Luckily Google prevailed yet again and gave me this result on my query:
http://techrepublic.com.com/5208-11183-0.html?forumID=89&threadID=191474
in which my solution was found:
Open a CMD window, type the following on the command line:
regsvr32 %systemroot%\system32\hhctrl.ocx
regsvr32 %systemroot%\system32\itss.dll
You will receive a success message after each of these commands.
thank you "Perk" from Mölnlycke, SE, for making my day!