IE 8 Developer Tools not working In Windows?

Question

I am using Internet Explorer 8, not by choice. I need to debug a script in it. However, no matter how many times I click the Developer Tools Icon, under Tools or click F12 it wi

Answer 1

After deselecting the Internet Explorer option from Windows' Add/Remove Windows Components dialogue, I cannot open the tools (although the browser was not removed at all). Re-adding that component has no effect.

Re-installing Windows XP in VirtualBox seems to be the most reliable solution.