Re: SP2 and Active-X

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There are times when you just have to enable ActiveX..its that simple.. I do
it without problems.. I am just careful what I activate.. if you take the
'blanket' view not to ever allow anything, problems will follow..

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Mike Hall
MVP - Windows Shell/User


"~ FreeSpirit ~" <spammenot@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "cquirke (MVP Windows shell/user)" <cquirkenews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
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>> On Tue, 23 Aug 2005 14:09:38 -0500, "~ FreeSpirit ~"
>>>"Ted Zieglar" <teddyz@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>>>> "You cannot install some updates or programs"
>>>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/822798/
>>>====================================
>>>I can't see any connection between this information and the warning I now
>>>get when I want to install the Active-X from HP's website. How do I get
>>>RID
>>>of that SP2 warning thing in I.E.?
>>>
>>>Cat roots etc? I don't even understand the terminology at that site.
>>>That
>>>page tells you to do things technicians are qualified to do, not average
>>>PC
>>>users such as myself. If I mess the the cat roots I have no one here to
>>>help fix my PC.
>>>
>>>Can you please just tell me how to STOP this SP2 I.E. warning window from
>>>coming up when I try to download an active X?
>>
>> One way is to put the relevant HP site into your list of URLs in the
>> Trusted Zone (IE, Tools, Options, Security, Trusted Zone).
>
> ## I already did that. It doesn't work. The Bar still stops all
> downloads from HP and MS plus other things. I want to know how to disable
> it so I can download what I want.
>
>> ActiveX controls can be lethal.
>
> ## Yes, I'm aware of that.
>
> I would strongly advise against
>> allowing *all* web sites to drop arbitrary ActiveX controls on your
>> PC.
>
> ## I never allowed that.
>
> You may well wish you could go back to a working system with
>> annoying warnings, after being nailed by commercial malware and
>> sometimesworse, delivered through ActiveX intrusions.
>
> ## I agree, now how do I disable this security bar so I can download
> critical MS updates and allow the HP site to scan my system for updates?
>
> FS~


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