Navigate Call Causes Browser to Hang

ID: Q236914

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5 for Windows 98
Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5 for Windows 95
Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5 for Windows NT 4.0

SYMPTOMS

When a Web browser control is hosted in a Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0 program, created dynamically, and made visible using a ShowWindow call, a simple Navigate method call may cause the program to stop responding (hang) if Internet Explorer 5 is installed.

CAUSE

Internet Explorer incorrectly handles a FreezeEvents(FALSE) call before a FreezeEvents(TRUE) call. Microsoft Foundation Classes (MFC) uses this combination.

RESOLUTION

A supported fix that corrects this problem is now available from Microsoft, but it has not been fully regression tested and should be applied only to systems experiencing this specific problem. If you are not severely affected by this specific problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next Internet Explorer 5 service pack that contains this fix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information on support costs, please go to the following address on the World Wide Web:

http://www.microsoft.com/support/supportnet/overview/overview.asp

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:

Date	Time	Version	Size	File name	Platform
07/09/99	11:22 a.m.	5.00.2719.800	946,448	Shdocvw.dll	x86

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbprg msiew95 msient msiew98
Version : WINDOWS:5
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb