What is the relation between dot Net web browser object and Internet Explorer present in the system?

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I am developing a C# apllication for Windows 7 in which I want to load some flash content from a URL in a web browser object inside a form.
What I thought is the dot Net web browser object is using the Internet Explorer installed in the system. So, if I remove IE from the system it should throw exception while instantiating the web browser object.

But what I observered is even if I remove IE from the system, my application can render the content in the form. But if I click any link in the content it is not opening any pop up IE window to show that content.

Can you throw some light on the relation between the default web browser object present in dot Net and the IE present in the system...

Any pointers or links where I can explore this behaviour....?

Posted 22-Jul-11 2:04am

Himanshu Kumar Patel

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#realJSOP · Accepted Answer · 2011-07-22T02:11:00

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Well, removing IE doesn't remove the assemblies/DLLs it relies on, because other parts of the OS also use those DLLs. This is why the .Net Webbrowser control still works.

Posted 22-Jul-11 2:11am

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