IE ActiveX and Windows Explorer Problem.

From: Charles (Charles_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 09/19/04 

Date: Sun, 19 Sep 2004 13:43:06 -0700

I've just upgraded my system from WinXP Pro SP1 to SP2 and it greeted me with
a quite a few errors. I've figured out solutions to a few probs but I still
need help on 2 more probs.

1. I'm using IE6. There are a few websites that I can't enter because of
this prob. I got a message saying, "Your current security settings prohibit
running ActiveX controls on this page. As a result, the page may not display
correctly." I clicked OK and the "Page cannot be found" page appears. I tried
changing security level to low and enable all ActiveX settings but still I
can't go to the site.

2. 2nd problem : Whenever I go to the Control Panel or exit from Control
Panel, I receive an error message saying that Windows Explorer has
encountered a problem and needs to close. It also asks me whether I want to
send report or not. If I choose "Don't Send", the system doesn't crash or
reboot, but I can never browse through My Computer or My Documents or
anything that has something to do Explorer until I restart my PC. If I choose
"Send Error Report", I get a message on the Microsoft Online Crash Analysis
saying that no solution is available for the problem. It also states, "We
have detected that your computer is missing important security and
performance-related features offered by Windows XP SP2." I executed Windows
Update and there is no update available.

It will be much appreciated if anyone can help me with this problems.

Thanks...

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