Microsoft KB Archive/905297

= Internet Explorer 6 may stop responding when you use it to load a child window =

Article ID: 905297

Article Last Modified on 3/26/2007

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APPLIES TO

 Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0, when used with:  Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Web Edition

 Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition (32-bit x86)

 Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition (32-bit x86)

 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1</li></ul>

 Microsoft Windows XP Professional</li></ul>

 Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition</li></ul> </li></ul>

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SYMPTOMS
You use Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 to load a child window from a parent window on a computer that is running Microsoft Windows Server 2003 or Microsoft Windows XP with Service Pack 1. After you do this, Internet Explorer may stop responding.

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CAUSE
This problem occurs because of a code defect.

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Service pack information
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows Server 2003. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

889100 How to obtain the latest service pack for Windows Server 2003

Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites.

Restart requirement
You must restart the computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information
This hotfix does not replace any other hotfixes.

File information
The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.

Windows XP with Service Pack 1
<pre class="fixed_text">  Date         Time   Version            Size    File name --  06-Sep-2005  10:34  6.3.2800.1521     192,512  Dxtrans.dll

Windows Server 2003
<pre class="fixed_text">  Date         Time   Version            Size    File name --  07-Sep-2005  02:23  6.3.3790.404      205,312  Dxtrans.dll

Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1
<pre class="fixed_text">  Date         Time   Version            Size    File name --  07-Sep-2005  02:44  6.3.3790.2524     212,480  Dxtrans.dll

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STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section. This problem was first corrected in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2.

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MORE INFORMATION
This hotfix applies only to the Iexplore.exe and Explorer.exe processes. You cannot apply this hotfix if you use a third-party browser.

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

824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates

Keywords: kbwinserv2003sp2fix kbqfe kbhotfixserver kbtshoot kbbug kbfix kbpubtypekc KB905297

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