ActiveX's won't download in IE (no Info bar)

Rob Parsons:

> Here is a link to a free-ware tool to list your ActiveX Compatibility values
> for IE
>
> http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/acm.html

Exacly the same ActiveX'es were enabled on both systems.
Found one file with different version (Microsoft Forms DLL, FM20.DLL)
Don't know what that does, but can copy from the working to the
non-working...

And again, all ActiveX'es work if I copy them to the machine, it's
just downloading them that does not work - doesn't even try dl'ing
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Lars-Erik - http://home.chello.no/~larse/ - ICQ 7297605

Hi Lars,

Exactly what do you want to do? Are you a developer trying to embed your own
ActiveX in a web page?? It won't upgrade with your new version?

Here is a msdn article about packaging activeX

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/workshop/components...tivex/p

"Lars-Erik Østerud" <.@.> wrote in message
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> Rob Parsons:
>
> > Here is a link to a free-ware tool to list your ActiveX Compatibility
values
> > for IE
> >
> > http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/acm.html
>
> Exacly the same ActiveX'es were enabled on both systems.
> Found one file with different version (Microsoft Forms DLL, FM20.DLL)
> Don't know what that does, but can copy from the working to the
> non-working...
>
> And again, all ActiveX'es work if I copy them to the machine, it's
> just downloading them that does not work - doesn't even try dl'ing
> --
> Lars-Erik - http://home.chello.no/~larse/ - ICQ 7297605

Rob Parsons:

> Exactly what do you want to do? Are you a developer trying to embed your own
> ActiveX in a web page?? It won't upgrade with your new version?

No, two of my PCs (at work and home) just won't download new ActiveX
components from any web-site anymore (had to copy the WindowsUpdate
ActiveX from another system to even keep my system updated).

ActiveX'es run OK, IE6 just don't want to download new ones from
web-sites. Not even if all security settings are lowest or if the site
is in the Trusted zone. No questions, no download, no error message
(except from the web pages that complain because the isn't there).

And I think I have tried everything now (both suggestion from news,
and from Microsoft Norway), but nothing helps (and MS just wants me to
reinstall XP).

But I still this must be a case of one or more DLLs or registry
settings missing or beeing corrupt, but NO ONE seems to know what DLLs
or registry entries that could cause this malfunction in IE6

> > Exacly the same ActiveX'es were enabled on both systems.
> > Found one file with different version (Microsoft Forms DLL, FM20.DLL)
> > Don't know what that does, but can copy from the working to the
> > non-working...
> >
> > And again, all ActiveX'es work if I copy them to the machine, it's
> > just downloading them that does not work - doesn't even try dl'ing
> > --
> > Lars-Erik - http://home.chello.no/~larse/ - ICQ 7297605
>
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Lars-Erik - http://home.chello.no/~larse/ - ICQ 7297605

"Lars-Erik Østerud" <.@.> wrote in message
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....
> And I think I have tried everything now (both suggestion from news,
> and from Microsoft Norway), but nothing helps (and MS just wants me to
> reinstall XP).


I haven't seen a response to my suggestions to you for how you could
diagnose this.

http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/default.aspx?pg=...=1&tid=


>
> But I still this must be a case of one or more DLLs or registry
> settings missing or beeing corrupt, but NO ONE seems to know what DLLs
> or registry entries that could cause this malfunction in IE6


Perhaps not but I told you how I would try to find out and I requested
minimally that you give us a specific example to work on.


Robert
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Robert Aldwinckle:

> I haven't seen a response to my suggestions to you for how you could
> diagnose this.
> http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/default.aspx?pg=...=1&tid=

Strange, maybe my newsserver missed that. I try and see.

> Perhaps not but I told you how I would try to find out and I requested
> minimally that you give us a specific example to work on.

I use the Free spyware scanner in the ZoneAlarm (free version)
download page. It gives (or should give) a "Info bar alert" Could use
Windows Update as well, but since I needed that I copied that ActiveX
from a working system, and then I doesn't try do download it again
--
Lars-Erik - http://home.chello.no/~larse/ - ICQ 7297605

Robert Aldwinckle:

> I haven't seen a response to my suggestions to you for how you could
> diagnose this.

Working PC: All Security setting set to "Prompt", execpt "Automatic
prompting for ActiveX" which is set to "Disable".

URL:
http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/promotions/spywarescanner/scanne...sp?dc=1

Dialog box: Scripts are usually safe. Do you want to allow scripts to
run? Answer: Yes

Dialog box: Do you want to allow software such as ActiveX controls and
plug-ins to run? Answer: Yes

Info Bar: This site might require the following ActiveX control:
'Integrity security scanner' from 'Check Point Software Technologies
Inc'. Click here to install... Answer: Close Info Bar (else it will
download, and I can't test anymore on that working PC

Web page message: Error: You cannot access this page..... (this
obviously since I refused ActiveX download


Non-working-PC: All Security setting set to "Prompt", execpt
"Automatic prompting for ActiveX" which is set to "Disable".

URL:
http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/promotions/spywarescanner/scanne...sp?dc=1

Dialog box: Scripts are usually safe. Do you want to allow scripts to
run? Answer: Yes

Dialog box: Do you want to allow software such as ActiveX controls and
plug-ins to run? Answer: Yes

Web page message: Error: You cannot access this page..... (this
obviously since I refused ActiveX download


So again, doesn't seem like it tries to download the ActiveX even if I
answer yes. There is no Info Bar, just the error messge from the page
that the ActiveX was not downloaded. Also I tried with "Trusted" and
with "Automatic prompting" as well. Still no Info bar (but the info
bar works, it appears if I open a web-page with a script or similar
from my local disk, so that doesn't seem to be the problem).

So question remains: Why doesn't IE download ActiveX'es one these to
system, and what causes this (DLL, registry entry, or whatever?)
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Lars-Erik - http://home.chello.no/~larse/ - ICQ 7297605