If like me, you are trying to run Battlefield 3 under Windows8, you’ll need to patch your registry as follows. Copy this text into notepad and save as iebf3fix.reg. Then just double-click it. Restart IE and it is all done.
REGEDIT4
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{EBA7A1E6-E69D-4BA5-B291-95782A004604}]
@=”SonarAx Control”
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{EBA7A1E6-E69D-4BA5-B291-95782A004604}\Control]
@=””
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{EBA7A1E6-E69D-4BA5-B291-95782A004604}\InprocServer32]
@=”C:\\PROGRA~2\\BATTLE~1\\Sonar\\070~1.4\\SonarAx.ocx”
“ThreadingModel”=”Apartment”
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{EBA7A1E6-E69D-4BA5-B291-95782A004604}\MiscStatus]
@=”0″
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{EBA7A1E6-E69D-4BA5-B291-95782A004604}\MiscStatus\1]
@=”131473″
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{EBA7A1E6-E69D-4BA5-B291-95782A004604}\ProgID]
@=”WHISPERAX.WhisperAxCtrl.0.70.4″
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{EBA7A1E6-E69D-4BA5-B291-95782A004604}\ToolboxBitmap32]
@=”C:\\PROGRA~2\\BATTLE~1\\Sonar\\070~1.4\\SonarAx.ocx, 1″
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{EBA7A1E6-E69D-4BA5-B291-95782A004604}\TypeLib]
@=”{B926A6E0-4034-4656-BFF5-EBE450004604}”
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{EBA7A1E6-E69D-4BA5-B291-95782A004604}\Version]
@=”1.0″
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Wow6432Node]
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID]
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{EBA7A1E6-E69D-4BA5-B291-95782A004604}]
@=”SonarAx Control”
“TreatAs”=””
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{EBA7A1E6-E69D-4BA5-B291-95782A004604}\Control]
@=””
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{EBA7A1E6-E69D-4BA5-B291-95782A004604}\InprocServer32]
@=”C:\\PROGRA~2\\BATTLE~1\\Sonar\\070~1.4\\SonarAx.ocx”
“ThreadingModel”=”Apartment”
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{EBA7A1E6-E69D-4BA5-B291-95782A004604}\MiscStatus]
@=”0″
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{EBA7A1E6-E69D-4BA5-B291-95782A004604}\MiscStatus\1]
@=”131473″
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{EBA7A1E6-E69D-4BA5-B291-95782A004604}\ProgID]
@=”WHISPERAX.WhisperAxCtrl.0.70.4″
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{EBA7A1E6-E69D-4BA5-B291-95782A004604}\ToolboxBitmap32]
@=”C:\\PROGRA~2\\BATTLE~1\\Sonar\\070~1.4\\SonarAx.ocx, 1″
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{EBA7A1E6-E69D-4BA5-B291-95782A004604}\TreatAs]
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{EBA7A1E6-E69D-4BA5-B291-95782A004604}\TypeLib]
@=”{B926A6E0-4034-4656-BFF5-EBE450004604}”
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{EBA7A1E6-E69D-4BA5-B291-95782A004604}\Version]
@=”1.0″
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\NavigatorPluginsList]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\NavigatorPluginsList\EA Digital Illusions CE AB]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\NavigatorPluginsList\Electronic Sports Network i Sverige AB]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\NavigatorPluginsList\ESNLaunchAx Control]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\NavigatorPluginsList\SonarAx Control]
“application/ie-plugin-esn-sonar-0.70.4″=””
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{EBA7A1E6-E69D-4BA5-B291-95782A004604}]
@=”SonarAx Control”
“InProcServer32″=””
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{EBA7A1E6-E69D-4BA5-B291-95782A004604}\Control]
@=””
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{EBA7A1E6-E69D-4BA5-B291-95782A004604}\InProcServer32]
@=”C:\\PROGRA~2\\BATTLE~1\\Sonar\\070~1.4\\SonarAx.ocx”
“ThreadingModel”=”Apartment”
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{EBA7A1E6-E69D-4BA5-B291-95782A004604}\MiscStatus]
@=”0″
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{EBA7A1E6-E69D-4BA5-B291-95782A004604}\MiscStatus\1]
@=”131473″
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{EBA7A1E6-E69D-4BA5-B291-95782A004604}\ProgID]
@=”WHISPERAX.WhisperAxCtrl.0.70.4″
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{EBA7A1E6-E69D-4BA5-B291-95782A004604}\ToolboxBitmap32]
@=”C:\\PROGRA~2\\BATTLE~1\\Sonar\\070~1.4\\SonarAx.ocx, 1″
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{EBA7A1E6-E69D-4BA5-B291-95782A004604}\TypeLib]
@=”{B926A6E0-4034-4656-BFF5-EBE450004604}”
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{EBA7A1E6-E69D-4BA5-B291-95782A004604}\Version]
@=”1.0″
