Microsoft KB Archive/299890

= Return Value of the onBeforeDeactivate Event May Cause HTA Program to Be Unusable =

Article ID: 299890

Article Last Modified on 10/2/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Internet Explorer (Programming) 5.5 SP1

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This article was previously published under Q299890



SYMPTOMS
If there is a return value of TRUE from the onBeforeDeactivate event handler of an edit control, and an attempt to drag text into this edit control is performed, most HTML page content &quot;disappears,&quot; rendering the program unusable. This may occur when the problem code in placed in an HTA page (not an HTML page).



RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, install the hotfix that is listed in the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article:

303868 Roll-Up Hotfix for Internet Explorer Version 5.5



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

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