Security issues while installing ActiveX control: registry permissions

[Fran Varona]

Hello from Spain.

I try to install an ActiveX control from a secure website. I set up IE
Security to permit installation of ActiveX controls. When I accept the
information message about the control, I get an error: "Your installation
requires write permission on Windows registry. Log on as a member of
Administrators group" (not exactly, because the message is in spanish). The
problem is that the user actually IS member of Administrators group. I try
again logging as the original 'Administrator' user, and I get the same
error. The OS is Windows 2000 Pro SP4, IE 6 SP1, version 6.0.2800.1106.

Any suggestions?

Thanks in advance,

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Francisco Varona de Miguel
Analista de Sistemas
Eurosistemas Informáticos y Comunicaciones, S.L.
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[Jan Il]

Hi Fran

Hello from Spain.

Hello from Northern Virginia, USA!

You don't mention which version of Windows or IE you are using, so I'm
taking a guess here. Try the following and see if it helps:

Your current Security settings prohibit running ActiveX Controls

Set your Security to Med.
View the Browsers How-to regarding updating your browser security settings.
http://www.auburn.edu/oit/support/employees/browsers/ht_ie6_browser_mediumsecurity.php
and setting your browser to medium-level security

also..

Allow active content to run in files on My Computer - Windows XP Service
Pack 2:
http://www.winxptutor.com/lmzunlock.htm

Zone Err Msg Your Current Security Settings Prohibit Running ActiveX
Controls on This Page...
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q223310/

and...

This happens if the Run ActiveX controls and plug-ins setting is disabled
for the My Computer Zone. Follow these steps to disable the restriction.

Click Start, Run and type REGEDIT



Update your script engine: For 2000 and XP go to
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...43-7e4b-4622-86eb-95a22b832caa&DisplayLang=en



How to update your browser security settings.
http://www.auburn.edu/oit/support/employees/browsers/ht_ie6_browser_mediumsecurity.php



If these steps do not resolve your problem, or you need help with the above,
please post back to this thread with the details and any error messages.

Hope this helps

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[Fran Varona]

I think that I did mention the version of Windows and IE... but anyway, my
problem finished in a peculiar way.

The problem was the ActiveX control, the one I was trying so hard to
install. It was hosted in a government's site, and I had to phone them
endlessly, and at the end they told me that the control actually had a
problem. While installing, you get an error message but there was no
connection between the message and the real problem.

Thanks a lot anyway.

Regards,

Fran Varona

 

[Jan Il]

Hi Fran

I think that I did mention the version of Windows and IE... but anyway, my
problem finished in a peculiar way.

The problem was the ActiveX control, the one I was trying so hard to
install. It was hosted in a government's site, and I had to phone them
endlessly, and at the end they told me that the control actually had a
problem. While installing, you get an error message but there was no
connection between the message and the real problem.

Thanks a lot anyway.

You're very welcome! Glad to hear you were able to resolve your problem.
Good job!

Thank you for posting back and letting us know what worked for you, and for
the benefit of other readers who might have a similar problem.

Jan
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