ActiveX Not Working After KB896688 (MS05-052)

After I updated my machine with the above patch (KB896688), no ActiveX
controls will load in my browser. This includes things like Flash and Windows
Update. If I uninstall this patch, everything is working again. I have seen
other people have had trouble with this also, but I don't see any solutions
yet. I have verified that it is not the security settings in IE that is
keeping the controls from loading.

Anyone have this same issue? Anyone resolved this issue? Thanks!

I have WinXP SP2. When I installed all the updates the other day(13th I
think) my IE was screwed
up. There were no drop down menu items on top toolbar showing but they would
drop down if I scrolled over them, my start menu lost all its small icons,
any folders I went to showed icons only and I could not change it back to
list like I normally have them, and a few other things were "changed" I don't
remember. So after reading the posts here, I UNINSTALLED all of the days
updates ( I had 8 of them) and then reinstalled one by one (this time with my
AV off) except I did not reinstall KB896688( only downloaded and saved it).

What I finally did was went to KB896688 on MS downloads site and then DL it
from there to SAVE and then decided to try it again installing from my own
computer and now my IE and computer all works fine. I also made sure I had
my AV disabled this time when saving it and when installing it with nothing
else
running or open. I think what happened when trying to DL all 8 from WIN
Update site, something was corrupted in the process of DL or installation.

If you scroll down here on this discussion board you will see many folks are
having all sorts of problems with this months updates from MS especially I
think if you try to take them all from the WIN Update site using Express and
doing all of them at once.

I have found during this past year that many of the updates coming in on the
Auto Update site give problems. Either downloading or installing or giving
error messages or screwing something up on my computer.

So I have generally taken to seeing which ones are there to be updated and
then finding them either on a MS download site or go to the MS Updates
catalog http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.co...en/default.asp and get
them from there.

Another trick that works for me is to download and SAVE them first to a
folder I keep them in and then Install them one by one later. Many folks
claim you should also keep your AV off while installing and /or downloading
them.

Most of these problems started when MS offered Microsoft Updates instead of
only Windows Updates. I, in fact then disabled Microsoft Updates and only use
Windows Updates and go to Office Updates to get them seperately. My Windows
Update site works fine now but as I said often things screw up in the process
of DL and Installing the updates so I use the procedure discribved above.

Good Luck.








--
Dan in Milwaukee, Wisconsin


"DSpeer" wrote:

> After I updated my machine with the above patch (KB896688), no ActiveX
> controls will load in my browser. This includes things like Flash and Windows
> Update. If I uninstall this patch, everything is working again. I have seen
> other people have had trouble with this also, but I don't see any solutions
> yet. I have verified that it is not the security settings in IE that is
> keeping the controls from loading.
>
> Anyone have this same issue? Anyone resolved this issue? Thanks!

I tried this, but with no luck. I downloaded the update and then made sure
all apps were closed and antivirus was disabled before I installed it. Still
messed up.

"oknowhi" wrote:

