Showing posts with label .net. Show all posts
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Saturday, July 16, 2011

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