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After repair, The requested lookup key was not found in any active activation context when browing in IE8

I ran into a system today, running XP Pro, where the machine was near death OS wise. I ended up running a OS repair and a SFC /scannow after that. I got the OS and computer to boot fine now, but I can only browse in Mozilla and Chrome. In IE8, every page I visit, I get the error in the title of this article: The requested lookup key was not found in any active activation context.

I tried uninstalling IE8 from control panel, add remove programs / add remove windows components. I rebooted, reinstalled and rebooted again.

Same issue.

I have tried running microsoft fix it to get the latest Windows update agent, I have tried running the Windows update automatic check command line. No go.

I have tried re applying SP3 for XP, still same issue. I have reinstalled Java, and same issue.

Anyone have any ideas?
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I am attempting Microsoft Fix IT 50389 to redo the permissions on the Registry for local admins. I will let you know if this resolves it.
Nope, that seems to be hanging at about 95% complete.
I re-ran the IE8 installation after the repair. Ran Windows update again, the error is gone. It appears that after the repair and SFC /scannow, IE6 was installed. NOT IE8.

When I tried to run the installation prior to this, it gave me an error about there being a newer version on the system and that if I installed the IE8 I downloaded, I would not be able to uninstall/reinstall again.

The repair and other things I have run must have brought it back. I saw the old IE icon, did a help and about then saw that it reverted to IE6 after the repair.
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I really wish there was another way to resolve other than reload.