> I have WinXP SP2. When I installed all the updates the other day(13th I
> think) my IE was screwed
> up. There were no drop down menu items on top toolbar showing but they would
> drop down if I scrolled over them, my start menu lost all its small icons,
> any folders I went to showed icons only and I could not change it back to
> list like I normally have them, and a few other things were "changed" I don't
> remember. So after reading the posts here, I UNINSTALLED all of the days
> updates ( I had 8 of them) and then reinstalled one by one (this time with my
> AV off) except I did not reinstall KB896688( only downloaded and saved it).
>
> What I finally did was went to KB896688 on MS downloads site and then DL it
> from there to SAVE and then decided to try it again installing from my own
> computer and now my IE and computer all works fine. I also made sure I had
> my AV disabled this time when saving it and when installing it with nothing
> else
> running or open. I think what happened when trying to DL all 8 from WIN
> Update site, something was corrupted in the process of DL or installation.
>
> If you scroll down here on this discussion board you will see many folks are
> having all sorts of problems with this months updates from MS especially I
> think if you try to take them all from the WIN Update site using Express and
> doing all of them at once.
>
> I have found during this past year that many of the updates coming in on the
> Auto Update site give problems. Either downloading or installing or giving
> error messages or screwing something up on my computer.
>
> So I have generally taken to seeing which ones are there to be updated and
> then finding them either on a MS download site or go to the MS Updates
> catalog http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.co...en/default.asp and get
> them from there.
>
> Another trick that works for me is to download and SAVE them first to a
> folder I keep them in and then Install them one by one later. Many folks
> claim you should also keep your AV off while installing and /or downloading
> them.
>
> Most of these problems started when MS offered Microsoft Updates instead of
> only Windows Updates. I, in fact then disabled Microsoft Updates and only use
> Windows Updates and go to Office Updates to get them seperately. My Windows
> Update site works fine now but as I said often things screw up in the process
> of DL and Installing the updates so I use the procedure discribved above.
>
> Good Luck.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> --
> Dan in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
>
>
> "DSpeer" wrote:
>
> > After I updated my machine with the above patch (KB896688), no ActiveX
> > controls will load in my browser. This includes things like Flash and Windows
> > Update. If I uninstall this patch, everything is working again. I have seen
> > other people have had trouble with this also, but I don't see any solutions
> > yet. I have verified that it is not the security settings in IE that is
> > keeping the controls from loading.
> >
> > Anyone have this same issue? Anyone resolved this issue? Thanks!

We're also having some trouble with this patch as well...fortunately we
manually control the roll-out of patches to all of our workstations so we're
holding off on installing it. We use a custom ActiveX object in IE for
Computer-Telephony Integration, and after installing the patch the ActiveX
object would not load.

When I reviewed the bulletin I found the following information:

•This update introduces additional checks before a COM object is allowed to
run in Internet Explorer. The intent of this change is to prevent COM objects
that were not designed to be instantiated in Internet Explorer from being
instantiated in Internet Explorer.

Could it be that our ActiveX object was "not designed to be instantiated in
Internet Explorer"? If so, what are the criteria that Microsoft uses to
decide if an object is worthy to run in Internet Explorer? If we knew this
information, maybe we could make the necessary changes to our object to
prevent this problem. If anybody can provide any insight into this at all, I
would greatly appreciate it.

Thanks

"DSpeer" wrote:

> After I updated my machine with the above patch (KB896688), no ActiveX
> controls will load in my browser. This includes things like Flash and Windows
> Update. If I uninstall this patch, everything is working again. I have seen
> other people have had trouble with this also, but I don't see any solutions
> yet. I have verified that it is not the security settings in IE that is
> keeping the controls from loading.
>
> Anyone have this same issue? Anyone resolved this issue? Thanks!

Well, I know the issue still occurs with Macromedia Flash and Windows Update.
So, if it is an update to keep rogue ActiveX controls from loading, then
Windows Update and Flash fit into that category.

I had seen a fix for a previous Update where you went into the
%windir%\registration folder and allowed access to some files and folders,
but this did not fix my issue. It seems we are not alone with this issue, but
there does not appear to be a fix yet.

"JEdwards" wrote:

> We're also having some trouble with this patch as well...fortunately we
> manually control the roll-out of patches to all of our workstations so we're
> holding off on installing it. We use a custom ActiveX object in IE for
> Computer-Telephony Integration, and after installing the patch the ActiveX
> object would not load.
>
> When I reviewed the bulletin I found the following information:
>
> •This update introduces additional checks before a COM object is allowed to
> run in Internet Explorer. The intent of this change is to prevent COM objects
> that were not designed to be instantiated in Internet Explorer from being
> instantiated in Internet Explorer.
>
> Could it be that our ActiveX object was "not designed to be instantiated in
> Internet Explorer"? If so, what are the criteria that Microsoft uses to
> decide if an object is worthy to run in Internet Explorer? If we knew this
> information, maybe we could make the necessary changes to our object to
> prevent this problem. If anybody can provide any insight into this at all, I
> would greatly appreciate it.
>
> Thanks
>
> "DSpeer" wrote:
>
> > After I updated my machine with the above patch (KB896688), no ActiveX
> > controls will load in my browser. This includes things like Flash and Windows
> > Update. If I uninstall this patch, everything is working again. I have seen
> > other people have had trouble with this also, but I don't see any solutions
> > yet. I have verified that it is not the security settings in IE that is
> > keeping the controls from loading.
> >
> > Anyone have this same issue? Anyone resolved this issue? Thanks!

