Applies ToMicrosoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Windows Vista Ultimate Windows Vista Enterprise Windows Vista Business Windows Vista Home Premium Windows Vista Home Basic Windows Vista Starter Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit Edition Windows Vista Enterprise 64-bit Edition Windows Vista Business 64-bit Edition Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit Edition Windows Vista Home Basic 64-bit Edition Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2

The update that this article describes has been replaced by a newer update. To resolve this problem, install the most current cumulative security update for Internet Explorer. To install the most current update, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://update.microsoft.comFor more technical information about the most current cumulative security update for Internet Explorer, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/current.aspx

INTRODUCTION

Microsoft has released security bulletin MS07-033. The security bulletin contains all the relevant information about the security update. This information includes file manifest information and deployment options. To view the complete security bulletin, visit one of the following Microsoft Web sites:

Known issues with this security update

  • ActiveX controls that prompt before they are loadedNote This issue occurs on Web sites that do not use the recommended techniques. This issue is resolved by using the techniques that are described on the following Microsoft Web site:

    http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms537508.aspxWhen certain controls are loaded on a Web page, the controls are not correctly masked by the functionality of this update. These controls include controls that are used in Macromedia Shockwave Director, in QuickTime Player, and in Virtools Web Player. When Windows determines that a control is inactive, the system prompts the user before the control is loaded.

  • Using monikers is no longer supported in Internet Explorer. For more information about this issue, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

    906294 The use of monikers is no longer supported in Internet Explorer after installing the security updates provided by cumulative security update 896727 (MS05-038)

  • The binary versions in the Hebrew, Russian, Korean, and Arabic update for Internet Explorer 6 on Windows XP SP2 are versioned higher than the versions listed in the MS07-033 security bulletin. There are no functional differences between the binary versions. The binary versions for these languages will be the following:

    6.0.2900.3132

  • You may receive an error message that resembles the following when you try to visit a Web page in Windows Internet Explorer 7:

    Webpage cannot be displayed

    For more information about this issue, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

    942818 Error message after you install a Windows Internet Explorer 7 update from Windows Update or from Microsoft Update: "Webpage cannot be displayed"

Non-security-related fixes that are included in this security update

General distribution release (GDR) fixes

Individual updates may or may not be installed depending on the version of Windows and the version of the affected application. Please view the individual articles to determine your update status.

  • 935786 You cannot add a Web site to the "Trusted sites" zone when Internet Explorer 7 is installed even when the user account belongs to the Administrators group

  • 935903 Windows Internet Explorer 7 stops responding if a modal dialog box is open when you try to redraw a Windows Internet Explorer 7 window

  • 933256 Error message when you try to print an Office document that appears in a frame in Internet Explorer 7: "The document in this frame cannot be printed as laid out"

  • 928387 Internet Explorer 6 stops responding after you click a link on a Web site

  • 933006 A Web page is blank in Internet Explorer 7

  • 931278 Internet Explorer 7 may stop responding when you try to resize a frame

  • 931195 FIX: Error message when an application tries to use Internet Explorer 7 to retrieve a proxy configuration script: "1003 ERROR_CAN_NOT_COMPLETE"

  • 931278 Internet Explorer 7 may stop responding when you try to resize a frame

  • 928540 The "File Download" dialog box in Internet Explorer 6 closes unexpectedly even after you apply hotfix 896017

  • 929874 A memory leak occurs in Internet Explorer 6 when you view a Web page that uses JScript scripting on a Windows XP-based computer

  • 934282 Warning message when you upgrade Adobe Flash Player in Internet Explorer 7 on a Windows Vista-based computer: "This program will open outside of Protected mode"

  • 934275 You cannot watch streaming video or download a file after you install Windows Internet Explorer 7

  • An updated Ieapfltr.dat file for Microsoft Phishing Filter is included in this security update.Microsoft works to make computing as secure as possible for our customers. As part of this effort, Microsoft will periodically release an update to revise the data file that is used by Microsoft Phishing Filter in Windows Internet Explorer 7 (Ieapfltr.dat). These updates contain important configuration changes to better support the operation of Microsoft Phishing Filter

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