FIX: Internet Explorer 6 returns an incorrect IOleClientSite pointer when an inner frame dynamically inserts an <object> element into the DOM

Consider the following scenario. You create a Web page that contains an inner frame. The inner frame dynamically inserts an <object> element into the Document Object Model (DOM) by setting the innerHTML property of an element. The <object> element specifies a Microsoft ActiveX control to load. You open the Web page in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6. In this scenario, the container for the ActiveX control returns an IOleClientSite pointer to the parent document instead of an IOleClientSite pointer to the child frame.

Hotfix information

A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next software update that contains this hotfix.

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File information

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Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2

Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 1

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

For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: For more information about how to retrieve the URL of a Web page from an ActiveX control, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: For more information about the IOleClientSite interface, visit the following Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) Web site: