keywords : kbservicepack kbActiveDesktop kbCtrl kbVBp600 kbGrpDSInet kbVS600sp2 kbVS600SP1 kbVS600sp3fix
Technology : kbVBSearch kbAudDeveloper kbZNotKeyword6 kbZNotKeyword2
Version : WINDOWS:5.0,6.0
Issue type : kbbug
Solution Type : kbfix
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