Re: Active X - Windows xp

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Mike wrote:

> I am using optimum online cable. The OS is Windows XP Home which is
> totally up to date. The service provider has a test to check the
> computer for the feasibility of cable updates in service. When I try
> to run the test I am notified that Windows XP does not recognize the
> authenticity of the application refusing to run xdector.cab from
> cablevision in order to install
> the ActiveX. I shut down the firewall, and the result is the same.
> What can I do to install the Active X with Xdetector.cab?
> Thanks

When you try to install the ActiveX plugin, look at the top of your
browser (Internet Explorer) for a yellow Information bar. Click on it
per the instructions and choose to install the plugin. If you aren't
using IE, then that is why you can't install the plugin. Firefox and
other browsers don't use ActiveX, which is one of the reasons why they
can be safer than IE.

Malke
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