My Active X is not working..and I have been emailing for 2 days back and
forth with a rep from Microsoft Support. I have been told to do all kinds of
things, to no avail. I keep asking how I can Uninstall the latest Windows
updates. When I click on my Add/Remove Programs, it is a blank so I cannot
even see them.

"DSpeer" wrote:

> After I updated my machine with the above patch (KB896688), no ActiveX
> controls will load in my browser. This includes things like Flash and Windows
> Update. If I uninstall this patch, everything is working again. I have seen
> other people have had trouble with this also, but I don't see any solutions
> yet. I have verified that it is not the security settings in IE that is
> keeping the controls from loading.
>
> Anyone have this same issue? Anyone resolved this issue? Thanks!

You can manualy remove the patches by using the spuninst.exe found in the
Windows directory under the folder with the patch name in it.
($NtUninstallKB899688$) for instance.

"whatiswrongnow" wrote:

> My Active X is not working..and I have been emailing for 2 days back and
> forth with a rep from Microsoft Support. I have been told to do all kinds of
> things, to no avail. I keep asking how I can Uninstall the latest Windows
> updates. When I click on my Add/Remove Programs, it is a blank so I cannot
> even see them.
>
> "DSpeer" wrote:
>
> > After I updated my machine with the above patch (KB896688), no ActiveX
> > controls will load in my browser. This includes things like Flash and Windows
> > Update. If I uninstall this patch, everything is working again. I have seen
> > other people have had trouble with this also, but I don't see any solutions
> > yet. I have verified that it is not the security settings in IE that is
> > keeping the controls from loading.
> >
> > Anyone have this same issue? Anyone resolved this issue? Thanks!

It seems that if you add the URL with activex controls in your "Trusted
Sites" the activex control works.

Does anyone has other solution to make it work in "Internet Zone"?


"DSpeer" wrote:

> After I updated my machine with the above patch (KB896688), no ActiveX
> controls will load in my browser. This includes things like Flash and Windows
> Update. If I uninstall this patch, everything is working again. I have seen
> other people have had trouble with this also, but I don't see any solutions
> yet. I have verified that it is not the security settings in IE that is
> keeping the controls from loading.
>
> Anyone have this same issue? Anyone resolved this issue? Thanks!

i had same problem but it's not just active-x and flash see what happens when
you try to access user accounts via control pannel i know next to nothing
about xp but i think it's something to do with scripting.

"DSpeer" wrote:

> After I updated my machine with the above patch (KB896688), no ActiveX
> controls will load in my browser. This includes things like Flash and Windows
> Update. If I uninstall this patch, everything is working again. I have seen
> other people have had trouble with this also, but I don't see any solutions
> yet. I have verified that it is not the security settings in IE that is
> keeping the controls from loading.
>
> Anyone have this same issue? Anyone resolved this issue? Thanks!

Causes me issues with Outlook Today as well!

Dave

"OneRound" <> wrote in message
news:BA73AC65-85C3-49C1-B85D-...
>i had same problem but it's not just active-x and flash see what happens
>when
> you try to access user accounts via control pannel i know next to nothing
> about xp but i think it's something to do with scripting.
>
> "DSpeer" wrote:
>
>> After I updated my machine with the above patch (KB896688), no ActiveX
>> controls will load in my browser. This includes things like Flash and
>> Windows
>> Update. If I uninstall this patch, everything is working again. I have
>> seen
>> other people have had trouble with this also, but I don't see any
>> solutions
>> yet. I have verified that it is not the security settings in IE that is
>> keeping the controls from loading.
>>
>> Anyone have this same issue? Anyone resolved this issue? Thanks!