Internet Explorer 8 stops responding after the DllRegisterServer function takes more than five minutes to respond

You try to install an ActiveX control in Windows Internet Explorer 8. This ActiveX control implements the DllRegisterServer function to support self-registration. If the DllRegisterServer function takes more than five minutes to respond, Internet Explorer 8 stops responding.

Security update information

To resolve this problem, install the most recent cumulative security update for Windows Internet Explorer. To do this, visit the following Microsoft Web site: For more technical information about the most recent cumulative security update for Windows Internet Explorer, visit the following Microsoft Web site: Note This update was first included in security update 980182 (MS10-018). For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

For more information about how to use self-registration for controls, visit the following Microsoft Web site: