Website Uses ActiveX Controls To Determine The Software Version - Cant Update
Mar 17, 2006
have a laptop running windows xp sp1 and i recently for the first time tried to run windows update. The page it loads says "Checking if your computer has the latest version of Windows updating software for use with the website
The website uses ActiveX controls to determine which version of the software your computer is running. If you see an ActiveX warning, make sure the control is digitally signed by Microsoft before installing it or allowing it to run."
Completely patched WinXP with all updates and service packs. Symantec Internet Security gives the following error: Your current security settings prohibit running ActiveX controls on this page. As a result, the page may not display correctly.
I checked the Symantec site for info. This led me to run services.msc, and I received the same message. I have set everything to default without result. I cannot find any useful information in the MS knowledge base or through Google.
Any ideas before I wipe out this install and start over with Fedora Core?
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Install the ActiveX control required to view the website
what my setting should be for my activeX controls, I wanted to view a video on youtub but had trouble viewing it so youtub said change the setting to promt on some of the setting in activeX controls, it worked but now I been told its not such a good Idea.
I have downloaded an ActiveX control that gives me annoying popups. I have forgotten the name of the control. Here is my Hijack This report.
Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 5:24:02 PM, on 2/11/2007 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v7.00 (7.00.5730.0011)
everytime i try to see a movie in a website (like a movie trailer) or a website that has music (a friend's network for example). it asks me "click to run an activex control on this website" and i have to accept each time. it gets a bit annoying. i dont think i had this before so maybe something changed in my settings that makes me accept this each time. in addition, i tried to go to internet option>security>custom and enable all the activex plugin options... but i still get the same window asking me ro run activex. i have also realized that in some websites like mojoflix.com (similar to Internet) i cannot even see any videos anymore. there is a small red x (inside a white square) on the top left corner. any idea of what we might have changed that does not allow me to see this videos and asks me for activex verification in other sites?
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