Hi,

It's my understanding that ActiveX is MS's version of Java, and works in
IE, right? Since I use Firefox and Java, is there any reason why I
shouldn't delete any ActiveX stuff I find? My registry is loaded with
ActiveX crap.

TIA,

Chakolate

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aside.
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Actually no.....

Many website's uses ActiveX objects, including those designed for non-IE
browsers, as do many programs. Thus, deleting them from your registry is NOT
a good idea unless;

1. You know what you are deleting
2. You are COMPLETELY SURE you do not need it.

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"Chakolate" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> It's my understanding that ActiveX is MS's version of Java, and works in
> IE, right? Since I use Firefox and Java, is there any reason why I
> shouldn't delete any ActiveX stuff I find? My registry is loaded with
> ActiveX crap.
>
> TIA,
>
> Chakolate
>
> --
> Be not the first by whom the new are tried, nor yet the last to lay the
old
> aside.
> --Alexander Pope, "Essay On Criticism"

Chakolate wrote:
> Hi,
>
> It's my understanding that ActiveX is MS's version of Java, and works in
> IE, right? Since I use Firefox and Java, is there any reason why I
> shouldn't delete any ActiveX stuff I find? My registry is loaded with
> ActiveX crap.
>
> TIA,
>
> Chakolate
>
Sun and MS had different versions of Java. ActiveX is a whole different
thing.. It is needed by your sound card and video card. If you remove
it your computer is toast.

> Hi,
>
> It's my understanding that ActiveX is MS's version of Java, and works in
> IE, right? Since I use Firefox and Java, is there any reason why I
> shouldn't delete any ActiveX stuff I find? My registry is loaded with
> ActiveX crap.
>
> TIA,
>
> Chakolate

Just deactivate it so that it can't run through the Internet, and
it shouldn't cause any trouble. You need it for Windows Update, so
it isn't a good idea to try to delete it. In my humble opinion,
Active X should be reduced to cinders with napalm, and the ground
where it stood sown with salt. But we live in a Microsoft world.

Chakolate <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
news:Xns9516A4F9854F9chakolatehotmailcom@130.133.1.4:

> Hi,
>
> It's my understanding that ActiveX is MS's version of Java, and works in
> IE, right? Since I use Firefox and Java, is there any reason why I
> shouldn't delete any ActiveX stuff I find? My registry is loaded with
> ActiveX crap.

Oh, I should have known it was too tempting to be a Good Thing. :-( Okay,
thanks for the input everybody. Now how do I deactivate it?

Chak

--
Be not the first by whom the new are tried, nor yet the last to lay the old
aside.
--Alexander Pope, "Essay On Criticism"

From the control panel

Internet Options > Security

From IE

Tools > (as above)

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"Chakolate" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Chakolate <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> news:Xns9516A4F9854F9chakolatehotmailcom@130.133.1.4:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > It's my understanding that ActiveX is MS's version of Java, and works in
> > IE, right? Since I use Firefox and Java, is there any reason why I
> > shouldn't delete any ActiveX stuff I find? My registry is loaded with
> > ActiveX crap.
>
> Oh, I should have known it was too tempting to be a Good Thing. :-(
Okay,
> thanks for the input everybody. Now how do I deactivate it?
>
> Chak
>
> --
> Be not the first by whom the new are tried, nor yet the last to lay the
old
> aside.
> --Alexander Pope, "Essay On Criticism"

JoeA wrote:

> Chakolate wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> It's my understanding that ActiveX is MS's version of Java, and works
>> in IE, right? Since I use Firefox and Java, is there any reason why I
>> shouldn't delete any ActiveX stuff I find? My registry is loaded with
>> ActiveX crap.
>>
>> TIA,
>>
>> Chakolate
>>
> Sun and MS had different versions of Java. ActiveX is a whole different
> thing.. It is needed by your sound card and video card. If you remove
> it your computer is toast.

He means DirectX, ActiveX is Visual Basic for IE.

"deimos" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> He means DirectX, ActiveX is Visual Basic for IE.

Not quite.... but close

http://www.microsoft.com/com/tech/ActiveX.asp

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