Memory leak when the window.createPopup method and the document.createStyleSheet method are used in Internet Explorer 7 or in Internet Explorer 8

Assume that you use Windows Internet Explorer 7 or Windows Internet Explorer 8 to run a web application. The application creates a popup window by using the�window.createPopup�method. Then, the application adds a linked style sheet to the document of the newly created popup window by using the�document.createStyleSheet method. In this situation, a memory leak occurs in Internet Explorer. After some time, an "out of memory" exception may occur.

Security update information

To resolve this problem, install the most recent cumulative security update for Windows Internet Explorer. To do this, visit the following Microsoft website: For more technical information about the most recent cumulative security update for Windows Internet Explorer, visit the following Microsoft website:Note�This update was first included in security update 2530548 (MS11-050).� For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: For more information about the createPopup method, visit the following Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) website:For more information about the StyleSheet control, visit the following Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) website:For more information about the createStyleSheet method, visit the following Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) website: