Re: IE6 ActiveX Control Problem

Galen,

Thanks for the reply.

This vesrion of the plug-in has been available since May 05. The author and
the webmaster at the website I'm using both say many other users are
successfully using the plug-in. Also, the plug-in does work exactly as it is
supposed to when I open an external SID file from the browser. IE6 does
recognize when the plug-in is required and it knows where to get and load it.

It seems to me that the plug-in is working and the problem I'm seeing is
specific to my PC and configuration. My thought is that something in my
configuration is blocking the plug-in from functioning correctly when called
in an ASP.

Have there been any recent changes? Yes, several, but I've tried closing my
firewall, anti-virus and various anti-spyware apps to remove them from the
equation. SP2 was installed long ago, but WinXP updates have been installed
as they were made available.

In more detail, when the plug-in is invoked from an ASP, the expected window
opens in the displayed webpage, then quickly changes to grayed out. Something
is blocking it, or some expected state of a WinXP or IE6 component is not
present.

Reverting to the previous version of the plug-in is a good idea. I'll see if
I can get one and try it. I downloaded the new one and overwrote my old copy.

I wish I knew how to step through the code in hopes of spotting the exact
problem and getting a meaningful error message.

"Galen" wrote:

> In news:62EFDE94-CE13-4CF5-A86F-C4E0A43BCD2E@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,
> Jim <Jim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> had this to say:
>
> My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:
>
> > I'm using Win XP Pro and IE 6, both fully patched.
> >
> > I've installed a 3rd party activeX plug-in for IE, Express View from
> > Lizard Tech. I've used this plug-in in the past with no problems.
> > Recently, I installed a newer version of the plug-in and the problems
> > began.
> >
> > Symptom:
> >
> > I access a subscription website where Mr SID images are displayed,
> > embedded in a web page. I can't see the embedded images, however, I
> > can save a Mr SID image and open it from inside the browser with no
> > problem. So, the browser plug-in works when opening an external file,
> > but does not work in displaying an image embedded in a webpage.
> >
> > When I try to view an embedded Mr. SID image, although the Express
> > View activeX Control does not display the image as expected and does
> > not function properly, I can right click on the image area and access
> > About Express View. In the Express View logo window an error code is
> > displayed - 0x80070002.
> >
> > When I open an external SID image successfully in IE6 and check About
> > Express View, no error code is displayed.
> >
> > When IE6 is initially opened, Add-on Manager does not show the
> > ExpressView plug-in, but as soon as I access the webpage which uses
> > EV, it shows in Add-on Manager and is enabled. I assume this behavior
> > is as expected.
> >
> > So far, Lizard Tech has not been able to suggest a solution. All dlls
> > are in proper locations and have correct date stamps. No obsolete
> > versions of the dlls are on my HD.
> >
> > Jim
>
> It sounds to me like the author of the plug-in is at fault and that the best
> work-around is to revert to an older version that worked. The behavior
> listed (near the bottom) is exactly what should be displayed - changing the
> drop down selection will enable you to see all plug-ins by the way - and is
> quite normal.
>
> Just to be sure, did this show up at a certain time? Near updating? After
> installing security software? Anything like that? Does this work on another
> PC with the same basic configuration in OS and browser versions?
>
> --
> Galen - MS MVP - Windows (Shell/User & IE)
> http://dts-l.org/
>
> "My life is spent in one long effort to escape from the commonplaces of
> existence." - Sherlock Holmes
>
>
>
.

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