Internet Explorer (Programming)

Highlights & Top Issues

Read the following articles for help with deploying ActiveX controls and ActiveX documents:

• How To Find More Information About Why Code Download Failed
• Internet Explorer Reports Unknown Type .VBD for ActiveX Document
• How To Use Licensed ActiveX Controls in Internet Explorer
• Internet Component Download Overview

Downloads, Updates, and Utilities

• IEAK (Internet Explorer Administration Kit) Downloads and Information
  Internet Explorer Administration Kit (IEAK) enables the most cost-effective and efficient way to deploy and manage Web-based solutions.
• Internet Explorer Critical Updates
  These updates are provided to help resolve known issues and protect your computer from known security vulnerabilities.

Support WebCasts

• The How and When of Cookies; Life Span and Implementation
  John Perry, support professional for the Internet Client team in Microsoft Developer Support, examines implementing cookies including how to create and read them, as well as how to use them in an Internet session.
• MIME Type Handling in Microsoft Internet Explorer
  Dan Mohr, support professional for the Internet Client team in Microsoft Developer Support, discusses how Internet Explorer uses MIME type detection to differentiate among the varied types of content on the Web, and the ramifications MIME type detection has on today’s Web development.
• How Internet Component Download Works
  Join Joshua Lee, support professional for the Internet Client team in Microsoft Developer Support, as he demonstrates - and solves - all the problems that can make download of ActiveX content in Internet Explorer fail.