"Click to activate and use this control"

I am using Windows XP SP2. Since the last Windows Update, I have just
suddenly started to notice that when I am on an "active" website (ie, NJ
Lottery), when I move my cursor over an active area, the area becomes
highlighted, and the cursor turns into a hand, and a pop up box directs me to
"click to activate and use this control." For the life of me, I cannot recall
seeing this message on so many websites, so now I am convinced it happened
during the April 11th update. I have tried to "system restore" to get the
system back to a time before I recognized this happening, but the system is
unable to get back to any recent restore points, saying that the computer has
not changed -- even though I did successfully update it automatically last
night.

This is not keeping me from clicking on web site buttons or anything - it's
just a strange thing that happened. I realize it is more annoying and not so
much a thing that will prevent my using my computer, but I am hoping someone
out there may have a fix for me!

Thanks.

WYSIWYG. MS06-013 made it so. This is the result of a longstanding
lawsuit.

See these related pages for some background:
http://msmvps.com/blogs/spywaresucks...px?q=eolas&p=1 &
http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archiv...29/423560.aspx
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), Aumha.org VSOP, DTS-L.org

JDV wrote:
> I am using Windows XP SP2. Since the last Windows Update, I have just
> suddenly started to notice that when I am on an "active" website (ie, NJ
> Lottery), when I move my cursor over an active area, the area becomes
> highlighted, and the cursor turns into a hand, and a pop up box directs
> me to "click to activate and use this control." For the life of me, I
> cannot recall seeing this message on so many websites, so now I am
> convinced it happened during the April 11th update. I have tried to
> "system restore" to get the system back to a time before I recognized
> this happening, but the system is unable to get back to any recent
> restore points, saying that the computer has not changed -- even though
> I did successfully update it automatically last night.
>
> This is not keeping me from clicking on web site buttons or anything -
> it's just a strange thing that happened. I realize it is more annoying
> and not so much a thing that will prevent my using my computer, but I am
> hoping someone out there may have a fix for me!
>
> Thanks.

I don't really understand. I'm sorry. I'm not sure I understand what you were
trying to tell me by saying "MS06-013 made it so. Is this a bad thing?

-JDV

"PA Bear" wrote:

> WYSIWYG. MS06-013 made it so. This is the result of a longstanding
> lawsuit.
>
> See these related pages for some background:
> http://msmvps.com/blogs/spywaresucks...px?q=eolas&p=1 &
> http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archiv...29/423560.aspx
> --
> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), Aumha.org VSOP, DTS-L.org
>
> JDV wrote:
> > I am using Windows XP SP2. Since the last Windows Update, I have just
> > suddenly started to notice that when I am on an "active" website (ie, NJ
> > Lottery), when I move my cursor over an active area, the area becomes
> > highlighted, and the cursor turns into a hand, and a pop up box directs
> > me to "click to activate and use this control." For the life of me, I
> > cannot recall seeing this message on so many websites, so now I am
> > convinced it happened during the April 11th update. I have tried to
> > "system restore" to get the system back to a time before I recognized
> > this happening, but the system is unable to get back to any recent
> > restore points, saying that the computer has not changed -- even though
> > I did successfully update it automatically last night.
> >
> > This is not keeping me from clicking on web site buttons or anything -
> > it's just a strange thing that happened. I realize it is more annoying
> > and not so much a thing that will prevent my using my computer, but I am
> > hoping someone out there may have a fix for me!
> >
> > Thanks.
>
>

MS06-013 = the Cumulative Security Update for IE that you installed
recently. See
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sec.../MS06-013.mspx and
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/912812.

The behavior you're now seeing is intentional. Beside the links I cited in
my last reply, also see this related KB article
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=912945 (the hotfix described here was
included on MS06-013).
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), Aumha.org VSOP, DTS-L.org


JDV wrote:
> I don't really understand. I'm sorry. I'm not sure I understand what you
> were trying to tell me by saying "MS06-013 made it so. Is this a bad
> thing?
>
> -JDV
>
> "PA Bear" wrote:
>
> > WYSIWYG. MS06-013 made it so. This is the result of a longstanding
> > lawsuit.
> >
> > See these related pages for some background:
> > http://msmvps.com/blogs/spywaresucks...px?q=eolas&p=1 &
> > http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archiv...29/423560.aspx
> > --
> > ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> > MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), Aumha.org VSOP, DTS-L.org
> >
> > JDV wrote:
> > > I am using Windows XP SP2. Since the last Windows Update, I have just
> > > suddenly started to notice that when I am on an "active" website (ie,
> > > NJ Lottery), when I move my cursor over an active area, the area
> > > becomes highlighted, and the cursor turns into a hand, and a pop up
> > > box directs me to "click to activate and use this control." For the
> > > life of me, I cannot recall seeing this message on so many websites,
> > > so now I am convinced it happened during the April 11th update. I
> > > have tried to "system restore" to get the system back to a time
> > > before I recognized this happening, but the system is unable to get
> > > back to any recent restore points, saying that the computer has not
> > > changed -- even though I did successfully update it automatically
> > > last night.
> > >
> > > This is not keeping me from clicking on web site buttons or anything -
> > > it's just a strange thing that happened. I realize it is more annoying
> > > and not so much a thing that will prevent my using my computer, but I
> > > am hoping someone out there may have a fix for me!
> > >
> > > Thanks.

