Re: Active X -- should I forbid it?
- From: "siljaline" <siljaline@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 4 Sep 2005 20:12:45 -0400
"<*(((><{" wrote:
>I don't kow what ActiveX is supposed to do. Should I just go into IE
> 6 settings and prohibit all ActiveX?
>
> I gather that ActiveX is kind of like a highway for infections and bad
> stuff to get into my computer, or for tortfeasors to steal my personal
> information. Is that right?
>
> I use Microsoft Update (when it works), like to play Yahoo Hearts and
> MahJongg, and access a proprietary online resesarch service that
> requires a login and password.
>
> I also have one financial account that I can access through the
> internete.
>
> What should I do with ActiveX settings under these circumstances?
>
> I'm running XP Home SP1.
You may tweak IE's settings to prompt ActiveX as necessary, Fishy.
See: "Setting the Internet Zone" - I run these settings :)
<http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/restricted.htm>
Silj
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