Fix Windows Explorer After Installing Internet Explorer 8. Important : Enter “ regsvr32 actxprxy.dll ” Unfortunately, it seems that installing Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) sometimes has some adverse affects on other applications. Here’s how to fix this. The problems we’ve experienced following installation of IE8 have been: Windows Explorer opens folders in new windows, even if you have “ Open each window in the same folder ” checked ;. “ Open in new tab ” doesn’t work in IE8; Can’t connect to databases using SQL Management Studio Express 2008 (”Unable to cast COM object of type ‘System.__ComObject’ to interface type ‘Microsoft.VisualStudio.OLE.Interop.IServiceProvider’. Exception from HRESULT: 0×80004002 (E_NOINTERFACE)”). The solution is pretty simple: Go to Start -> All Programs -> Accessories , right-click “ Command Prompt ”, and choose “ Run as Administrator ”. OK the user access warning dialogs. Enter “ regsvr32 actxprxy.dll ”. Reboot. ...
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