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Allowing Active X Controls

  • 08-02-2006 6:08pm
    #1
    jamieh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,073 ✭✭✭


    Hey all,

    I've started using Internet Explorer 7 (Beta 2) and since then I can't run sites such as Windows Update and Symantec Automated Assistant, both sites say that current security settings are blocking active x controls, please change security settings to allow active x controls.

    Could someone tell me how do I go about doing this?

    I've gone to tools, internet options, security and then everything that has to do with active x i've clicked on enable.

    Still no joy tho!!


Comments

  • #2
    woolymammoth
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,772 ✭✭✭woolymammoth


    tbh.. IE7? IE at all?

    To allow activex controls you'll need to go to Options, Advanced and somewhere
    in there you'll find the active x enable / disable settings, if memory serves me
    correctly!

    Removing IE7 Beta involves going to Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs,
    Windows Components and then re-installing the version of IE you want.


  • #3
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 93,582 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    Should have stuck with IE 6
    A carefully crafted HTML page can bypass the ActiveX kill bit... :rolleyes:

    http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS05-054.mspx
    V1.1 (February 1, 2006): Bulletin revised to call out that defense-in-depth improvements have also been made to the kill-bit mechanism.
    Or in other words it's possible to bypass the kill bit that is supposed to protect you from unsafe embedded ActiveX controls.


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