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Internet Explorer 8 And 64-bit Windows Fixes

Microsoft’s new web browser Internet Explorer 8 has been released about two weeks ago and received more praise than criticism since then. Two non security related fixes were released today by Microsoft for Internet Explorer 8. The first fix deals with a problem encountered when running the web browser in the 64-bit edition of Windows Vista. A system administrator that wants to prevent users from working with Internet Explorer 8 can clear the “Enable access to this program” check box in the “Set Program Access and Computer Defaults”. This should disable access to Internet Explorer on the computer system.

While this works as intended in the 32-bit edition of Windows Vista it does not in the 64-bit edition as it is still possible for users to access Internet Explorer from the Windows start menu. The hotfix corrects the issue so that the function is working as intended on 64-bit editions of Windows Vista as well.

The second problem affects the 64-bit editions of Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008. Microsoft describes the problem the following way:


The Image Delivery server that runs the 64-bit version of Windows Server 2008 or of Windows Server 2003 stops delivering images when you deploy an operating system by using an image-based installation method

The hotfix can also be downloaded directly by visiting the Microsoft Knowledge Base article.

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About the Author:Martin Brinkmann is a journalist from Germany who founded Ghacks Technology News Back in 2005. He is passionate about all things tech and knows the Internet and computers like the back of his hand. You can follow Martin on Facebook or Twitter.

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  1. Ed Stevens says:

    Problem internt exploer 8 cannot open web page . machine slow and often receives this message.
    New HP 64bit
    cannot seem to run flash player or active x .

    called HP ,they recommended microsoft fix 50195.No help.
    Any Ideas?

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