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As far as I know you cannot hook into IE with managed code. With .Net you must create an application that polls to check when one window has been opened.<br />
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Maybe there is a way calling extenal funcions (WindowsAPI and that kind of stuff) but I can't help in that way.
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As far as I know you cannot hook into IE with managed code. With .Net you must create an application that polls to check when one window has been opened.

Maybe there is a way calling extenal funcions (WindowsAPI and that kind of stuff) but I can't help in that way.

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I guess the correct term would be a Browser Helper Object or BHO.<br />
Does anyone know of any tutorials on how to create these in VB.net?<br />
Or is that just not possible?
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I guess the correct term would be a Browser Helper Object or BHO.
Does anyone know of any tutorials on how to create these in VB.net?
Or is that just not possible?

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This is exactly what I was looking for
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I want my program to be notified when an IE windows opens on the PC without constantly polling using a timer. I know there is a way to &quot;hook&quot; into IE so that it will notify my program. Points will be generous!. 
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I want my program to be notified when an IE windows opens on the PC without constantly polling using a timer. I know there is a way to "hook" into IE so that it will notify my program. Points will be generous!. 

How to hook into IE so it notifies my program when it opens

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