Can't do updates

Hello,

When I go to the Windows update site I get the follow pop up message: Your
security settings do not allow Web sites to use ActiveX controls installed on
your computer. This page may not display correctly.

I have followed every Information Bar instruction and have tried lowering my
internet security but cannot seem to get past this.

Any help is greatly appreciated!

Thanks in advance!

Tiffany

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> Hello,
>
> When I go to the Windows update site I get the follow pop up message:
> Your security settings do not allow Web sites to use ActiveX controls
> installed on your computer. This page may not display correctly.

way back when I wanted to tighten up IE, I set one setting at a time and then reloaded
winupdate site. I tried to set most settings to "prompt". then saw how tight I could set
settings and still use winupdate. unfortunately the wording of the popup messages
didn't/don't much resemble wording of the settings in Internet Options! (Genius!)

since then I found some recommendations on the web.
http://groups.google.co.uk/groups?&t...EBMsOsWinAnon%
4064.85.239.19

> I have followed every Information Bar instruction and have tried
> lowering my internet security but cannot seem to get past this.

no idea what inf bar suggests, but I'd put winupdate URL in trusted, then lax out your
settings only for trusted zone. maybe inf bar suggests that :-)

> Any help is greatly appreciated!
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> Tiffany

For XP, I've discovered that using semi-auto setting lets me see what is being updated,
and the semiauto procedure seems independent of Internet Option settings.

So now I don't even use IE anymore - not even for winupdate -- because I was so
annoyed with those nag popups about ActiveX being turned off: "ActiveX is turned off!
Don't you want a Russian hacker to snoop around inside your Quickbooks files?"

Thanks for your help!!

"" wrote:

> "=?Utf-8?B?VGlmZmFueQ==?=" <> in
> news:49C7D0D5-9143-4C33-A665-:
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > When I go to the Windows update site I get the follow pop up message:
> > Your security settings do not allow Web sites to use ActiveX controls
> > installed on your computer. This page may not display correctly.
>
> way back when I wanted to tighten up IE, I set one setting at a time and then reloaded
> winupdate site. I tried to set most settings to "prompt". then saw how tight I could set
> settings and still use winupdate. unfortunately the wording of the popup messages
> didn't/don't much resemble wording of the settings in Internet Options! (Genius!)
>
> since then I found some recommendations on the web.
> http://groups.google.co.uk/groups?&t...EBMsOsWinAnon%
> 4064.85.239.19
>
> > I have followed every Information Bar instruction and have tried
> > lowering my internet security but cannot seem to get past this.
>
> no idea what inf bar suggests, but I'd put winupdate URL in trusted, then lax out your
> settings only for trusted zone. maybe inf bar suggests that :-)
>
> > Any help is greatly appreciated!
> >
> > Thanks in advance!
> >
> > Tiffany
>
> For XP, I've discovered that using semi-auto setting lets me see what is being updated,
> and the semiauto procedure seems independent of Internet Option settings.
>
> So now I don't even use IE anymore - not even for winupdate -- because I was so
> annoyed with those nag popups about ActiveX being turned off: "ActiveX is turned off!
> Don't you want a Russian hacker to snoop around inside your Quickbooks files?"
>