Microsoft loses another lawsuit, IE6 may drop ActiveX Control access in 2004

[Drew]

While Java VM no longer supported in IE6 due to its continuing litigation
with Sun Microsystems, Microsoft loses another patent infringement lawsuit
from the Eolas Technologies Inc. and the University of California.

Per Microsoft, "New retail and OEM versions of Windows XP will have a
modified version of Internet Explorer 6 in early 2004...".

"When you buy a new PC next year, it will have the new behavior." Users
entering websites that calls for ActiveX controls will need to manually seek
to download the control.

See complete article at:

http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,4149,1310572,00.asp

 

[Mike Kolitz]

Requiring manual action from the user is not the same as dropping support
for ActiveX.

Check out http://msdn.microsoft.com/ieupdate/.
At this point, all you have to do is click a button.

--
Mike Kolitz MCSE 2000
MS-MVP - Windows Setup and Deployment

Remember to check Windows Update often,
and apply the patches marked as Critical!
http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com