IE ActiveX messages while using WINDOWS Explorer and other applica

[Guest]

I often receive the message "Do you want to allow software such as ActiveX
controls and plug-ins to run?" when I do one of the following:

While using WINDOWS Explorer (not IE) and I switch between folders

Launch an application like "Norton Password Manager"

Any help or insight into the problem is greatly appreciated.

 

[Mark L. Ferguson]

SP2 set that up. You can turn it off if you like.

To disable the SP2 warning for running activeX on a local computer page, go
to : IE, Tools menu, Options, Advanced Tab, -- scroll down to the Security
area, check the box for, "Allow active content to run in files on My
Computer"

 

[Guest]

Mark,
Thanks for the reply. I did try this and it does not fix my problem. I
even uninstalled (or more accurately unconfigured) Internet Explorer,
performed an "SFC.EXE /SCANNOW" to verify all files and then reapplied WinXP
SP2 and still experience the same problem. I also reviewed a HijackThis
report and think it looks pretty clean.

At present, I am on WinXP Professional with SP2 applied and all critical
hotfixes applied as directed by Windows Update.

Ray