Microsoft KB Archive/934014

= FIX: Windows Internet Explorer 7 does not download an ActiveX control that is referenced in a CODEBASE attribute when you open a Web page that contains the OBJECT element and the CLSID attribute is missing =

Article ID: 934014

Article Last Modified on 10/10/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Windows Internet Explorer 7 in Windows Vista
 * Windows Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP
 * Windows Internet Explorer 7 for Windows Server 2003

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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:

256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows registry



SYMPTOMS
Consider the following scenario:
 * A computer is running Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, or Microsoft Windows XP.
 * In Windows Internet Explorer 7, you open a Web page that contains the OBJECT element.
 * The CLSID attribute is missing.

In this scenario, Internet Explorer does not start to download an ActiveX control that is referenced in the CODEBASE attribute.



CAUSE
This problem occurs because of change in Internet Explorer 7. Internet Explorer 7 requires the CLSID attribute when you use the OBJECT element together with the CODEBASE attribute to download controls.



Security update information
To resolve this problem, install the most current cumulative security update for Internet Explorer. To install the most current updates, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com

For more technical information about the most current cumulative security update for Internet Explorer, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/current.aspx

Note This fix was first included in security update 939653 (MS07-057). For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

939653 MS07-057: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer

Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites to install this hotfix.

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

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

Hotfix 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.

Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites to install this hotfix.

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

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

Hotfix 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.

Microsoft Windows XP


WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, include a valid CLSID attribute in the OBJECT element.



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



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, you must add the  registry subkey. To do this, follow these steps:  Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK. Locate and then click the following registry key:

 

 On the Edit menu, point to New, and then click Key. Type FEATURE_PERMIT_ACTIVEX_INSTALLATION_WITHOUT_CLSID_KB934014, and then press ENTER. On the Edit menu, point to New, and then click DWORD.</li> Type Iexplore.exe, and then click OK.</li> Right-click Iexplore.exe, and then click Modify.</li> In the Edit DWORD Value dialog box, type 1 in the Value data box, and then click OK.</li> Close Registry Editor.</li></ol>

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

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For more information about the OBJECT element, click the following Microsoft Web site:

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms535859.aspx

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