After a pop-up window opens in Internet Explorer 7, a half-transparent band appears at the top of the new Internet Explorer window

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Symptoms

Consider the following scenario:

On a Windows Vista-based computer, you use the Windows Aero color scheme feature.
You enable the transparency option in the Windows Aero color scheme feature.
While you are using Windows Internet Explorer 7, a pop-up window opens.

In this scenario, a half-transparent band appears at the top of the new Internet Explorer window.

This issue occurs if the following conditions are true:

The Web page uses the Window.Open script function to open the Internet Explorer pop-up window.
In the script function, the navigation bar is configured to be invisible.

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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 Web site:

http://update.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 950759 (MS08-031).
For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

950759 MS08-031: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer

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.

If the hotfix is available for download, there is a "Hotfix download available" section at the top of this Knowledge Base article. If this section does not appear, submit a request to Microsoft Customer Service and Support to obtain the hotfix.

Note If additional issues occur or if any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Service and Support telephone numbers or to create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

Note The "Hotfix download available" form displays the languages for which the hotfix is available. If you do not see your language, it is because a hotfix is not available for that language.

Prerequisites

No prerequisites are required.

Restart requirement

You have to restart the computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix does not replace any other previously released hotfixes.

Registry information

To use this hotfix, you do not have to make any changes to the registry.

File information

The English 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, x86-based versions

File name	File version	File size	Date	Time	Platform
Update.mum	Not Applicable	1,946	12-Mar-2008	17:48	Not Applicable
X86_fdffc99ba7af78421b52d3402b263bef_31bf3856ad364e35_6.0.6000.20790_none_16f36e14bdba6e53.manifest	Not Applicable	695	12-Mar-2008	17:48	Not Applicable
X86_microsoft-windows-ieframe_31bf3856ad364e35_6.0.6000.20790_none_62e47b78ca5f139b.manifest	Not Applicable	748,166	12-Mar-2008	07:06	Not Applicable
Ieframe.dll	7.0.6000.20790	6,068,224	12-Mar-2008	04:34	x86
Ieui.dll	7.0.6000.20790	180,736	12-Mar-2008	04:34	x86

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Status

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

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More information

For more information, 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

Steps to reproduce the problem

Copy the following sample code into a text file. Then, use the name Openie7.htm to save the file as an HTML file.
<HTML> <BODY bgcolor="maroon"> <form> <input type="button" value="test" onClick="window.open('openie7.htm','_blank','resizable=yes, menubar=no, toolbar=no')"> </form> </BODY> </HTML>
Notes
- After you set the value of the menubar field to 0, the menu bar does not appear even when you press the ALT key.
- After you set the values of the menubar field and of the toolbar field to 0, the toolbar and any additional third-party user interfaces are disabled.
Publish the HTML file to a Web server.
Use Internet Explorer 7 on a Windows Vista-based computer to access the HTML file on the Web server.
In the Web page, click test. A pop-up window appears.
In the pop-up window, click test. A new pop-up window appears. A half-transparent band appears at the top of this new window.