Microsoft KB Archive/906473

= FIX: A new window always opens when you click a link that has a specified target in a WebBrowser control-based application =

Article ID: 906473

Article Last Modified on 10/24/2007

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APPLIES TO

 Windows Internet Explorer 7 in Windows Vista Windows Internet Explorer 7 for Windows Server 2003 Windows Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP Microsoft Internet Explorer (Programming) 6 (SP1) Microsoft Internet Explorer (Programming) 6.0, when used with:  Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2

 Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition (32-bit x86)</li></ul>

 Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition</li></ul>

 Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition (32-bit x86)</li></ul> </li></ul>

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Important This article contains information about how to modify the registry. Make sure that you back up the registry before you modify it. Make sure that you know how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up, restore, and modify the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

322756 How to back up and restore the registry in Windows XP and Windows Vista

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SYMPTOMS
Consider the following scenario. You load a Web page in a WebBrowser control-based application. You click a link that has a specified target. In this scenario, a new window always opens. This problem occurs even if the target window is already open. This problem occurs if one of the following conditions is true:
 * The WebBrowser control-based application is the shell for the operating system.
 * The WebBrowser control-based application is the startup program in a Terminal Services session.

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Hotfix information
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that this article describes. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem, submit a request to Microsoft Online Customer Services to obtain the hotfix. To submit an online request to obtain the hotfix, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=6294451

Note If additional issues occur or any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. To create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

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.

Internet Explorer 7 for Microsoft Windows Server 2003 <pre class="fixed_text">  Date         Time   Version        Size       File name -  10-Oct-2007  17:48  7.0.6000.20696  6,067,200  Ieframe.dll Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 <pre class="fixed_text">  Date         Time   Version        Size       File name -     06-Sep-2005  22:18  6.0.2800.1740  1,338,880  Shdocvw.dll Internet Explorer 6 for Windows Server 2003 <pre class="fixed_text">  Date         Time   Version        Size       File name -  07-Sep-2005  02:22  6.0.3790.2524  1,503,744  Shdocvw.dll

Hotfix information
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft. However, it is intended to correct only the problem that this article describes. Apply it only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Customer Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

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 item in Control Panel.

Internet Explorer 7 for Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 <pre class="fixed_text">  Date         Time   Version        Size       File name -  10-Oct-2007  16:30  7.0.6000.20696  6,067,200  Ieframe.dll Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 <pre class="fixed_text">  Date         Time   Version        Size       File name -     06-Sep-2005  22:18  6.0.2800.1740  1,338,880  Shdocvw.dll Internet Explorer 6 for Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 <pre class="fixed_text">  Date         Time   Version        Size       File name -  07-Sep-2005  02:08  6.0.2900.2754  1,485,824  Shdocvw.dll

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STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a bug in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section.

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MORE INFORMATION
Warning Serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly by using Registry Editor or by using another method. These problems might require that you reinstall the operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that these problems can be solved. Modify the registry at your own risk.

To enable this hotfix, follow these steps: <ol> Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK.</li> Locate and then click the following registry key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\ Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\

</li> If the  key does not exist in the   key, right-click FeatureControl, point to New, and then click Key.

If the  key does exist in the   key, click FEATURE_WEBOC_GLOBAL_WINLIST, and then go to step 5.</li> Type FEATURE_WEBOC_GLOBAL_WINLIST, and then press ENTER.</li> On the Edit menu, point to New, and then click DWORD Value.</li> Type .exe, and then press ENTER.</li> Right-click  .exe, and then click Modify.</li> In the Value data box, type 1, and then click OK.</li> Locate and then click the following registry key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\

</li> If the  key does not exist in the   key, right-click FeatureControl, point to New, and then click Key.

If the  key does exist in the   key, click FEATURE_SHELLWINDOWSWITHOUTEXPLORER, and then go to step 12.</li> Type FEATURE_SHELLWINDOWSWITHOUTEXPLORER, and then press ENTER.</li> On the Edit menu, point to New, and then click DWORD Value.</li> <li>Type iexplore.exe, and then press ENTER.</li> <li>Right-click iexplore.exe, and then click Modify.</li> <li>In the Value data box, type 0, and then click OK.</li> <li>To quit Registry Editor, click Exit on the File menu.</li></ol>

For more information about software update terminology, 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: kbbug kbfix kbqfe kbprb kbpubtypekc kbhotfixserver kbwinserv2003sp2fix KB906473

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