Re: How to disable ActiveX Security warning ?

"Sid Knee" <mevagissy@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:4394ba98$0$29915$c3e8da3@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Vanguard wrote:
"Arnold Peters" <apet10@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:4394a1a1$0$9639$9b4e6d93@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

On a computer with IE 6.0+SP1 under Win2000+SP4 I get occasionally warning popups with the text
"This page provides potentially unsafe information to an ActiveX control. Your current settings
prohibit running...."

Yes, I know it. But how do I permanently disbale the popup of this info dialog?

Arnold



"Your current settings ..."

Well, change them if you want to never be warned that a site is downloading and infecting your system with an AX control.

Internet Options -> Security -> Internet zone
Change whichever settings you want.

Not that simple. As I understand Arnold, he *wants* ActiveX turned off (in Internet Options -> Security -> Internet zone) for security reasons.

However, when you do that you are "punished" by having a warning pop-up every damn time you hit a page with an ActiveX control (which is like 90% of pages). You then have to close the pop-up before proceeding. What he wants to do is to stop the warning pop-up, not loosen his security. He knows he's got ActiveX turned off: he doesn't need to be constantly reminded. Unfortunately, this pop-up doesn't have the normal "do not warn me again checkbox". I can't believe anyone gave this any serious thought when they programmed it - it's completely senseless. Why give people the option to de-activate ActiveX then nag them incessantly when they take up that option? (Unless it's MS's way of promoting the use of ActiveX despite security concerns).

And Arnold, I completely sympathise - I have the same problem and have posted here and elsewhere several times but never got an answer (other than the non-sequiteur of loosening up security again). I suspect there isn't any other way to do it. Personally, I view this as a security bug since it may lead to people opening their security more than they feel they need, just to stop the annoyance.



I added my ISP's home page and Macromedia's home page to the Restricted Sites security zone list. This means that all AX options are disabled. No popups. Got any other AX-rich sites that I could test because I'm not seeing the popups you are complaining about. 

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