message "click to run an ActiveX control on this webpage"

Question

Level 1

3 points

message "click to run an ActiveX control on this webpage"

When I attempt to open a webpage that contains a Quicktime movie, I am stopped by Internet Explorer and asked if I want to run an ActiveX control on the webpage. I click OK and the movie loads as normal. Now, I just updated my PC-cillin Internet Security and switched over to a DSL connection from dial-up. Is it possible that I have changed a setting that is preventing webpages containing Quicktime applications to load properly? By the way, this message will also pop up if I click the Quicktime link on Apple.com's webpage.

Windows XP

Posted on Mar 13, 2006 6:04 PM

Reply

Answer 1

Mar 14, 2006 6:45 AM in response to alienated

Running ActiveX can be set to "always" in your IE preferences. This will disable the pop up message.

Reply

Answer 2

alienated Author

Level 1

3 points

Mar 14, 2006 10:09 PM in response to QuickTimeKirk

I'm not sure how to navigate to the "preferences" area of IE. Is this located under "Security" in Internet Options?

Windows XP

Reply

Answer 3

Luke Ray

Level 1

5 points

Mar 14, 2006 10:28 PM in response to alienated

Under Internet Options' Security Tab, click Custom Level. Scroll down to Run ActiveX Controls and Plug-ins. Set to Enable.
Should take care of that.

Reply

Answer 4

alienated Author

Level 1

3 points

Mar 14, 2006 11:38 PM in response to Luke Ray

Unfortunately, my "Security" settings already show that I am running ActiveX controls and plug-ins (enabled). Any other ideas???

Reply

Answer 5

alienated Author

Level 1

3 points

Mar 15, 2006 5:59 PM in response to alienated

DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS??

Reply

Answer 6

Mar 15, 2006 7:05 PM in response to alienated

It is a security update from Windows to disable automatic active x because of a lawsuit, you can remove it by going to the control panel and finding the update but no guarantees on what it will do to your system.

Reply

Answer 7

alienated Author

Level 1

3 points

Mar 15, 2006 9:12 PM in response to littlewingtoo

A-ha! That is the problem! Microsoft Updates downloaded automatically 2 days ago and that's when the problem cropped up. I was going to remove the update but it issued a warning that it may corrupt some programs. Best to leave it alone and live with it. Thanks!

Windows XP

Reply

Answer 8

sam@nasa

Level 1

5 points

Mar 16, 2006 8:08 AM in response to alienated

simple....dont use internet explorer...use an alternate safer browser such as mozilla or opera....faster nad more secure...even microsoft wud agree!!!!!

Reply

Answer 9

Apr 18, 2006 12:09 AM in response to alienated

I uninstalled my update and now it works fine! No problems!

Reply

Answer 10

DJasmine

Level 1

0 points

May 7, 2006 9:44 AM in response to alienated

That change was part of a Mickeysoft Update "because of a patent infringement lawsuit between Eolas Technologies and the Regents of the University of California v. Microsoft. Because of this lawsuit, Microsoft is changing the way Internet Explorer handles ActiveX controls. These changes will be in Internet Explorer 7"

For now, you can install the patch at IE6+
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=B7D9801B-4FB5-492E-903E -3400ABF1D731&displaylang=en

Reply

Answer 11

May 7, 2006 10:04 AM in response to DJasmine

Web page authors can also implement changes to their html code that will prevent the "pop-up" ActiveX message.
http://developer.apple.com/internet/ieembedprep.html
Since my Site has hundreds of QuickTime files I've chosen to use the javascript method (global to my pages) and use PAGEot to update the page code.
I'm sure there is a Windows workaround tool that could do the same but I don't create html files on a Windows computer.

Reply

Answer 12

ubernaut

Level 1

78 points

May 7, 2006 1:04 PM in response to QuickTimeKirk

so then is there any way to prevent the dialog without using javascript or should you just tell them to change their prefs (both options seem less then ideal)

Reply

Answer 13

May 7, 2006 1:26 PM in response to ubernaut

If you do nothing to the page code your visitors will see the ActiveX controller message if they've run the "patch" from Microsoft and use IE.
You can ask them (part of the reason for the pop-up message) to disable the "security features" in Internet Explorer.
My experiences say that they will close the window once they see the message.
Avoid it by including the "new" IE page code.

Reply