Interface Not Supported – Windows 7

Windows 7 has been working well, but the other day it just stopped being happy and refused to launch any Explorer windows (like file manager).  It said, “Interface Not Supported” and that was it.  Come on Microsoft, please be a little better about your errors and give some information.  I google’d for a while and found a fix.  Re-register all the DLLs.  I just pasted the following into the command prompt. All fixed up.

regsvr32 comcat.dll /s
regsvr32 CSSEQCHK.DLL /s
regsvr32 shdoc401.dll /s
regsvr32 shdoc401.dll /i /s
regsvr32 asctrls.ocx /s
regsvr32 oleaut32.dll /s
regsvr32 shdocvw.dll /I /s
regsvr32 shdocvw.dll /s
regsvr32 browseui.dll /s
regsvr32 browsewm.dll /s
regsvr32 browseui.dll /I /s
regsvr32 msrating.dll /s
regsvr32 mlang.dll /s
regsvr32 hlink.dll /s
rem regsvr32 mshtml.dll /s
regsvr32 mshtmled.dll /s
regsvr32 urlmon.dll /s
regsvr32 plugin.ocx /s
regsvr32 sendmail.dll /s
rem regsvr32 comctl32.dll /i /s
rem regsvr32 inetcpl.cpl /i /s
rem regsvr32 mshtml.dll /i /s
regsvr32 scrobj.dll /s
regsvr32 mmefxe.ocx /s
rem regsvr32 proctexe.ocx mshta.exe /register /s
regsvr32 corpol.dll /s
regsvr32 jscript.dll /s
regsvr32 msxml.dll /s
regsvr32 imgutil.dll /s
regsvr32 thumbvw.dll /s
regsvr32 cryptext.dll /s
regsvr32 rsabase.dll /s
rem regsvr32 triedit.dll /s
rem regsvr32 dhtmled.ocx /s
regsvr32 inseng.dll /s
regsvr32 iesetup.dll /i /s
rem regsvr32 hmmapi.dll /s
regsvr32 cryptdlg.dll /s
regsvr32 actxprxy.dll /s
regsvr32 dispex.dll /s
regsvr32 occache.dll /s
regsvr32 occache.dll /i /s
regsvr32 iepeers.dll /s
rem regsvr32 wininet.dll /i /s
regsvr32 urlmon.dll /i /s
rem regsvr32 digest.dll /i /s
regsvr32 cdfview.dll /s
regsvr32 webcheck.dll /s
regsvr32 mobsync.dll /s
regsvr32 pngfilt.dll /s
regsvr32 licmgr10.dll /s
regsvr32 icmfilter.dll /s
regsvr32 hhctrl.ocx /s
regsvr32 inetcfg.dll /s
rem regsvr32 trialoc.dll /s
regsvr32 tdc.ocx /s
regsvr32 MSR2C.DLL /s
regsvr32 msident.dll /s
regsvr32 msieftp.dll /s
regsvr32 xmsconf.ocx /s
regsvr32 ils.dll /s
regsvr32 msoeacct.dll /s
rem regsvr32 wab32.dll /s
rem regsvr32 wabimp.dll /s
rem regsvr32 wabfind.dll /s
rem regsvr32 oemiglib.dll /s
rem regsvr32 directdb.dll /s
regsvr32 inetcomm.dll /s
rem regsvr32 msoe.dll /s
rem regsvr32 oeimport.dll /s
regsvr32 msdxm.ocx /s
regsvr32 dxmasf.dll /s
rem regsvr32 laprxy.dll /s
regsvr32 l3codecx.ax /s
regsvr32 acelpdec.ax /s
regsvr32 mpg4ds32.ax /s
regsvr32 voxmsdec.ax /s
regsvr32 danim.dll /s
regsvr32 Daxctle.ocx /s
regsvr32 lmrt.dll /s
regsvr32 datime.dll /s
regsvr32 dxtrans.dll /s
regsvr32 dxtmsft.dll /s
rem regsvr32 vgx.dll /s
regsvr32 WEBPOST.DLL /s
regsvr32 WPWIZDLL.DLL /s
regsvr32 POSTWPP.DLL /s
regsvr32 CRSWPP.DLL /s
regsvr32 FTPWPP.DLL /s
regsvr32 FPWPP.DLL /s
rem regsvr32 FLUPL.OCX /s
regsvr32 wshom.ocx /s
regsvr32 wshext.dll /s
regsvr32 vbscript.dll /s
regsvr32 scrrun.dll mstinit.exe /setup /s
regsvr32 msnsspc.dll /SspcCreateSspiReg /s
regsvr32 msapsspc.dll /SspcCreateSspiReg /s
regsvr32 licdll.dll /s
regsvr32 regwizc.dll /s
regsvr32 softpub.dll /s
regsvr32 IEDKCS32.DLL /s
regsvr32 MSTIME.DLL /s
regsvr32 WINTRUST.DLL /s
regsvr32 INITPKI.DLL /s
regsvr32 DSSENH.DLL /s
regsvr32 RSAENH.DLL /s
regsvr32 CRYPTDLG.DLL /s
regsvr32 Gpkcsp.dll /s
regsvr32 Sccbase.dll /s
regsvr32 Slbcsp.dll /s

Comments

50 responses to “Interface Not Supported – Windows 7”

  1. YES it worked thank you so much!!!!

  2. Thanks, it worked like a charm.

  3. didnt worked for me 🙁 paster into the CMD.EXE. Saw it working and then, still the same..

