BUG: "Access is denied" error message when you try to open a form with the ExternalApplication object in InfoPath 2003

Steps to Reproduce the Problem

1. Design a new, blank form template in InfoPath.
2. Save the template as Test.xsn to a network share that you have write access to.
3. On the File menu, click Fill Out a Form. In the Fill Out a Form task pane, select test.
4. On the File menu, click Save. Save the form to your local computer as C:\testform.xml.
5. Quit InfoPath.
6. Start Notepad, and then copy the following script to a new file that you name Test.js.

   objIP = new ActiveXObject("InfoPath.ExternalApplication")
   //Open an InfoPath form.
   objIP.Open ("C:\\testform.xml")

7. In Windows Explorer, double-click Test.js to run the script.
   
   Note You receive the run-time error message that is mentioned in the "Symptoms" section.

var WshShell = new ActiveXObject("WScript.Shell");
WshShell.Run("c:\\testform.xml");

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