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Originally Posted by MrBen
Microsoft started talking about what was going to be happening with ActiveX back in [I think it was] December last year so websites could start changing their code. They released a non-high priority patch in February but it is now included as part of the high-priority Internet Explorer security update.
There is a compatiblity patch available from Microsoft that will revert the change to ActiveX until the second week of June.
It's not a huge issue as Flash animations etc will still play on load. You just need to click on them first to activate them before you can interact with them. Websites can change the way they load ActiveX controls to bypass the issue and reduce the impact. Now the it's being 'forced' on people I'm sure people will start to make the changes. It's not a huge thing to do.
I've seen a few people choosing to not install the IE security update but that is not a good idea at all really. All the IE patches will now include this change to ActiveX so sooner or later you will have to accept it.
Ben
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Is this the update that now pops up a message saying "Click to run an ActiveX control on this page"??? - if so, I have to ask.. what is the f***ing point???
You have NO idea which ActiveX is about to be run, you can't use the browser's back button as the message is modal and stopping you, and - best of all, clicking the Close Window button on the dialog --- wait for it - ALLOWS THE ACTIVEX CONTROL TO RUN ANYWAY!!
What a complete and utter waste of time.