Re: windowsupdate giving ActiveX security message

From: Jan Il (abuse_at_localhost.com)
Date: 02/16/05 

Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2005 12:42:21 -0500

Hi Rich :-)

Try the following and see if it helps:

Windows Update Troubleshooter
http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/troubleshoot/

also...

Zone Err Msg: Your Current Security Settings Prohibit Running ActiveX
Controls on This Page...
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q223310/

Hope this helps

Jan :)
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>I have a PC that won't let me use windows update. When I try to go to the
> site, I get "Your current security settings prohibit running ActiveX
> controls
> on this page....". I have added "http://*.windowsupdate.microsoft.com" to
> the trusted sites and have even tried setting the entire internet zone to
> low
> (temporarily), but it still gives the message.
>
> Should I (can I?) reinstall IE6?
>
> Thank you

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