active X issues

Tried to run MS Word, after few keystrokes, I get an error.
I report the error to MS.
MS error reporting says click here for more info.
The more info. says I need office updates
I try to get office updates, it won't work.
I try windows updates, it says I need to give permission to Active X
I give appropriate permissions to active X
The office updates and windows updates don't work.
I try the update troubleshooter.
It says I have trouble with active X, and to give active X permission
I've already given active X permission.

I'm thinking there's a problem with my active X on my machine.
Can I reinstall active X?
Is it just part of Internet Explorer?
Should I reinstall Internet Explorer?
How do I reinstall Internet Explorer?
Can I do this without having an original windows XP install disk?

Thanks for any direction on this issue and if I'm on the right track.

Mark

If you have loaded all the cumulative IE Security updates, especially
MS05-52 and MS05-38 you will have changed the way your PC reacts to ActiveX.
If you need more information on that read the Professional Security
Bulletins for those updates and then look at KB articles
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/909738/en-us and
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/909889/en-us
The technet bulletins for the security updates are
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sec.../ms05-052.mspx and
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sec.../MS05-038.mspx.

Alan
"markmatm" <> wrote in message
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> Tried to run MS Word, after few keystrokes, I get an error.
> I report the error to MS.
> MS error reporting says click here for more info.
> The more info. says I need office updates
> I try to get office updates, it won't work.
> I try windows updates, it says I need to give permission to Active X
> I give appropriate permissions to active X
> The office updates and windows updates don't work.
> I try the update troubleshooter.
> It says I have trouble with active X, and to give active X permission
> I've already given active X permission.
>
> I'm thinking there's a problem with my active X on my machine.
> Can I reinstall active X?
> Is it just part of Internet Explorer?
> Should I reinstall Internet Explorer?
> How do I reinstall Internet Explorer?
> Can I do this without having an original windows XP install disk?
>
> Thanks for any direction on this issue and if I'm on the right track.
>
> Mark