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Whats Active X?

  • 16-02-2005 6:57pm
    #1
    DirtyHarry
    Closed Accounts Posts: 347 ✭✭


    One of my friends wants to install msn 7.0 beta but its asking for her to install active-x.

    Whats Active X??

    what does it do and why does it need it to be installed for msn to work? (coz it wont install otherwise)

    plus i dont think i have it on my rig....and i have msn 7.0 beta working fine.

    So whats the story? :)

    Cheers


Comments

  • #2
    OfflerCrocGod
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,334 ✭✭✭OfflerCrocGod


    Install it, it wont do anything bad. It's just a Graphics/Sound/Input/Game Network API Toolkit sort of thing which is used by games and other programs.


  • #3
    Saruman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,389 ✭✭✭✭Saruman


    Thats DirectX :D

    ActiveX is and internet program language. Its fine if microsoft installs using it but to be honest its a security problem.. a LOT of spyware uses it to get on your computer.

    Why not google ActiveX for more ansers.


  • #4
    DirtyHarry
    Closed Accounts Posts: 347 ✭✭DirtyHarry


    i did google it....got there site....was too lazy to read pages and pages of crap.....

    prefer posting here and getting it from ye guys! ;)

    cheers!


  • #5
    themole
    Closed Accounts Posts: 888 ✭✭✭themole


    activeX is actually a way for one program to access functionality of another.

    not specifically web based, but that is where they can often come from.

    it may want to install an activeX control which another program may then use in the future.

    as already stated it should be safe enough from MS as far as spyware is involved


  • #6
    OfflerCrocGod
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,334 ✭✭✭OfflerCrocGod


    Saruman wrote:
    Thats DirectX :D
    God i was wondering why the **** MSN needed that! To many Xs in M$ products anyway :rolleyes:


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