BUG: OCX Cannot Be Deleted With ActiveDesktop Turned Off

ID: Q190839

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Internet Explorer (Programming), versions 4.0, 4.01, 4.01sp1
Microsoft Windows 98

SYMPTOMS

If the ActiveDesktop loads a page containing an ActiveX control and then the ActiveDesktop is turned off, the control is not released and the .OCX file for the control can not be deleted. If an attempt is made to delete the .OCX file, the following message will appear:

   Cannot delete XXXX. The specified file is being used by Windows

Where XXXX is the name of the associated control.

RESOLUTION

Presently the only way to force a release of the .ocx by ActiveDesktop is to logoff or reboot.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this bug and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Keywords          : kbActiveDesktop kbIE400bug kbIE401bug kbIE401sp1bug 
Version           : WINDOWS:4.0,4.01,4.01sp1
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbpending

Last Reviewed: August 7, 1998