Visual C++ team has discovered that after installing the current release of Internet Explorer (Internet Explorer 8), some VC++ wizards do not function correctly.  The products affected are Visual Studio 2005 and Visual Studio 2008.  Following are the affected wizards:

-          Add Function

-          Add Variable

-          Smart Device – New Project Creation

-          Smart Device – Add Class

Invoking any of the above wizards in VS2005 or VS2008 will pop up a script error if IE8 is installed on the machine.  We have a workaround for those who have encountered this error.

Please follow the following steps:

-          Open regedit (on a 64-bit OS, open the 32-bit regedit)

-          Under “HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionInternet 
Settingsones”, create a new key called 1000 (if it isn't already there)

-          Under 1000, create a DWORD entry with:

o   Name = 1207

o   Type = REG_DWORD

o   Data = 0x000000

For the workaround to work on VS2005 however, the VS2005 SP1 (and VS2005 SP1 Update for Windows Vista) has to be installed.