"CLICK TO ACTIVATE..."

Since doing the latest Windows update, I've noticed an annoying little thing
that happens whenever I log onto a web site now:

When I place the cursor/arrow over any link in the web site, I get an
instruction saying, "Click to activate and use this feature"...or words to
that effect. So, now I have to double click everything, and it's just
ticking me off BIG time, mostly because it's making some web site features
unusable.

Can anyone tell me how I can turn off this annoying little feature?

Someone told Bill Gates no and he didnt like it. So, you get to suffer.
Search the internet for Microsoft, active X and lawsuits. You'll get the
answer pretty quick.

"Maestro" wrote:

> Since doing the latest Windows update, I've noticed an annoying little thing
> that happens whenever I log onto a web site now:
>
> When I place the cursor/arrow over any link in the web site, I get an
> instruction saying, "Click to activate and use this feature"...or words to
> that effect. So, now I have to double click everything, and it's just
> ticking me off BIG time, mostly because it's making some web site features
> unusable.
>
> Can anyone tell me how I can turn off this annoying little feature?

I tried your Internet search, Chuck, and it seems to me that it's up to the
owner/operator of the web sites to fix the "problem" by installing some kind
of patch. If I understand the situation correctly, there's nothing really
that I can do about it, but will just have to hope the web site takes care of
business...and the business community generally seems to be pretty annoyed
about it.

"Chuck" wrote:

> Someone told Bill Gates no and he didnt like it. So, you get to suffer.
> Search the internet for Microsoft, active X and lawsuits. You'll get the
> answer pretty quick.
>
> "Maestro" wrote:
>
> > Since doing the latest Windows update, I've noticed an annoying little thing
> > that happens whenever I log onto a web site now:
> >
> > When I place the cursor/arrow over any link in the web site, I get an
> > instruction saying, "Click to activate and use this feature"...or words to
> > that effect. So, now I have to double click everything, and it's just
> > ticking me off BIG time, mostly because it's making some web site features
> > unusable.
> >
> > Can anyone tell me how I can turn off this annoying little feature?

Some info here:
Cumulative security update for Internet Explorer
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/912812
Controls that prompt before they are loaded


"Maestro" wrote:

> Since doing the latest Windows update, I've noticed an annoying little thing
> that happens whenever I log onto a web site now:
>
> When I place the cursor/arrow over any link in the web site, I get an
> instruction saying, "Click to activate and use this feature"...or words to
> that effect. So, now I have to double click everything, and it's just
> ticking me off BIG time, mostly because it's making some web site features
> unusable.
>
> Can anyone tell me how I can turn off this annoying little feature?

"Maestro" <> schrieb:

> Since doing the latest Windows update, I've noticed an annoying little thing
> that happens whenever I log onto a web site now:
>
> When I place the cursor/arrow over any link in the web site, I get an
> instruction saying, "Click to activate and use this feature"...or words to
> that effect. So, now I have to double click everything, and it's just
> ticking me off BIG time, mostly because it's making some web site features
> unusable.
>
> Can anyone tell me how I can turn off this annoying little feature?

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/912812/en-us

You won't be able to "deactivate" the changes after June 11 anyway, so
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/917425/en-us isn't a real solution you
should rely on.

Bye,
Freudi

Maestro wrote:
> Since doing the latest Windows update, I've noticed an annoying
> little thing that happens whenever I log onto a web site now:
>
> When I place the cursor/arrow over any link in the web site, I get an
> instruction saying, "Click to activate and use this feature"...or
> words to that effect. So, now I have to double click everything, and
> it's just ticking me off BIG time, mostly because it's making some
> web site features unusable.
>
> Can anyone tell me how I can turn off this annoying little feature?

http://www.informationweek.com/news/...leID=185300841

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Mike Pawlak