JDV,

Besides the links that PA Bear provided, check out this one:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=917425
It updates mshtml.dll to version 6.0.2900.2876.
Fixed it for me.

Laters,
Dick

"JDV" <> wrote in message
news:8ECA7F54-0425-4666-B338-...
>I don't really understand. I'm sorry. I'm not sure I understand what
>you were
> trying to tell me by saying "MS06-013 made it so. Is this a bad thing?
>
> -JDV
>
> "PA Bear" wrote:
>
>> WYSIWYG. MS06-013 made it so. This is the result of a longstanding
>> lawsuit.
>>
>> See these related pages for some background:
>> http://msmvps.com/blogs/spywaresucks...px?q=eolas&p=1 &
>> http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archiv...29/423560.aspx
>> --
>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
>> MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), Aumha.org VSOP,
>> DTS-L.org
>>
>> JDV wrote:
>> > I am using Windows XP SP2. Since the last Windows Update, I have
>> > just
>> > suddenly started to notice that when I am on an "active" website
>> > (ie, NJ
>> > Lottery), when I move my cursor over an active area, the area
>> > becomes
>> > highlighted, and the cursor turns into a hand, and a pop up box
>> > directs
>> > me to "click to activate and use this control." For the life of me,
>> > I
>> > cannot recall seeing this message on so many websites, so now I am
>> > convinced it happened during the April 11th update. I have tried to
>> > "system restore" to get the system back to a time before I
>> > recognized
>> > this happening, but the system is unable to get back to any recent
>> > restore points, saying that the computer has not changed -- even
>> > though
>> > I did successfully update it automatically last night.
>> >
>> > This is not keeping me from clicking on web site buttons or
>> > anything -
>> > it's just a strange thing that happened. I realize it is more
>> > annoying
>> > and not so much a thing that will prevent my using my computer, but
>> > I am
>> > hoping someone out there may have a fix for me!
>> >
>> > Thanks.
>>
>>

Hi,

This change was applied to your computer when you installed the
KB912812 update (MS06-013: Cumulative Security Update for Internet
Explorer, released April 2006).

Microsoft had to do this to to be in compliance with the Eolas
Technologies patent verdict, more about this here:
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759...119TX1K0000594

To "undo" this effect, you can install the KB917425 update ("Internet
Explorer ActiveX compatibility patch"). More information and download
link for KB917425 is to be found here:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/917425

Note that Microsoft have planned an IE Cumulative security update in
June 2006 that will overwrite and disable this ActiveX compatibility
patch.

Regards,
Torgeir

JDV wrote:

> I am using Windows XP SP2. Since the last Windows Update, I have just
> suddenly started to notice that when I am on an "active" website (ie, NJ
> Lottery), when I move my cursor over an active area, the area becomes
> highlighted, and the cursor turns into a hand, and a pop up box directs me to
> "click to activate and use this control." For the life of me, I cannot recall
> seeing this message on so many websites, so now I am convinced it happened
> during the April 11th update. I have tried to "system restore" to get the
> system back to a time before I recognized this happening, but the system is
> unable to get back to any recent restore points, saying that the computer has
> not changed -- even though I did successfully update it automatically last
> night.
>
> This is not keeping me from clicking on web site buttons or anything - it's
> just a strange thing that happened. I realize it is more annoying and not so
> much a thing that will prevent my using my computer, but I am hoping someone
> out there may have a fix for me!
>
> Thanks.


--
torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting, Porsgrunn Norway
Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of
the 1328 page Scripting Guide:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scr...r/default.mspx

Dick Lewis wrote:

> JDV,
>
> Besides the links that PA Bear provided, check out this one:
> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=917425
> It updates mshtml.dll to version 6.0.2900.2876.
> Fixed it for me.
>
Hi,

Note that Microsoft have planned an IE Cumulative security update in
June 2006 that will overwrite and disable this ActiveX compatibility
patch.


--
torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting, Porsgrunn Norway
Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of
the 1328 page Scripting Guide:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scr...r/default.mspx

MS06-013: Cumulative security update for Internet Explorer
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/912812

Internet Explorer ActiveX compatibility patch for Mshtml.dll
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/917425/

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User
Microsoft Community Newsgroups
news://msnews.microsoft.com/

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"JDV" wrote:

| I am using Windows XP SP2. Since the last Windows Update, I have just
| suddenly started to notice that when I am on an "active" website (ie, NJ
| Lottery), when I move my cursor over an active area, the area becomes
| highlighted, and the cursor turns into a hand, and a pop up box directs me to
| "click to activate and use this control." For the life of me, I cannot recall
| seeing this message on so many websites, so now I am convinced it happened
| during the April 11th update. I have tried to "system restore" to get the
| system back to a time before I recognized this happening, but the system is
| unable to get back to any recent restore points, saying that the computer has
| not changed -- even though I did successfully update it automatically last
| night.
|
| This is not keeping me from clicking on web site buttons or anything - it's
| just a strange thing that happened. I realize it is more annoying and not so
| much a thing that will prevent my using my computer, but I am hoping someone
| out there may have a fix for me!
|
| Thanks.

