Problem with Extension Manager in DW 8

In DW 8, when I click Command, the Extension Manager is
grayed-out even when I'm logged in as an Administrator. I can
install entensions by double-clicking them but they are not
available in the program thereafter and the Extension Manager is
still grayed-out.
Is there a fix for this?

Reinstall the Extension Manager.
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"quintalr" <[email protected]> wrote in
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news:ela1i6$4g1$[email protected]..
> In DW 8, when I click Command, the Extension Manager is
grayed-out even
> when
> I'm logged in as an Administrator. I can install
entensions by
> double-clicking
> them but they are not available in the program
thereafter and the
> Extension
> Manager is still grayed-out.
>
> Is there a fix for this?
>

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