CURRENT SECURITY SETTINGS

[Jan Phillips]

My children's computer quit running Norton Anti-Virus
2003 Professional and when I try to run Windows Update a
warning box says, "Your current security settings
prohibit ActiveX controls on this page" . As a result,
the page may not display properly."
I have uninstalled and reinstalled Norton numerous times,
tried system restore (will not restore), shut off system
restore, changed policy settings for users, tried logging
on with a different administrator account, reset all IP
Configuration DNS settings, deleted all Temporary
Internet Files and some .dll files that were supposed to
be reloaded when I went back to Update, etc. Nothing has
helped. Do I have a virus, Trojan horse, etc. How do I
get rid of and repair.

 

[Wesley VogelX]

Jan;
Problem Description:
This message is displayed when your security setting in Internet Explorer is
set too high. For Windows Update to work properly, you must change the security
settings for the Internet zone to Medium or lower.
Resolutions:
Open Internet Explorer
1. Click on Tools from the top menu bar
2. Click on Internet Options in the drop down menu
3. Click on the Security tab
4. Click on the Internet Zone icon
5. To adjust your security level, click Default Level or Custom Level.
6. Try setting the Custom level to Low and see if the ActiveX error persists.

Another approach is to add the following domain names to the Trusted Sites
Zone:

http://Windowsupdate.microsoft.com
Http://V4.Windowsupdate.microsoft.com
http://Download.Windowsupdate.com

To add these sites, follow these steps:

1. Open Internet Explorer
2. Click Tools / Internet Options
3. Click the Security Tab
4. Click on the Trusted Sites Icon
5. Click on the Sites button.
6. Add the domains listed above.

Wes