Article ID: 237685 - Last Review: December 3, 2004 - Revision: 3.1

PRB: Hosting a WebBrowser Control Inside ActiveX Document or ActiveX Control to be Hosted in Internet Explorer

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SYMPTOMS

When hosting a WebBrowser control inside an ActiveX Document or an ActiveX Control, which in turn are hosted inside Internet Explorer, the WebBrowser control might not always behave as expected.
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CAUSE

The WebBrowser control was not designed or tested to be used in an application that will ultimately be hosted in Internet Explorer.
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RESOLUTION

Do not use WebBrowser control in above scenario.
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STATUS

This behavior is by design.
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APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 128-Bit Edition
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 Service Pack 2
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0
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Keywords: 
kbactivedocs kbwebbrowser kbprb kbfaq KB237685
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