Internet explorer crashes when displaying pdf (and sometimes doc)

[Guest]

Hi all,

I use an IFrame to display a word or pdf document in my website.

My problem is that Internet explorer crash on some machines as soon as I
click on any link or back button after displaying this page. After some
comparisons, I find out that the machines do not use the same exact version
of IE.

The working machines are using : 6.0.2900.2180.xpsp.050301-1521
The not working machines are using :
6.0.2900.2180.xpsp_sp2_gdr.050301-1519
I have done a lot of research to find out which are the differences between
these two versions but I did not even find wich one is the mose recent one !
Does somebody know anything about that?

Does it exist any limitation about iFrame usage and IE ?
Here is a more complete description of what I am trying to do: my iFrame
has an aspx page as reference (src) This page retrieve a web site external
file (unaccessible via a regular url) and write it on the response stream
using Response.WriteFile(fileName)

Does it exist an other approach to provide the same behaviour without
iFrames ?

Thanks in advance for your response.

Christiophe

 

[Rob ^_^]

Hi Chris,

Check your Internet Settings. I think there is a security setting for
"Navigate iframes across domains" . The method you are using to pump out the
pdf may be causing problems.

Usually a pdf doc is opened with a hyperlink to the actual pdf doc
(target="_blank" to open in new window) so that the client can decide how to
display it (depending on the client configuration, if the adobe pdf reader
is present, BHOs are enabled etc.) All your client machines should have the
Adobe BHO installed and BHOs enabled. You may also encounter problems with
Adobe toolbar versions and compatibility with your pdf document.

Regards.