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BUG: OCX Cannot Be Deleted With ActiveDesktop Turned Off

Article ID: 190839

Article Last Modified on 2/12/2007

Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 128-Bit Edition
Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 Service Pack 2
Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 Service Pack 1
Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition

This article was previously published under Q190839

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 kbbug kbpending KB190839