Citrix XenApp: Preventing Explorer.exe from Launching in Shell Mode

Symptoms • Citrix Presentation Server prevents the Explorer.exe from launching in shell mode. • Citrix Presentation Server incorporates a new feature which actively monitors whether or not the Explorer.exe is started within a published application and prevents this Explorer.exe from running in shell mode. • When performing the Search option within a published Internet Explorer, the following message is displayed: “The system cannot find the device specified.” Cause The functions in Windows Explorer: Explore, Open and Search; engage the full explorer shell. Because this call cannot be drawn by a single window, there are two choices: 1) Break out of […]

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Separation of Internet Explorer 7 from the Windows shell

Windows Internet Explorer 7 changes how you browse for Web content and how you browse Windows shell folders. This article describes some of the motivations behind the separation of Internet Explorer 7 from the Windows shell. Back to the top MORE INFORMATION BackgroundIn Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 for Microsoft Windows XP, you experie… Background In Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 for Microsoft Windows XP, you experience in-place browsing, regardless of whether you are running Internet Explorer (IExplore.exe) or the Windows shell (Explorer.exe). When you use Internet Explorer 7 (IExplore.exe) to view a Windows shell folder, browsing uses the Explorer.exe program. This […]

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Internet Explorer Command-Line Options

Windows Internet Explorer includes several command-line options that enable you to troubleshoot and configure the browser. This topic describes the options that Internet Explorer supports. Supported Command-Line Options The following declaration shows the command-line definition for Internet Explorer. Copy iexplore.exe [ [ -embedding ] [ -extoff ] [ -framemerging ] [ -k ] [ -noframemerging ] [ -nohangrecovery ] [ -private ] ] [ URL ] The following table describes the supported command-line options for Internet Explorer. Command-line option Description -embedding Starts Internet Explorer through OLE embedding (such as the WebBrowser Control). -extoff Internet Explorer 7 and later versions. Starts […]

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