Windows Service WebBrowser DocumentCompleted Bug

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Published on 2010-03-24T17:27:35Z Indexed on 2010/03/24 17:33 UTC
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I've been building a Windows Service to create a WebBrowser object to navigate, login, and download a site's HTML. However, I recently discovered this bug which prevents the DocumentCompleted event from firing if the WebBrowser is not visible:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/259935

I've got to assume this is because the Windows Service doesn't allow for a GUI and therefore this bug is tripped. What is the best workaround for this? Thanks for your help.

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