  4. oh… needed it to run as administrator.. thanks mate!

  5. Indeed, run cmd as administrator! Thanks a lot!

  6. I had this exact problem. It started after installing IE7 standalone, but this solved my problems! Thank’s alot.

  7. Thanks, i solved my windows problem, i after do it each folder you click on it open in new window and in folder options your chekmark is on open each folder in same window, i think something is changed here, can you help me please?

  8. you saved my life !

  9. Wauw, it works!
    Thank you very much! 😀

  10. same problem

    I run cmd as administrator and typed all the above but nothing changed

    1. DIDNT WORK WITH ADMINISTRATOR/ENTERED THEN FROZE.WIN 7 64 BIT.

  11. Thanks a lot!!! it worked!
    btw, to paste in cmd, rightclick->paste

  12. had the same problem here !! this worked perfectly
    think you !!!

    stil helpfull in 2010…. 🙂

  13. had the same problem here !! this worked perfectly
    thank you !!!

    still helpfull in 2010…. 🙂

  14. Liesbeth Avatar

    Worked like a charm! Great! Thanks!

  15. Thanks a lot! I had the same problem. fixed now! better backup my data

  16. Btw, if you copy all of this into notepad, and save as a .bat file and then run it, it will do all of this with zero typing. Thanks!

  17. Super, worked like a charm.
    thanks for sharing.

  18. Dont work for me. I run as administrator on cmd.exe (c:Windowssystem32>) and typed all that code and entered “line by line” all commands but they doesn’t show any msg when inserted.

    Then I tryed to see whit the right click mouse on personalization menu, or monitor resulation and the message is the same: “Interface Not Supported” …

  19. THANK YOU! 😀
    Worked like a dream. It was driving me crazy.

  20. ert honon Avatar

    thank you the bat file worked excellent you should get a kiss from Nathalie Portman

  21. dont work for me 🙁
    please help me to resolve this problem :/

  22. This didn’t work for me, either. I had the message “Explorer.EXE Interface not supported” with the EXE in capital letters, which is an indicator of a virus in the system. I got rid of it after rebooting in safe mode (push F8 on boot-up) and doing a complete system scan by Avira. It found a virus and deleted it. After that all was good again. HTH.

  23. yay! web site doesn’t work in ie7…already upgraded current computer to ie8…hadn’t yet found ietester…stupidly tried to install ie7 – i know, i have no idea what i was thinking. ran cmd.exe as administrator and pasted it in – explorer started working without even a reboot! excellent!

  24. Prosa Avatar

    Great, It works! However I’ve removed the ‘rem’ before

  25. peter Avatar

    Yes its working, thanks

  26. Jaeden Avatar

    Thanks. I just happened to come across this problem after I failed to run IE7 standalone installation on windows 7. You save my trouble of reinstalling my windows7.

    It is working!

  27. Thanks mate. This was great!!!! Awesome fix!!

  28. Jack Zpfff Avatar
    Jack Zpfff

    Thank you very much. You saved my weekend!

  29. Navin Chaturvedi Avatar
    Navin Chaturvedi

    Worked like magic Thanks a ton

  30. You’re a star, spent hours tearing my hair out! Until I your found your fix, which has solved my problem. MAGIC!

  31. YEES!!!! THANK YOU!!! I thought i had a virus and i was expecting to have to re-install windows or worse get a new computer, but you my friend have provided an answer i’ve been looking forever for in one short article. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!! 😀

  32. it doesnt work
    ive run it in admin but it doesnt change anything
    Please help

  33. Qualanqui Avatar

    Tried this and it didn’t work, had to run it as a startup batch script because cmd.exe doesn’t work but it still comes up with “Interface Not Supported” when I try to open anything so I have been forced to create a new user which also isn’t doing very well god I hate windows why must EVERYTHING be so dam difficult?

  34. Thank you ! it worked for me !

  35. Didn’t work.
    Here is what worked for me:

    I found a thread about doing such weird stuff in a batt file. It was about Win98…
    I googled a bit more and found that magic command:
    FOR /R C: %G IN (*.dll) DO “%systemroot%system32regsvr32.exe” /s “%G”

    It took about 2 min and showed up a LOT of errors like ” Runetime error! ”
    Just click ok on allll of them.

    When the command is done… ENJOY 😀

    1. Michelle Avatar

      This worked for me!!!! Thanks!

  36. thank you , work, make my very happy.greeting from NL

  37. Gennaro Avatar

    Thank you, it worked very well

  38. Gracias! fue lo único que funcionó para la interfaz no compatible windows 7

  39. Thanks a million! I cloned my SSD with Casper and ran into this problem. You saved me a lot of headaches!

  40. You, sir, are a scholar and a gentleman. Worked like a charm!

    Thank you!

    Nathan

  41. Thank you so much !!! I was totally desperate not to find a solution. I tried a lot but this one fixed up everything !!!

  42. Woah! Great job! Worked like a charm thank you.

  43. You are verry professional master 🙂 THX, its work!

  44. Thank you so much. it worked like a charm.

  45. help , i try to open the cmd but it cant , i right click and the open button issent there or nothing , with task manager i typ’t cmd.exe and stil interface not supported help

  46. 2016-02-28 After some browsers installation, i’ve the same problem. I lauch this in administrator mode and IT’S WORK ! THANKS A LOT ! You save my Computer !

    1. Indeed the administrator mode did the trick!

  47. it works thank you a lot

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