Article ID: 2221763 - Last Review: February 3, 2011 - Revision: 2.1

You cannot open a web folder by using the httpFolder behavior from a webpage in Internet Explorer 8 on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2

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SYMPTOMS

Consider the following scenario:
  • You use Windows Internet Explorer 8 to browse a webpage ("webpage A") on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2.
  • Webpage A contains an IFRAME element or a frame element in a frameset. The IFRAME element or the frame element hosts another webpage ("webpage B").
  • "Webpage B" contains an HTML element that has an attached httpFolder behavior. For example, "webpage B" contains a BUTTONINPUT element that has an attached httpFolder behavior.
  • You use the HTML element in "webpage B" to invoke the navigateFrame method of the httpFolder behavior to open a web folder.

In this scenario, the web folder cannot be opened.


Note This issue does not occur in the following scenarios:
  • You use Internet Explorer 8 in an earlier version of Windows than Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2.
  • You use Internet Explorer 7 in any supported versions of Windows.
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CAUSE

This issue occurs because of a design change in Internet Explorer 8 for Windows 7 and for Windows Server 2008 R2.
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RESOLUTION

Security update information

To resolve this problem, install the most current cumulative security update for Internet Explorer. To install the most current updates, visit the following Microsoft website:
http://update.microsoft.com (http://update.microsoft.com)
For more technical information about the most current cumulative security update for Internet Explorer, visit the following Microsoft website:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/current.aspx (http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/current.aspx)
Note This update was first included in security update 2183461 (MS10-053). For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
2183461  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2183461/ ) MS10-053: Cumulative security update for Internet Explorer
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MORE INFORMATION

For more information about the httpFolder behavior object, visit the following Microsoft website:
Introduction to the httpFolder behavior object (http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/ms531419(v=VS.85).aspx)
For more information about the navigateFrame method, visit the following Microsoft website:
Introduction to the navigateFrame method (http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/ms531397(VS.85).aspx)
For more information about web folder behaviors, visit the following Microsoft website:
Overview of web folder behaviors (http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/ms531432(VS.85).aspx)
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APPLIES TO
  • Windows Internet Explorer 8, when used with:
    • Windows 7 Enterprise
    • Windows 7 Home Basic
    • Windows 7 Home Premium
    • Windows 7 Professional
    • Windows 7 Starter
    • Windows 7 Ultimate
    • Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter
    • Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise
    • Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard
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