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>oK now I have the client install on a VM
>it's IE8
>and the error is error 1426-OLE error code 0x800706ba: the rpc server is unavailable
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>>IE8 or IE9?
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>>>the code to access internet explorer which works just fine in win XP gives ole error in win 7
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>>>is there a security setting or does IE automation not work at all anymore/
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>>>Thanks
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>>>peter