"Access is denied" by executing .hta file with JScript on Windows XP x64

Question

I have a simple HTML (as HTA) application that shows strange behavior on Windows XP x64 machine. I getting periodically (not every time) error message "Access is denied." when I start the application. The same application on Windows XP 32bit runs just fine...

Does somebody has any idea or explanation?

Error message:



Line: 18

Char: 6

Error: Access is denied.

Code: 0

URL: file:///D:/test_j.hta

Here is the code of my "test_j.hta":

<html>



<head>

<title>Test J</title>



<HTA:APPLICATION 

     ID="objTestJ" 

     APPLICATIONNAME="TestJ"

     SCROLL="no"

     SINGLEINSTANCE="yes"

     WINDOWSTATE="normal"

>



<script language="JScript">



function main()

{

     //window.alert("test");

     window.resizeTo(500, 300);        

}



function OnExit()

{

    window.close();

}



</script>



</head>



<body onload="main()">

     <input type="button" value="Exit" name="Exit" onClick="OnExit()" title="Exit">

</body>

</html>

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Answer 1

Try adding a try catch around the startup code

try
{ 
    window.resizeTo(500, 300); 
} catch(e) { }

Alternatively try setTimeout:-

setTimeout(function() {
    window.resizeTo(500, 300);
}, 100);

"Access is denied" by executing .hta file with JScript on Windows XP x64

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