HRESULT register_class_object(BOOL do_reg)
 {
     HRESULT hres;
 
-    static DWORD cookie;
+    static DWORD ie_cookie, iem_cookie;
 
     if(do_reg) {
         hres = CoRegisterClassObject(&CLSID_InternetExplorer,
                 (IUnknown*)&InternetExplorerFactory, CLSCTX_SERVER,
-                REGCLS_MULTIPLEUSE|REGCLS_SUSPENDED, &cookie);
-        if (FAILED(hres)) {
+                REGCLS_MULTIPLEUSE, &ie_cookie);
+        if (FAILED(hres))
+            ERR("failed to register object %08x\n", hres);
+        hres = CoRegisterClassObject(&CLSID_InternetExplorerManager,
+                (IUnknown*)&InternetExplorerManagerFactory, CLSCTX_SERVER,
+                REGCLS_MULTIPLEUSE, &iem_cookie);
+        if (FAILED(hres))
             ERR("failed to register object %08x\n", hres);
-            return hres;
-        }
-
-        hres = CoResumeClassObjects();
-        if(SUCCEEDED(hres))
-            return hres;
-
-        ERR("failed to resume object %08x\n", hres);
     }
-
-    return CoRevokeClassObject(cookie);
+    else
+    {
+        hres = CoRevokeClassObject(ie_cookie);
+        if (FAILED(hres))
+            ERR("failed to register object %08x\n", hres);
+        hres = CoRevokeClassObject(iem_cookie);
+        if (FAILED(hres))
+            ERR("failed to register object %08x\n", hres);
+    }
+    return hres;
 }

+static HRESULT WINAPI InternetExplorerManager_CreateObject(IInternetExplorerManager *iface, DWORD config, LPCWSTR url, REFIID riid, void **ppv)
+{
+    FIXME("(%p)->(0x%x, %s, %s, %p) semi-stub\n", iface, config, debugstr_w(url), debugstr_guid(riid), ppv);
+
+    return CoCreateInstance(&CLSID_InternetExplorer, NULL, CLSCTX_LOCAL_SERVER, riid, ppv);
+}