Microsoft KB Archive/223092

= FIX: Using VB with Modal Form Fails in Internet Explorer =

Article ID: 223092

Article Last Modified on 5/11/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 Learning Edition
 * Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 Professional Edition
 * Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 Enterprise Edition
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 Service Pack 1
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 Service Pack 2

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This article was previously published under Q223092



SYMPTOMS
When you shut down Internet Explorer, the following error message appears:

This browser window (or ActiveX control in this page) is busy.

Closing this window may cause some problems.

Do you want to close it anyway?



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

This bug was corrected in Visual Studio 6.0 Service Pack 3. For more information about Visual Studio service packs, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

194022 INFO: Visual Studio 6.0 Service Packs, What, Where, Why

194295 HOWTO: Tell That Visual Studio 6.0 Service Packs Are Installed



MORE INFORMATION
This situation occurs when an ActiveX Document DLL project runs at the Visual Basic Integrated Development Environment (IDE) or an ActiveX Document EXE project runs either at design time or at runtime in Internet Explorer.

Steps to Reproduce Behavior
 Create a new ActiveX Document EXE project with Visual Basic. Create a Command Button on the User Document.  Write the following code to User Document: Private Sub Command1_Click Dim frm1 As New Form1 frm1.Show vbModal, Me     Unload frm1 Set frm1 = Nothing End Sub  Add a new form called form1 in the project. Create a Command Button on this form.  Put the following code to the form: Private Sub Command1_Click Dim frm1 As New Form1 frm1.Show vbModal, Me    Unload frm1 Set frm1 = Nothing End Sub </li> Run the project.</li> Click the Command1 button. Form1 appears.</li> Click the button on Form1. Another instance of the Form appears.</li> Close all the forms.</li> Close the Internet Explorer window.</li></ol>

The following error message appears:

This browser window (or ActiveX control in this page) is busy.

Closing this window may cause some problems.

Do you want to close it anyway?

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