ie.StatusText & WINXP SP2

[Patrick]

I run a VisualBasic menu that launches web applications
through Internet Explorer. The scripts that run send
a "script complete" message to the IE Status Bar once
complete. The Visual Basic menu checks 4 time per second
for this Script Complete message. Once "Script Complete"
is displayed in the IE.StatusText, ie.quit is executed to
close all IE windows.
With the addition of XPSP2, this feature no longer
functions. I have tweaked and tested all internet /
intranet security settings, Script settings and ActiveX
control settings. It works properly once XPSP2 is removed.
Are there any other settings that I can change to SP2
that will return/repair this function?

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

After you install Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2),
some programs may seem not to work. By default, Windows Firewall
is enabled and blocks unsolicited connections to your computer.

This article discusses how to make an exception and enable a program
to run by adding it to the list of exceptions. This procedure permits the
program to work as it did before the service pack was installed.

Ref: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;842242&Product=windowsxpsp2

Application Compatibility Testing and Mitigation Guide for Windows XP Service Pack 2
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=9300becf-2dee-4772-add9-ad0eaf89c4a7&displaylang=en

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect Your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/default.aspx

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"Patrick" wrote:

| I run a VisualBasic menu that launches web applications
| through Internet Explorer. The scripts that run send
| a "script complete" message to the IE Status Bar once
| complete. The Visual Basic menu checks 4 time per second
| for this Script Complete message. Once "Script Complete"
| is displayed in the IE.StatusText, ie.quit is executed to
| close all IE windows.
| With the addition of XPSP2, this feature no longer
| functions. I have tweaked and tested all internet /
| intranet security settings, Script settings and ActiveX
| control settings. It works properly once XPSP2 is removed.
| Are there any other settings that I can change to SP2
| that will return/repair this function?

[Patrick]

Thanks for the tip Carey. I tried these suggestions and
even disabled the internet connection firewall all
together. The problem is that the VB Menu cannot read the
IE.StatusText notice in the IE window. I have not been
able to find where this feature has been disabled in
XPSP2......


>-----Original Message-----
>After you install Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2
(SP2),
>some programs may seem not to work. By default, Windows
Firewall
>is enabled and blocks unsolicited connections to your
computer.
>
>This article discusses how to make an exception and
enable a program
>to run by adding it to the list of exceptions. This
procedure permits the
>program to work as it did before the service pack was
installed.
>
>Ref: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?
scid=kb;en-us;842242&Product=windowsxpsp2
>
>Application Compatibility Testing and Mitigation Guide
for Windows XP Service Pack 2
>http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?
familyid=9300becf-2dee-4772-add9-
ad0eaf89c4a7&displaylang=en
>
>--
>Carey Frisch
>Microsoft MVP
>Windows XP - Shell/User
>
>Be Smart! Protect Your PC!
>http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/default.
aspx
>
>---------------------------------------------------------
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>
>"Patrick" wrote:
>
>| I run a VisualBasic menu that launches web
applications
>| through Internet Explorer. The scripts that run send
>| a "script complete" message to the IE Status Bar once
>| complete. The Visual Basic menu checks 4 time per
second
>| for this Script Complete message. Once "Script
Complete"
>| is displayed in the IE.StatusText, ie.quit is executed
to
>| close all IE windows.
>| With the addition of XPSP2, this feature no longer
>| functions. I have tweaked and tested all internet /
>| intranet security settings, Script settings and
ActiveX
>| control settings. It works properly once XPSP2 is
removed.
>| Are there any other settings that I can change to SP2
>| that will return/repair this function?
>.
>