Microsoft KB Archive/251132

= PRB: Internet Explorer Pop-Up Window Does Not Appear in Internet Explorer 5 =

Article ID: 251132

Article Last Modified on 10/26/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5

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This article was previously published under Q251132



SYMPTOMS
The Internet Explorer Popup Window control (Iepopwnd.ocx) does not appear correctly in Internet Explorer 5.



CAUSE
Iepopwnd.ocx is a legacy control, and it is no longer supported or distributed with Internet Explorer.



RESOLUTION
There are a number of alternatives that you can use to achieve this functionality:
 * Window.open - You can use the window.open method to open a new instance of the browser with a specific URL, size, and feature set.
 * HTML dialogs - You can use the window.showModalDialog and window.showModelessDialog methods to open dialog boxes that display an HTML page.
 * DHTML pop-up Windows - You can use DHTML and scripting to programmatically hide/show DIV tags to simulate pop-up windows.
 * Pop-up object - Beginning with Internet Explorer 5.5, you can use the window.createPopup method to dynamically create pop-up windows. You can then manipulate the HTML content and visibility of these windows through script.



STATUS
This behavior is by design.

