Brtttt Posted December 30, 2006 Share Posted December 30, 2006 I just installed IE7 from windows.com and after restarting my comp when i went into IE and tried to type things into the address bar or press on the standard buttons i got this error..."The requested lookup key was not found in any active activation context"i also couldn't get into help in the start menu to do a restore, I had to start in safe mode to fix it up...I have xp sp2 which i got with my new comp, its real...WTF?!?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitroshift Posted December 30, 2006 Share Posted December 30, 2006 Why would you go on windows.com when you can download it from microsoft? Here's the link (validation required): http://www.microsoft.com/en/us/default.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brtttt Posted December 30, 2006 Author Share Posted December 30, 2006 same site... windows.com just goes to microsoft..it dont matter, same thing happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[deXter] Posted December 30, 2006 Share Posted December 30, 2006 (edited) This problem has been reported by a few users who updated to IE7. Same symptoms, same errors. Microsoft hasn't documented it and there's no real solution for it either.The only feasible solution I can think of (other than uninstalling IE7) is to prepare a bootable XP-SP2 cd with IE7 slipstreamed into it. You'll need to have the original XP source files (usually provided on a CD or in a i386 folder in your C:\ drive) and the IE 7 setup file (IE7-WindowsXP-x86-enu.exe). Use nLite to integrate IE7 and prepare your bootable XP CD. (Re)install XP from it (A format/clean install is recommended). Edited December 30, 2006 by [deXter] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Posted December 30, 2006 Share Posted December 30, 2006 Or ditch the POS browser and use the more secure and customizable Opera or Firefox. Why both with hassles when the alternatives just work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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