Re: ActiveX Help and Support Center SP2

From: Doug Knox MS-MVP (dknox_at_mvps.org)
Date: 08/19/04


Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2004 18:21:30 -0400

Glad to help, even if it was the wrong answer :)

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"Jack Mills" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:8a0f01c48569$68adafd0$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> The culprit, it turns out, was Qwik-Fix 
> (http://www.pivx.com/qwikfix.asp), which I've now 
> removed.  No more pop-ups.  Thanks for your help.  You 
> pointed me in the right direction.  Jack Mills
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Jack,
>>
>>Click Start, Run and enter REGEDIT   Go to:
>>
>>HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersio
> n\Internet Settings\Zones\0
>>
>>Look in the right pane for a value called "1200".  On my 
> system, its set to 0, by default.  Setting it to 1 causes 
> a dialog asking, "Do you want to allow software such as 
> ActiveX controls and plug-ins to run".  The dialog title 
> is Internet Explorer.   Setting this value to 3, 
> causes "script errors".   If its not, 0, change it to 0 
> (zero).  Close and re-open Help and Support.
>>
>>-- 
>>Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered 
> Smart Display
>>Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
>>http://www.dougknox.com
>>--------------------------------
>>Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro
>>http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm
>>--------------------------------
>>Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
>>Unsolicited e-mail is not answered.
>> 
>>"Jack Mills" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote 
> in message news:8b1501c48552$86502bb0$a601280a@phx.gbl...
>>> Didn't work.  Any other ideas?
>>> 
>>> Assuming you are running XP Pro SP2, can you click 
> Start | 
>>> Help and Support | Printing and faxing WITHOUT the 
> warning 
>>> pop-up?  TIA
>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>I would say you want the Intranet Zone, and in the 
>>> ActiveX Controls section, Disable Automatic Prompting.
>>>>
>>>>-- 
>>>>Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered 
>>> Smart Display
>>>>Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
>>>>http://www.dougknox.com
>>>>--------------------------------
>>>>Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP 
> Pro
>>>>http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm
>>>>--------------------------------
>>>>Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
>>>>Unsolicited e-mail is not answered.
>>>> 
>>>>"Jack Mills" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> 
> wrote 
>>> in message news:139101c4853a$60df49a0
> $a301280a@phx.gbl...
>>>>> Clicking any choices available in XP Pro SP2's Help 
> and 
>>>>> Support Center results in a Microsoft Internet 
> Explorer 
>>>>> pop-up warning with this message:  "Your current 
>>> security 
>>>>> settings prohibit running ActiveX controls on this 
>>> page.  
>>>>> As a result, the page may not display correctly."
>>>>> 
>>>>> The problem remains after I've changed all ActiveX 
>>> options 
>>>>> under all four Web content zones found by clicking 
>>> Tools | 
>>>>> Internet Options | Security.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Surely Microsoft wants its XP SP2 users to have full 
>>>>> access to all pages and links within the Help and 
>>> Support 
>>>>> Center.  What changes can I make to eliminate the pop-
>>> up 
>>>>> warning?  TIA
>>>>.
>>>>
>>.
>>


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