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UIA binaries do not work to view the document content of a Web page that is displayed in Internet Explorer 7 on a computer that is running Windows XP and Windows Server 2003

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Symptoms

UI Automation (UIA) binaries, such as UI Spy or MitaSpy, do not work correctly to view the document content of a Web page that is displayed in Windows Internet Explorer 7 on a computer that is running Windows XP and Windows Server 2003.

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Resolution

Developers can avoid this problem by calling UIA binaries from single-threaded apartment (STA) threads. To do this, use one of the following methods in the code that uses UIA binaries:
  • Use the [STAThread] thread attribute to mark the Main() method.
  • Set the newly created threads to use STA.

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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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Keywords: kbexpertiseinter, kbtshoot, kbprb, KB951027

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Article Info
Article ID : 951027
Revision : 1
Created on : 4/16/2008
Published on : 4/16/2008
Exists online : False
Views : 433