Trusted Web Site Prompts to Download ActiveX Controls

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SUMMARY

When you open a trusted Internet site, you may be prompted to download a control or you may receive the following message:

Your current security settings prohibit running ActiveX controls on this page. As a result, the page may not display correctly.

Some Internet Web sites install controls and plug-ins from sites other than the main Web site address.

For example, when you choose to install the Shockwave Flash ActiveX component from the http://www.msn.com (http://www.msn.com) Web site, the ActiveX component is installed from the http://fdl.msn.com (http://fdl.msn.com) Web site.

For more information about ActiveX controls and security in Internet Explorer, see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

154544 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/154544/EN-US/ ) Description of ActiveX Technologies

154036 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/154036/EN-US/ ) How to Disable Active Content in Internet Explorer

174360 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/174360/EN-US/ ) How to Use Security Zones in Internet Explorer 4.0

APPLIES TO

Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 128-Bit Edition
Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 128-Bit Edition
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01
Microsoft Internet Explorer 1.0
Microsoft Internet Explorer 2.0
Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0
Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.01
Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.02
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5
Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.2

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