Whenever I try to access a flash website I receive a message telling me: Your current security setting prohibit running ActiveX controls on this page. As a result, the page may not display correctly. I've re-did the settings as per MS article 154036 to no avail. Although if I use a different browser such as Netscape 7.1 I have no problems. I even tried un-installing IE and re-installing. Still don't work. Are there any suggestions to this problem? Also if I try to access the Windows Update site for WinXp it never gets to the scanning for updates prompt and reverts me back to the knowledge base article 154036... Any help would be appreciated.

Here is the MS Update site message: Software Update Incomplete The Windows Update software did not update successfully. Below are some suggestions to help you proceed: You may have clicked No when prompted to accept the Trust Certificate. To allow the Windows Update site software to install, click Yes when presented with the Security Warning dialog box. Your Internet Explorer security settings may be set too high. To install the updated software and access Windows Update, Internet Explorer security must be set to medium or lower, and active scripting and the download and initialization of ActiveX controls must be enabled. Note These are the default settings for Internet Explorer. For more information about Internet Explorer security and instructions on how to change your security settings, read Microsoft Knowledge Base (KB) Article Q174360. Were these suggestions helpful? Send us your feedback.

ccurt. Go back to the Security settings, and mark Enable for; Run ActiveX controls and plug-ins Download signed ActiveX controls Script ActiveX controls marked safe for scripting The second one doesn't need to be changed, if you have already downloaded it. I'm talking about the update site. After visiting the update site, change things back if you prefer it that way.

I had this problem for a while too and none of the info in the above responses could fix it. What I eventually did was move my security setting to the lowest it would go (tools, internet options, security) and refreshed the page. I didn't care because I knew what the Active X script was. Obviously, you might not want to try this if you don't know the source of the script. The page loaded fine. After that, I moved the slider back up to where it was. Worked fine ever since. -=Bryan=-

This will help: Open Internet Explorer. Click on tools. Internet Options. Click on Security. Click on custom level. There will be a section for ActiveX controls and Plugins. Simply choose enable on all of the selections.