Issue - After upgrading to Internet Explorer 8, you may experience the “Internet Explorer is currently running with add-ons disabled. Click here to manage” message as shown in the below screen shot:

Cause - This issue happens because of one of the following:

• Upgrading to Internet Explorer 8 from Internet Explorer 7 when some of the tool bars are enabled.
• IE is running under a normal user account which doesn’t have administrative rights.

Resolution - To resolve this issue, perform the steps mentioned below:

Step # 1:

1. Open Internet Explorer
2. Click Tools, Internet Options
3. Click Advanced tab, and then click Reset.
4. Follow the on-screen directions.
5. Close and re-open Internet Explorer.

Step # 2:

1. Click Start, Right-click the IE icon
2. Click “Properties”
3. Click Shortcut tab
4. Click “Advanced” button
5. Check the box that says “Run as administrator”
6. Click OK.

Step # 3:

1. Click Start
2. Right-click Internet Explorer icon
3. Click Properties
4. Ensure that -extoff switch is not added. Incase, if you find the -extoff, simply select and remove
5. Click OK.

Step # 4:

Goto Add or Remove programs and uninstall any Toolbars installed such as Developer Toolbar, Yahoo! or google toolbar.

Restart the Internet Explorer and you may browse with Add-ons enabled.

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