Microsoft KB Archive/935775

= You receive a script error in Internet Explorer 7 when you include certain characters to specify a window name parameter in the &quot;Window.Open&quot; method =

Article ID: 935775

Article Last Modified on 10/27/2007

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APPLIES TO

 Windows Vista Home Basic Windows Vista Home Premium Windows Vista Ultimate Windows Vista Business Windows Vista Enterprise Windows Vista Starter Windows Vista Home Basic 64-bit Edition Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit Edition</li> Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit Edition</li> Windows Vista Business 64-bit Edition</li> Windows Vista Enterprise 64-bit Edition</li> Windows Internet Explorer 7, when used with: <ul> Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition (32-bit x86)</li></ul>

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

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

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

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

<ul> Microsoft Windows XP Professional</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:

256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows registry

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SYMPTOMS
In Windows Internet Explorer 7, you receive an Internet Explorer script error.

This symptom occurs if the following conditions are true:
 * You use the Window.Open method in Internet Explorer 7.
 * You specify a window name parameter in the Window.Open method that includes a character such as Katakana-Hiragana Prolonged Sound Mark (Unicode character code U+30FC).

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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 937143 (MS07-045). For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

937143 MS07-045: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer

Prerequisites
To apply this hotfix, you must have Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1) installed.

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 Japanese 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.

Windows Server 2003, x86-based versions

Prerequisites
To apply this hotfix, you must have Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) installed.

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 Japanese 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.

Windows XP, x86-based versions

Prerequisites
To apply this hotfix, you must have Windows Vista installed.

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 Japanese 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.

Windows Vista, 32-bit versions

Windows Vista, 64-bit versions

To enable this hotfix
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 modify a registry subkey. To do this, follow these steps: <ol> If the computer is running Windows Server 2003 or Windows XP, click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK.

If the computer is running Windows Vista, click Start, type regedit in the Start Search box, right-click Regedit.exe in the Programs list, and then click Run as administrator.</li> Locate and then click one of the following registry subkeys, depending on whether you want to enable the hotfix for all users or for only the current user.

All users

Current user only

Note If the FeatureControl registry entry is not available, you must create it.</li> On the Edit menu, click New, and then click Key.</li> Type FEATURE_UNICODE_CHAR_IN_WINDOW_OPEN_PARAM_KB935775, and then press ENTER.</li> Right-click FEATURE_UNICODE_CHAR_IN_WINDOW_OPEN_PARAM_KB935775, point to New, and then click DWORD Value.</li> Type IExplore.exe, and then press ENTER.</li> <li>Right-click IExplore.exe, and then click Modify.</li> <li>Type 1 in the Value data box, and then click OK.

Note To disable the hotfix, you can set the value of the IExplore.exe registry entry to 0 (zero).</li> <li>Exit Registry Editor.</li> <li>Restart the computer.</li></ol>

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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.

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MORE INFORMATION
For more information about the terms that are used to describe software updates, 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 kbpubtypekc atdownload kbwinxppresp3fix kbhotfixserver KB935775

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