Re: Problem with Windows XP SP2 and VB.Net code

From: Imran Koradia (nojunk_at_microsoft.com)
Date: 08/18/04


Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2004 19:25:12 -0400

Are you sure? I didn't have any problem opening up an IE window with
www.yahoo.com as the argument with the IE Pop-up blocker set to the highest
level of blocking (block all; Ctrl to override) and no websites in the
'allowed sites' list.

Imran.

"Blaxer" <Blaxer@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:3DA17B4A-CD7F-4D00-8376-0E578C2029CD@microsoft.com...
>I am using the following code to open an instance of Internet Explorer with
>a
> specific URL.
>
> Dim Argument_String as String = "www.yahoo.com"
> System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("C:\Program Files\Internet
> Explorer\iexplore.exe", Argument_String)
>
> If I have the new XP SP2 IE pop-up blocker enabled the browser does not
> come
> up at all, if I disable it it "pops-up" just fine. If I put, for example,
> www.yahoo.com in the list of sites to not block pop-ups for it has no
> effect
> and is still blocked.
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated...
>
> TIA...



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