Netflix in Windows 7 Media Center may encounter an script error after you install Internet Explorer 9(IE9)

IE9 RC released a few days ago. So we will start posting a series of IE 9 known issues and best practices.

This article describes an issue about Internet Explorer 9 and Netflix in Windows 7 Media Center.

Symptom:

After you install Windows Internet Explorer 9 Release Candidate (RC) on a computer that is running Windows 7, the Netflix application in Windows Media Center may encounter an error when it initiates video playback.

The error is something like "script error".

Resolution:

To resolve this problem, follow these steps (Details in https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2512239):

  1. Click Start menu, type Regedit.exe in the Search programs and files box, and then press ENTER. Click Yes in the UAC prompt dialog box.

  2. Locate and then click the following registry subkey: HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftInternet ExplorerMainFeatureControlFEATURE_USE_LEGACY_JSCRIPT

    Note Create the FEATURE_USE_LEGACY_JSCRIPT subkey if it does not exist.

  3. On the Edit menu, point to New, and then click DWORD (32-bit) Value.

  4. Type ehexthost.exe, and then press ENTER.

  5. Right-click ehexthost.exe, and then click Modify.

  6. In the Value data box, type 1, and then click OK.

  7. On the Edit menu, point to New, and then click DWORD (32-bit) Value.

  8. Type ehexthost32.exe, and then press ENTER.

  9. Right-click ehexthost32.exe, and then click Modify.

  10. In the Value data box, type 1, and then click OK.

  11. Exit Registry Editor.

Reference:

https://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/InternetExplorer/thread/21878302-e98e-4539-9bae-a00a360d9da6
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/w7itpromedia/thread/2533baba-52af-4ed4-83cb-5b5be91b5b61
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/w7itpromedia/thread/3ebcc418-a462-448d-b90b-fb130e33436f
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/lt-LT/w7itpromedia/thread/3ebcc418-a462-448d-b90b-fb130e33436f