Not allowing me to use ActiveX Controls

Whenever I try to perform manual Windows Update on one of the computers I
service, the information bar pops down and says "Your security settings do
not allow web sites to use ActiveX controls installed on your computer."
I've tried changing all activex settings to enable or prompt, but same thing
keeps happening. I am unable to set the internet security setting to
medium-low.

Running Windows XP Pro SP2 with somewhat current updates (stopped working
all of a sudden; user has only user privileges, so couldn't have done this).

I don't mind running automatic updates, but it's against company policy, so
I just want to standardize everything. What am I not doing/doing wrong?
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Relevant Pages

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