Turn off x64 MSIE prompt to install plugins?

I keep getting prompts in 64bit MSIE to install Macromedia Flash Player 8,
because it says a site might not display correctly without it.

As there doesn't appear to be a 64bit version of Flash and even if there was
I wouldn't want it anyway is there any way to tell 64bit MSIE not to prompt
me to install plugins?

Thanks

Peter Lawton

 

Go to Tools > Internet Options > Security (tab) > Custom Level... > select
"Disable" under "Automatic prompting for ActiveX controls"
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That's already set to "Disable" but I'm still getting the Info bar at the
top of the pane saying:-

"This site might require the following ActiveX control: 'Macromedia Flash
Player8' from Macromedia, Inc.'. Click here to install..."

Of course clicking here to install goes off and tries to install something
that doesn't work on x64

I could easily just ignore the info bar, except for one site I use regularly
works fine without flash but in a particular pop-up window the info bar
hides a button I need until I close the info bar

Is there any way to stop the info bar displaying for missing ActiveX
controls?

Peter Lawton

 

There is another one I see under that list Peter, you could try disabling
that: "Run ActiveX controls and plug-ins". Try that and report back if it
works or not. If does not, lets hope someone comes up with some additional
suggestions or just go back Internet Explorer 32-bit.
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That's helped,

On the main page I now get an info bar saying:-

"Your security settings do not allow Web sites to use ActiveX controls
installed on your computer. This page may not display correctly. Click here
for options..." (clicking here for options does nothing though)

But I don't get the info bar in the pop up window that was giving me the
problems any more.

So that's fixed it for that particular site for me at least

Many thanks

Peter Lawton

 

Even more of a laugh of course is the same happens for the Microsoft
"Genuine Windows Validation Component" when you try to do downloads from
download.microsoft.com and run "Microsoft Update" from update.microsoft.com,
although the latter does helpfully open a legacy copy of 32bit MSIE for you.

I suppose if MS can't be bothered to support 64bit themselves yet we can't
be too hard on Macromedia (Flash) and SUN (Java) for not bothering either

Peter Lawton

 

Give them time, they just bothered to support SOME of their keyboards and
mice. :-( Not mine. :-((((

 

This site wants to install flash player

I would like to have more control over my computer. This does not seem to be a priority for the builders of IE10. I am constantly getting a prompt at the bottom of my browser and it is driving me nuts. It states that many sites wont operate properly unless I enable it. This is completely untrue. This message is referring to the flash player.

Because I have done a fresh install of windows and explorer 10, the flash player is not active at present, but I'm sure Microsoft will find some way of stealthily implanting it in their next expensive operating system or browser. I don't want to be bombarded with flashing scrolling and mostly irrelevant advertisements - that actually give me headaches.

This is a health issue that Microsoft should repair in their systems by providing a simple switch to turn all the movie screens on and off. ONE THAT WORKS. This in affect would reduce the demand on our servers and delivery systems that seem to be bogged down in all this movie traffic. [Of course there is a switch in IE10 to turn the message prompt off, but it doesn't work].

I suspect this is some kind of conspiracy between Microsoft and Adobe.

I really hope one of the real humans at Microsoft or Adobe address the issue of 'user control' in a meaningful way this time. To do this they need to take into account the users well being. This is a very annoying situation, and disappointing too, as it seems that Microsoft OS and IE seem to be going backward in the name of 'user control' and forcefully pushing us 'forward' in a direction that many users don't want to go.

Yours sincerely, Jack