Vista - WebBrowser instance in Windows 7?

08-13-2009

I want to embed a web browser within a Windows application form, but
I'm concerned that there may not be a browser associated with a
WebBrowser instance when Windows 7 launches: when IE is no longer
bundled with Windows.

Does anyone know what is going to happen?

Will Microsoft continue to ship a browser component that can be used
with the WebBrowser class?

Or, are we going to have to start treating a browser as an installer
prerequisite: meaning, install one if one is not already installed.

08-14-2009

I imagine that you will still be able to embed the html renderer
control in your apps, the fact that IE is not present in the O/S
doesn't mean that the html control will be missing, as that would
break all sorts of other things that rely on it

On Aug 14, 8:37*am, Tom Whittaker <tomwhittake...@xxxxxx> wrote:

Quote:

> I want to embed a web browser within a Windows application form, but
> I'm concerned that there may not be a browser associated with a
> WebBrowser instance when Windows 7 launches: when IE is no longer
> bundled with Windows.
>
> Does anyone know what is going to happen?
>
> Will Microsoft continue to ship a browser component that can be used
> with the WebBrowser class?
>
> Or, are we going to have to start treating a browser as an installer
> prerequisite: meaning, install one if one is not already installed.

08-13-2009	#1 (permalink)
Tom Whittaker n/a posts	WebBrowser instance in Windows 7? I want to embed a web browser within a Windows application form, but I'm concerned that there may not be a browser associated with a WebBrowser instance when Windows 7 launches: when IE is no longer bundled with Windows. Does anyone know what is going to happen? Will Microsoft continue to ship a browser component that can be used with the WebBrowser class? Or, are we going to have to start treating a browser as an installer prerequisite: meaning, install one if one is not already installed.
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08-14-2009	#2 (permalink)
Matt Evans n/a posts	Re: WebBrowser instance in Windows 7? I imagine that you will still be able to embed the html renderer control in your apps, the fact that IE is not present in the O/S doesn't mean that the html control will be missing, as that would break all sorts of other things that rely on it On Aug 14, 8:37*am, Tom Whittaker <tomwhittake...@xxxxxx> wrote: Quote: > I want to embed a web browser within a Windows application form, but > I'm concerned that there may not be a browser associated with a > WebBrowser instance when Windows 7 launches: when IE is no longer > bundled with Windows. > > Does anyone know what is going to happen? > > Will Microsoft continue to ship a browser component that can be used > with the WebBrowser class? > > Or, are we going to have to start treating a browser as an installer > prerequisite: meaning, install one if one is not already installed.
My System Specs

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