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