The window.createPopup method to create a modal window does not work with protected mode enabled in Internet Explorer 8

You open a modal dialog box from a webpage. In the modal dialog box, you use the window.createPopup method to create a popup window. However, if the webpage is opened in Internet Explorer 8 from the Internet zone and protected mode is enabled, the popup window does not appear in the modal dialog box.

Note�This issue affects Internet Explorer 8 running on Windows 7, Windows 7 Service Pack 1, and Windows Vista.

To resolve this problem, install this update.

Security update information

To resolve this issue, install the most recent cumulative security update for Internet Explorer. To do this, visit the following Microsoft website:For more technical information about the most recent cumulative security update for Internet Explorer, visit the following Microsoft website:Note�This update was first included in security update 2586448.

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Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

For more information about�how to create a popup window object, visit the following Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) website:For more information about software update terminology, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: