Microsoft KB Archive/821556

= CreateObject Function Fails on Windows 2000 with Internet Explorer 5.01 =

Article ID: 821556

Article Last Modified on 11/8/2004

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01

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SYMPTOMS
When you call the CreateObject Visual Basic Scripting Edition (VBScript) function for the Shell.Explorer Component Object Model (COM) object in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, Internet Explorer 5.01 may stop responding. The following code describes an example of this problem:   Shell.Explorer Test    Set x = CreateObject(&quot;Shell.Explorer&quot;) Msgbox &quot;CreateObject on Shell.Explorer has succeeded.&quot; Set x = nothing Set x = CreateObject(&quot;Shell.Explorer.1&quot;) Msgbox &quot;CreateObject on Shell.Explorer.1 has succeeded.&quot; Set x = nothing Set x = CreateObject(&quot;Shell.Explorer.2&quot;) Msgbox &quot;CreateObject on Shell.Explorer.2 has succeeded.&quot; Set x = nothing  



CAUSE
This problem occurs because Internet Explorer 5.01 incorrectly handles the execution of the CreateObject request for the Shell.Explorer object.



RESOLUTION
This problem has been fixed in the August 2003 Internet Explorer Update. To receive this fix, download the latest Internet Explorer Security Update. For additional information about the August 2003 Internet Explorer Update, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

822925 MS03-032: August 2003 Cumulative Patch for Internet Explorer



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

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbshell kbscript kbinetdev kbqfe kbweb kbwin2000presp5fix kbwin2000sp5fix KB821556

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