Channel Context Menu Closes Before You Can Click a Command

ID: Q185335

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Internet Explorer version 4.01 for Windows 95
• Microsoft Internet Explorer version 4.01 for Windows NT 4.0
• Microsoft Windows 98

SYMPTOMS

When you right-click a channel on the Channel bar, the context menu may close before you can click a command.

CAUSE

This behavior can occur if Internet Explorer 4.01 Service Pack 1 is installed and a program window is selected as the active window.

For example, if Internet Explorer is running and is the active window and you right-click a channel on the Channel bar, the context menu may close before you can click a command.

RESOLUTION

To work around this behavior, click a blank area on the desktop, and then right-click a channel on the Channel bar.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Internet Explorer 4.01 Service Pack 1 and Windows 98.

Additional query words:

Keywords          : kbui msiew95 msient 
Version           : WINDOWS:4.01
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: March 18, 1999