Annoying IE8 Bug!


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1. Clean install of Vista Ultimate x86 SP1 with IE8 Final (laptop) and Open in same window is selected:

Steps to repro: Open Computer, double click on C:\, then double click on Program Files

Result: My folders open in the same window

2. Clean install of Vista Ultimate x64 SP1 with IE8 Final (desktop) and Open in same window is selected:

Steps to repro: Open Computer, double click on C:\, then double click on Program Files

Result: My folders open in the same window

Sounds like a problem specific to your machine.

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Hi,

same problem here yesterday but changing the default handler in

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\open\command

to

%SystemRoot%\Explorer.exe /separate,/e,/idlist,%I,%L

fixed it for me.

Hope this will help somebody.

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This worked for me, but YMMV...

Before I installed IE 8, I had created an image of the system, so I uninstalled IE 8 by reimaging the known good image. The folders opened as they should - in the same window.

The files in the IE 8 .exe can be extracted using WinRAR or 7-Zip. Upon extracting the files, there are four files within the .exe - one of which is called ie8.msu. (For those of you who don't know, .msu files are Vista's update files.) I saved this file and deleted the rest.

I then reinstalled IE 8 by running the .msu file. The installation proceeds like you are installing a Vista update, rather than the standard IE 8 installation screens. After the install completes, it prompts you to restart Windows. Before restarting, I confirmed that folders still open in the same window.

Then, after restarting, but before running IE 8, I once again confirmed that folders still open in the same window. After the first run of IE 8, I checked it one last time - the folders open in the same window, as they should.

It worked for me...maybe it won't for you, but I'd rather put this information on the Interweb than not.

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Hi,

same problem here yesterday but changing the default handler in

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\open\command

to

%SystemRoot%\Explorer.exe /separate,/e,/idlist,%I,%L

fixed it for me.

Hope this will help somebody.

This worked for me too, apparently the following key:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\open\command

is changed from:

%SystemRoot%\Explorer.exe /separate,/e,/idlist,%I,%L

to:

%SystemRoot%\Explorer.exe /separate,/idlist,%I,%L

(notice the missing argument /e) after installing IE8 on my Vista x64 SP1 installation.

However, the key

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\explore\command

stays unchanged and if you right click a folder, the Explore action is listed as default.

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Tradien is right. Hold down Shift and right click the Internet Explorer link and Run it as Admin just once solved my problem.

Thanks Tradien ;)

Glad it helped someone!

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  • 2 weeks later...

Wanted to confirm the above too. Had the same problem where all windows were opening in new windows after installing IE8 on my vista. Also I noticed that url's within IE that opens a new browser to load failed to load the new window completly. After running IE from the start menu as that administrator once, it solved both issues.

You da man Tradien!

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In regards to the above IE 8 bug, had anyone found any more fix's or work arounds?

I have tried all of the above solutions and when I have IE8 Installed it will still open new folders in new windows, despite setting vista not to.

James

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In regards to the above IE 8 bug, had anyone found any more fix's or work arounds?

I have tried all of the above solutions and when I have IE8 Installed it will still open new folders in new windows, despite setting vista not to.

James

In Vista, if you have UAC enabled, when you open a secure socket like (HTTPS), it will open in a new window regardless of settings. This is a security feature and the only way around it that I know if is to disable UAC, which I wouldn't recommend.

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In Vista, if you have UAC enabled, when you open a secure socket like (HTTPS), it will open in a new window regardless of settings. This is a security feature and the only way around it that I know if is to disable UAC, which I wouldn't recommend.

I'm confused about your reply Glen, are we thinking of the same IE8 bug?

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In regards to the above IE 8 bug, had anyone found any more fix's or work arounds?

I have tried all of the above solutions and when I have IE8 Installed it will still open new folders in new windows, despite setting vista not to.

James

What finally fixed it for me was re-registering actxprxy.dll.

Start -> enter cmd in search field -> right click cmd.exe -> Run as administrator -> then enter 'regsvr32 actxprxy.dll'.

Source: http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2009/03/1...ow.aspx#9497248

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What finally fixed it for me was re-registering actxprxy.dll.

Start -> enter cmd in search field -> right click cmd.exe -> Run as administrator -> then enter 'regsvr32 actxprxy.dll'.

Source: http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2009/03/1...ow.aspx#9497248

Tried that fix - I get this error -

'The Module "actxprxy.dll" was loaded but the call to DllRegsiterServer failed with the error code 0x80070005'

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I'm confused about your reply Glen, are we thinking of the same IE8 bug?

I guess not. That's what I get for not being more attentive to what I'm reading. Sorry about that. :)

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Tried that fix - I get this error -

'The Module "actxprxy.dll" was loaded but the call to DllRegsiterServer failed with the error code 0x80070005'

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The command needs to be run as Administrator. Start run cmd.exe as administrator and then input the command at the prompt.

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