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You cannot open a web folder by using the httpFolder behavior from a webpage in Internet Explorer 8 on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2

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Symptoms

Consider the following scenario:
  • You use Windows Internet Explorer 8 to browse a webpage ("webpage A") on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2.
  • Webpage A contains an IFRAME element or a frame element in a frameset. The IFRAME element or the frame element hosts another webpage ("webpage B").
  • "Webpage B" contains an HTML element that has an attached httpFolder behavior. For example, "webpage B" contains a BUTTONINPUT element that has an attached httpFolder behavior.
  • You use the HTML element in "webpage B" to invoke the navigateFrame method of the httpFolder behavior to open a web folder.

In this scenario, the web folder cannot be opened.



Note This issue does not occur in the following scenarios:
  • You use Internet Explorer 8 in an earlier version of Windows than Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2.
  • You use Internet Explorer 7 in any supported versions of Windows.

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Cause

This issue occurs because of a design change in Internet Explorer 8 for Windows 7 and for Windows Server 2008 R2.

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Resolution

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 website:
http://update.microsoft.com
For more technical information about the most current cumulative security update for Internet Explorer, visit the following Microsoft website:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/current.aspx
Note This update was first included in security update 2183461 (MS10-053). For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
2183461 MS10-053: Cumulative security update for Internet Explorer

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More Information

For more information about the httpFolder behavior object, visit the following Microsoft website:
Introduction to the httpFolder behavior object
For more information about the navigateFrame method, visit the following Microsoft website:
Introduction to the navigateFrame method
For more information about web folder behaviors, visit the following Microsoft website:
Overview of web folder behaviors

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Article Info
Article ID : 2221763
Revision : 1
Created on : 1/7/2017
Published on : 2/3/2011
Exists online : False
Views : 253