I know I have been asking about this before, but I still haven't
gotten this fixed: When accessing a site that need to download and
install an ActiveX (like ZoneAlarms spyware scanner and Microsoft
Update) I get an error that the ActiveX cannot be downloaded. I Do NOT
get the "Yellow warning line" (Info bar/Security band) in IE6 allowing
be to download the ActiveX. All security settings are OK (tried
lowering them too). In fact I NEVER see the yellow Info bar warnings.

Have talked to Microsoft in Norway as well. No solution so far.
Have one XP Pro home and on XP Pro system at work suffering from this.
Also have a system where it works OK, but can't find any differences.

One non-working system has ZoneAlarm, one have no firewall :-(
Both one working and one non-working have WebWasher (tried disabling)

Anyone got any idea at all what is wrong with IE and the Info bar?

Is there a way to reset the Info bar setting (reregister, reinstall)?
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Lars-Erik - http://home.chello.no/~larse/ - ICQ 7297605
WinXP, Asus P4PE, 2.53 GHz, Asus V8420 (Ti4200), SB-Live!

"Lars-Erik Østerud" <.@.> schrieb:

>I know I have been asking about this before, but I still haven't
> gotten this fixed: When accessing a site that need to download and
> install an ActiveX (like ZoneAlarms spyware scanner and Microsoft
> Update) I get an error that the ActiveX cannot be downloaded. I Do NOT
> get the "Yellow warning line" (Info bar/Security band) in IE6 allowing
> be to download the ActiveX. All security settings are OK (tried
> lowering them too). In fact I NEVER see the yellow Info bar warnings.

That's happening after installing the October Patch Day updates,
especially KB896688 (MS05-052)? If true, try the following:

Download the file OLEfix.zip available here (it is a registry file
that origin from MS Support, and it has fixed the ActiveX problem
for several people, getting this problem after installing KB896688
and based on http://support.microsoft.com/kb/909889 - even before
the article has been released):

http://patch-info.de/IE/Downloads/OLEfix.zip

Extract it and double click the contained OLE_fix.reg file. Click Yes
on the dialog box that asks you if you are sure to add the information
in OLEfix.reg to the registry.

You may have to reboot your machine afterwards.

HTH,
Freudi

Ottmar Freudenberger:

> That's happening after installing the October Patch Day updates,
> especially KB896688 (MS05-052)? If true, try the following:

Has been like this for a long time. And I'm getting sick of it.
It doesn't help turing off all security either (no prompting).
Seems like it doesn't even try downloading any ActivX'es.
And I can't find where this setting is (have tried to compare
registry with the laptop where ActiveX still can be downloaded).

BTW: If I download the ActiveX on the laptope where it is working,
and then copy it to the PC where I can't download it it works (had
to do this to make Windows Update work). So it's not anything that
stops the ActiveX from running, only stopping it from downloading.

> Download the file OLEfix.zip available here (it is a registry file
> that origin from MS Support, and it has fixed the ActiveX problem
> for several people, getting this problem after installing KB896688
> and based on http://support.microsoft.com/kb/909889 - even before
> the article has been released):
>
> http://patch-info.de/IE/Downloads/OLEfix.zip

Check it. Those settings where allready right in my system :-(
--
Lars-Erik - http://home.chello.no/~larse/ - ICQ 7297605
WinXP, Asus P4PE, 2.53 GHz, Asus V8420 (Ti4200), SB-Live!

"Lars-Erik Østerud" <.@.> schrieb:
> Ottmar Freudenberger:
>
>> That's happening after installing the October Patch Day updates,
>> especially KB896688 (MS05-052)? If true, try the following:
>
> Has been like this for a long time.

More than six weeks?

> It doesn't help turing off all security either (no prompting).
> Seems like it doesn't even try downloading any ActivX'es.

Any group policies set? Does it work after *uninstalling* Zone
Alarm (don't forget to turn on Windows firewall after this and
before going online!) at least temporary?

Bye,
Freudi

Ottmar Freudenberger:

> More than six weeks?

Yep, don't know exacly when. Noticed the problems when MS upgraded
their Update site and startet with the Genuine Validation Tool (until
then I hadn't had the need to download any ActiveX'es :-)

> Any group policies set? Does it work after *uninstalling* Zone
> Alarm (don't forget to turn on Windows firewall after this and

I have a router with a firewall too. If I uninstall ZA. Will I loose
all the program settings if I reinstall it again later? Or...?
--
Lars-Erik - http://home.chello.no/~larse/ - ICQ 7297605

"Lars-Erik Østerud" <.@.> schrieb:
> Ottmar Freudenberger:
>
>> More than six weeks?
>
> Yep, don't know exacly when.

Okay, then it's definitly not KB896688 :-)

>> Any group policies set? Does it work after *uninstalling* Zone
>> Alarm (don't forget to turn on Windows firewall after this and
>
> I have a router with a firewall too. If I uninstall ZA. Will I loose
> all the program settings if I reinstall it again later?

Sorry, since I don't use any Personal Firewall Software aside the
Windows Firewall although my machines are sitting behind a router
too, I can't answer that question. I would assume that the settings
will be kept (maybe there's a an option to while uninstalling ZA),
but I'm simply not sure. You may also try to disable *all* "Web Bugs"
options in ZA.

Bye,
Freudi

Ottmar Freudenberger:

> Sorry, since I don't use any Personal Firewall Software aside the
> Windows Firewall although my machines are sitting behind a router

Tried uninstalling. Didn't help (but I got a cleanup :-)

No a surprise since the PC at work does not have any firewall.
And that doesn't download ActiveX'es either :-(

So it's got to be something else. But what?
What could prevent ActiveX'es from even trying to download.
--
Lars-Erik - http://home.chello.no/~larse/ - ICQ 7297605

Ottmar Freudenberger:

Found an article on the same problem on the net, but it was one of
those "pay to see the answer" sites, and I really don't want to pay
(if someone is registered here, maybe they can read the answer :-)

http://www.experts-exchange.com/Oper..._21631785.html
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Lars-Erik - http://home.chello.no/~larse/ - ICQ 7297605

Hi,
Re: http://www.experts-exchange.com/Oper..._21631785.html
Scroll down the page ;-)

You should be able to disable ZoneAlarm at startup from MSCONFIG> Startup or
Services. This should not change any ZA settings.

Don
[MS MVP- IE]

"Lars-Erik Østerud" <.@.> wrote in message
news:at5hf.1351$zc1.818@amstwist00...
> Ottmar Freudenberger:
>
> Found an article on the same problem on the net, but it was one of
> those "pay to see the answer" sites, and I really don't want to pay
> (if someone is registered here, maybe they can read the answer :-)
>
> http://www.experts-exchange.com/Oper..._21631785.html
> --
> Lars-Erik - http://home.chello.no/~larse/ - ICQ 7297605

"Lars-Erik Østerud" <.@.> schrieb:
> Ottmar Freudenberger:
>
>> Sorry, since I don't use any Personal Firewall Software aside the
>> Windows Firewall although my machines are sitting behind a router
>
> Tried uninstalling. Didn't help (but I got a cleanup :-)

Hm. Does your AV scanner offer any "Web bugs" features/options?
What about group policies?

> No a surprise since the PC at work does not have any firewall.
> And that doesn't download ActiveX'es either :-(

You've tried the OLEfix on that machine too with no avail?
Or did that machine ran into the same problem at the same time
like your other machine?

Bye,
Freudi