Re: Warning message about ActiveX control

Are the links you're clicking on links to an RSS feed? Do you have an RSS reader installed?
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~PA Bear

Larry Hermann wrote: 
Unfortunately, yes - I still get the message. However, the problem seems
limited to Yahoo; it does not occur when I click hyperlinks on other
homepages. I wonder if it has to do with Yahoo now offering RSS feeds?

Larry

"PA Bear" <PABearMVP@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:%23UmEYO2dFHA.2736@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Assuming a Yahoo page is your IE homepage, choose a different homepage.
> For quick access to the Yahoo page, add it to Favorites > Links then
> drag Links folder to the IE toolbar.
>
> If you open the Yahoo page from the "Linksbar" now and click on a
> hyperlink on that page, does the problem persist?
> --
> ~PA Bear
>
>
> Larry Hermann wrote:
> > No, It doesn't. It happens primarily in Yahoo when I click on an
> > article from my home page. Thanks,
> >
> > Larry
> >
> > "PA Bear" <PABearMVP@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > news:OVjRAaodFHA.2984@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Does this happen when you click on /every/ or /any/ hyperlink? Does > > > it also happen if you click on a hyperlink in, e.g., an email
> > > message? --
> > > ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> > > MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE) & Security
> > >
> > > Larry Hermann wrote:
> > > > Whenever I click on a hyperlink in IE, I receive the following
> > > > message: "To help protect your security, Internet Explorer stopped
> > > > this site from installing an ActiveX control on your computer.
> > > > Click here for options...."
> > > > When I attempt to install the control it turns out to be
> > > > ocget.dll; if I then check the install box nothing seems to
> > > > happen - I get exactly the same set of messages the next time I
> > > > open the hyperlink.. I am using IE 6.0, SP-2.
> > > >
> > > > Aside from the message, the hyperlinks appear to open without a
> > > > problem. Does anyone know what's going on?
> > > >
> > > > Larry 

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