Wow,
thank you SO much for the helpful information. I believe I will wait until
the June 2006 update -- it's not as though the current setup keeps me from
using the websites I mentioned. I'm glad it's not just me and I'm so relieved
I don't have to spend hours on the phone with tech assistance.

-JDV

"Torgeir Bakken (MVP)" wrote:

> Hi,
>
> This change was applied to your computer when you installed the
> KB912812 update (MS06-013: Cumulative Security Update for Internet
> Explorer, released April 2006).
>
> Microsoft had to do this to to be in compliance with the Eolas
> Technologies patent verdict, more about this here:
> http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759...119TX1K0000594
>
> To "undo" this effect, you can install the KB917425 update ("Internet
> Explorer ActiveX compatibility patch"). More information and download
> link for KB917425 is to be found here:
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/917425
>
> Note that Microsoft have planned an IE Cumulative security update in
> June 2006 that will overwrite and disable this ActiveX compatibility
> patch.
>
> Regards,
> Torgeir
>
> JDV wrote:
>
> > I am using Windows XP SP2. Since the last Windows Update, I have just
> > suddenly started to notice that when I am on an "active" website (ie, NJ
> > Lottery), when I move my cursor over an active area, the area becomes
> > highlighted, and the cursor turns into a hand, and a pop up box directs me to
> > "click to activate and use this control." For the life of me, I cannot recall
> > seeing this message on so many websites, so now I am convinced it happened
> > during the April 11th update. I have tried to "system restore" to get the
> > system back to a time before I recognized this happening, but the system is
> > unable to get back to any recent restore points, saying that the computer has
> > not changed -- even though I did successfully update it automatically last
> > night.
> >
> > This is not keeping me from clicking on web site buttons or anything - it's
> > just a strange thing that happened. I realize it is more annoying and not so
> > much a thing that will prevent my using my computer, but I am hoping someone
> > out there may have a fix for me!
> >
> > Thanks.
>
>
> --
> torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting, Porsgrunn Norway
> Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of
> the 1328 page Scripting Guide:
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scr...r/default.mspx
>

"....it's not as though the current setup keeps me from using the
websites..."

It doesn't now... but it will in the future. There are millions of
sites with swf content that will have to be modified to make them work.
The "CLICK TO ACTIVATE" is a nightmare for SWF embedded MENUS.
DISASTER! Switch to Firefox.



JDV wrote:
> Wow,
> thank you SO much for the helpful information. I believe I will wait until
> the June 2006 update -- it's not as though the current setup keeps me from
> using the websites I mentioned. I'm glad it's not just me and I'm so relieved
> I don't have to spend hours on the phone with tech assistance.
>
> -JDV
>
> "Torgeir Bakken (MVP)" wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > This change was applied to your computer when you installed the
> > KB912812 update (MS06-013: Cumulative Security Update for Internet
> > Explorer, released April 2006).
> >
> > Microsoft had to do this to to be in compliance with the Eolas
> > Technologies patent verdict, more about this here:
> > http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759...119TX1K0000594
> >
> > To "undo" this effect, you can install the KB917425 update ("Internet
> > Explorer ActiveX compatibility patch"). More information and download
> > link for KB917425 is to be found here:
> >
> > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/917425
> >
> > Note that Microsoft have planned an IE Cumulative security update in
> > June 2006 that will overwrite and disable this ActiveX compatibility
> > patch.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Torgeir
> >
> > JDV wrote:
> >
> > > I am using Windows XP SP2. Since the last Windows Update, I have just
> > > suddenly started to notice that when I am on an "active" website (ie, NJ
> > > Lottery), when I move my cursor over an active area, the area becomes
> > > highlighted, and the cursor turns into a hand, and a pop up box directs me to
> > > "click to activate and use this control." For the life of me, I cannot recall
> > > seeing this message on so many websites, so now I am convinced it happened
> > > during the April 11th update. I have tried to "system restore" to get the
> > > system back to a time before I recognized this happening, but the system is
> > > unable to get back to any recent restore points, saying that the computer has
> > > not changed -- even though I did successfully update it automatically last
> > > night.
> > >
> > > This is not keeping me from clicking on web site buttons or anything - it's
> > > just a strange thing that happened. I realize it is more annoying and not so
> > > much a thing that will prevent my using my computer, but I am hoping someone
> > > out there may have a fix for me!
> > >
> > > Thanks.
> >
> >
> > --
> > torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting, Porsgrunn Norway
> > Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of
> > the 1328 page Scripting Guide:
> > http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scr...r/default.mspx
> >