Re: Total ActiveX rejection

Amelia,

Before going any further let us check whether you have ActiveX properly
installed. Go to this link and run the test:

http://www.pcpitstop.com/testax.asp?print=1

--
Uncle John
"sailboat_amelia" <sailboatamelia@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
message news:7E33BBBF-28F6-4582-913A-422C606A1D21@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> "Uncle John" wrote:
>
>> go to Control Panel Internet Options. In the Security Tab set all the
>> security zones to the default. Go to the Trusted Zone, add the
>> site http://update.microsoft.com/
>
> Done. Unfortunately, this had no effect at all. I still get the standard
> popup information bar "Your security settings do not allow Web sites to
> use
> ActiveX controls installed on your computer." with no actual information
> inside it. As a matter of fact, I had already added numerous Microsoft
> URLs
> added to my trusted zone, all with no effect.
>
> Thanx, and regards.


.

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