Active X & Direct X Troubleshooting for Windows 2000 & XP

Time by Time I got call from Technician/Engineers/Sr. Engineers/Managers says” Hi Arindam I got your ref from XYZ actually we facing problem with Active X Component installing on Windows XP PC/Laptop “. Yes many sites in India on the Internet use Active X or Direct X controls to display web content. If you are having the following issues, the below instructions offer possible solutions. Before applying this you must knowing PC administrator Password.

Issues:

• Active X or Direct X Will Not Load
• WINXP IE Service Pack 2 Not Allowing Load

The following applies to Windows 2000 and Windows XP, and is meant to be used by experienced PC users ONLY.

• Open Internet Explorer, click on Tools, click on Internet Options
• Click on the Security Tab
• Click to Highlight Internet, click Custom Level button
• .NET framework-Run Authenticode not signed—click to ENABLE
• Run components signed with Authenticode—- click to ENABLE
• ActiveX controls and plug-ins
• Automatic prompting for ActiveX controls—- click to ENABLE
• Binary and scripting behaviors—- click to ENABLE
• Download signed ActiveX controls—- click to ENABLED
• Download unsigned ActiveX controls—- click to ENABLED
• Init and script ActiveX controls not marked as safe—- click to ENABLED
• Run ActiveX controls and plug-ins—- click to ENABLE
• Script ActiveX controls marked safe for scripting—- click to ENABLED
• Downloads
• Auto prompt for downloads—- click to DISABLE
• File downloads— click to ENABLE
• Font download—- click to ENABLE
• Java VM
• Java permissions—— click to HIGH SAFETY
• Access data sources across domains—- click to DISABLE
• Allow META REFRESH—- click to ENABLE
• Allow scripting of IE web-browser controls—- click to DISABLE
• Allow scripting of windows without size or position—- click to DISABLE
• Allow web pages to use restricted protocols for active— click to PROMPT
• Display mixed content—– click to PROMPT
• Don’t prompt for client certificate selection —— click to DISABLE
• Drag and drop or paste files—– click to ENABLE
• Installation of desktop items—-PROMPT
• Launch programs and files in an IFRAME—- click to PROMPT
• Navigate sub-frames across different domains— click to ENABLE
• Open files based on content, not file extensions—- click to ENABLE
• Software channel permissions—– click to MEDIUM SAFETY
• Submit non-encrypted form date—- click to ENABLE
• Use Pop-Up blocker—- click to ENABLE
• User data persistence—– click to ENABLE
• Web site in less privileged web content zone can navigate—- click to ENABLE
• Scripting
• Active scripting—– click to ENABLE
• Allow paste operations via script—– click to ENABLE
• Scripting of Java applets—- click to ENABLE
• User Authentication
• Logon
• click to Automatic logon only in Intranet zone