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Internet Explorer 8 crashes when you click an element that uses expressions in cascading style sheets

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Symptoms

You develop a Web page that contains an element that uses expressions in cascading style sheets. When you access the Web site in Windows Internet Explorer 8 and then click the element, Internet Explorer 8 crashes. You receive the following error message:
Internet Explorer has stopped working.
A problem caused the program to stop working correctly.
Windows will close the program and notify you if a solution is available.
Close program.
For example, you include the following lines of code in the Web page:
<html>
	<head>
		<script>
			function removeDiv() 
			{
				var objDiv = document.getElementById("myDiv");
				objDiv.removeNode( true );
			}
		</script>
	</head>
	<body>
		<div id="myDiv"><span style="width: expression(this.parentNode.clientWidth)" onclick="removeDiv()">test span</span></div>
	</body>
</html>
This sample code creates a "test span" text element. However, when you open this Web page in Internet Explorer 8 and then click the "test span" text element, the browser crashes.

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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://windowsupdate.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 update was first included in security update 978207 (MS10-002). For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
978207� MS10-002: Cumulative security update for Internet Explorer

Hotfix information

A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft. However, it is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply it only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix may 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.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Customer Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support
Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

Prerequisites

To install this hotfix, you must have Internet Explorer 8 installed on a computer that is running one of the following operating systems:
  • Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) or Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3)
  • Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 (SP2)
  • Windows Vista
  • Windows Server 2008

Restart requirement

You do not have to restart the computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix does not replace a previously released hotfix.

Registry information

To use one of the hotfixes in this package, 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.
For all supported x86-based versions of Internet Explorer 8 for Windows XP SP2 and for Windows XP SP3
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File nameFile versionFile sizeDateTimePlatformSP requirement
Ieframe.dll8.0.6001.2290411,069,44029-Jul-200906:39x86SP3
Mshtml.dll8.0.6001.229045,938,68829-Jul-200906:39x86SP3

For all supported x86-based versions of Internet Explorer 8 for Windows Server 2003 SP2
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File nameFile versionFile sizeDateTimePlatformSP requirement
Ieframe.dll8.0.6001.2290411,069,44029-Jul-200906:39x86SP3
Mshtml.dll8.0.6001.229045,938,68829-Jul-200906:39x86SP3

For all supported x86-based versions of Internet Explorer 8 for Windows Vista and for Windows Server 2008
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File nameFile versionFile sizeDateTimePlatform
Mshtml.dll8.0.6001.229045,938,68825-Jul-200915:39x86
Mshtml.tlb8.0.6001.229041,638,91225-Jul-200914:05Not Applicable

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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 about improvements related to cascading style sheets in Internet Explorer 8, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc304082(VS.85).aspx
For more information about Dynamic Properties, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms537634(VS.85).aspx

Additional file information

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File namePackage_for_kb973534_ie8_0~31bf3856ad364e35~x86~~8.0.1.0.mum
File versionNot Applicable
File size1,433
Date (UTC)27-Jul-2009
Time (UTC)18:07
PlatformNot Applicable
File namePackage_for_kb973534_ie8~31bf3856ad364e35~x86~~8.0.1.0.mum
File versionNot Applicable
File size1,410
Date (UTC)27-Jul-2009
Time (UTC)18:07
PlatformNot Applicable
File nameX86_02980a6034391e5d263c272075f7510e_31bf3856ad364e35_8.0.6001.22904_none_8faac87094a456be.manifest
File versionNot Applicable
File size704
Date (UTC)27-Jul-2009
Time (UTC)18:07
PlatformNot Applicable
File nameX86_microsoft-windows-ie-htmlrendering_31bf3856ad364e35_8.0.6001.22904_none_f6b9d43b5110bb18.manifest
File versionNot Applicable
File size985,552
Date (UTC)25-Jul-2009
Time (UTC)16:09
PlatformNot Applicable

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Keywords: KB973534, kbprb, kbsurveynew, kbhotfixserver, kbqfe, kbexpertiseinter

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Article Info
Article ID : 973534
Revision : 3
Created on : 1/21/2010
Published on : 1/21/2010
Exists online : False
Views : 385