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ActiveX will not re-install...
Hi all,
I've had the misfortune of having Adobe's "update" destroy my working ActiveX installation on IE6, and can not get it back even after meticulously following all their instructions and various other recommendations, so out of desperation, I thought I'd ask in the MS news groups as to whether anyone else has insights or suggestions to try. The failure is apparently due to an OSX file that fails to register, although the correct permissions are set. Windows 2000 pro SP4... IE6. TIA, Neil |
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ActiveX will not re-install...
And you anti-virus application is...?
Neil Gould wrote: Hi all, I've had the misfortune of having Adobe's "update" destroy my working ActiveX installation on IE6, and can not get it back even after meticulously following all their instructions and various other recommendations, so out of desperation, I thought I'd ask in the MS news groups as to whether anyone else has insights or suggestions to try. The failure is apparently due to an OSX file that fails to register, although the correct permissions are set. Windows 2000 pro SP4... IE6. TIA, Neil |
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ActiveX will not re-install...
Hi,
PA Bear [MS MVP] wrote: And you anti-virus application is...? Of course, I did thoroughly check my system for viruses after the "update" first failed about a week ago. The system is clean. Also, I have several versions of Flash & ActiveX off-line installers, and they now all fail with the same error (an OSX file fails to register, the actual file depends on the version), even when anti-virus is disabled. I was able to install them as needed before without problems. Neil |
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ActiveX will not re-install...
You didn't answer my question.
Neil Gould wrote: Hi, PA Bear [MS MVP] wrote: And you anti-virus application is...? Of course, I did thoroughly check my system for viruses after the "update" first failed about a week ago. The system is clean. Also, I have several versions of Flash & ActiveX off-line installers, and they now all fail with the same error (an OSX file fails to register, the actual file depends on the version), even when anti-virus is disabled. I was able to install them as needed before without problems. Neil |
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ActiveX will not re-install...
PA Bear [MS MVP] wrote:
You didn't answer my question. Typically, I use Spybot when on-line. However, to check the system after the first failure, I used a number of anti-virus applications that I keep on-hand and up-to-date. None reported any problems, and all subsequent attempts to install ActiveX were done off-line with no active anti-virus software. Hope that helps. Neil Neil Gould wrote: Hi, PA Bear [MS MVP] wrote: And you anti-virus application is...? Of course, I did thoroughly check my system for viruses after the "update" first failed about a week ago. The system is clean. Also, I have several versions of Flash & ActiveX off-line installers, and they now all fail with the same error (an OSX file fails to register, the actual file depends on the version), even when anti-virus is disabled. I was able to install them as needed before without problems. Neil |
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ActiveX will not re-install...
Spybot is not an anti-virus application. Do you NOT have an (one)
anti-virus application running in the background at all times? Spybot's two Residents provide only minimal protection, but one of them may be blocking the ActiveX file from installing. Since you're so familiar with this stuff, I don't need to tell you anything more, I'm sure. Protect Your PC! http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...r/default.mspx Steps To Help Prevent Spyware http://www.microsoft.com/protect/com...e/prevent.mspx Steps to Help Prevent Computer Worms http://www.microsoft.com/protect/com...s/prevent.mspx Neil Gould wrote: PA Bear [MS MVP] wrote: You didn't answer my question. Typically, I use Spybot when on-line. However, to check the system after the first failure, I used a number of anti-virus applications that I keep on-hand and up-to-date. None reported any problems, and all subsequent attempts to install ActiveX were done off-line with no active anti-virus software. Hope that helps. Neil Neil Gould wrote: Hi, PA Bear [MS MVP] wrote: And you anti-virus application is...? Of course, I did thoroughly check my system for viruses after the "update" first failed about a week ago. The system is clean. Also, I have several versions of Flash & ActiveX off-line installers, and they now all fail with the same error (an OSX file fails to register, the actual file depends on the version), even when anti-virus is disabled. I was able to install them as needed before without problems. Neil |
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ActiveX will not re-install...
PA Bear [MS MVP] wrote:
Spybot's two Residents provide only minimal protection, but one of them may be blocking the ActiveX file from installing. How would that happen when they are not running, e.g. during offline installlation attempts? Neil |
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ActiveX will not re-install...
Neil Gould wrote:
PA Bear [MS MVP] wrote: Spybot's two Residents provide only minimal protection, but one of them may be blocking the ActiveX file from installing. How would that happen when they are not running, e.g. during offline installlation attempts? Thread history: http://groups.google.com/group/micro...e94bcb95f02615 NB: Quote this post in full if you reply to it, otherwise I shall ignore all further replies. Being offline has no affect whatsoever on Spybot SDHelper and Tea Timer. In any event, you would not be able to install most ActiveX Controls if the machine was offline. Spybot Support Forums http://forums.spybot.info/ PS: What on earth does any of this have to do with Outlook Express? == ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002 |
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ActiveX will not re-install...
"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote in message ... Neil Gould wrote: PA Bear [MS MVP] wrote: Spybot's two Residents provide only minimal protection, but one of them may be blocking the ActiveX file from installing. How would that happen when they are not running, e.g. during offline installlation attempts? Thread history: http://groups.google.com/group/micro...e94bcb95f02615 NB: Quote this post in full if you reply to it, otherwise I shall ignore all further replies. Being offline has no affect whatsoever on Spybot SDHelper and Tea Timer. When I wrote "...they are not running...", I meant that I exited Spybot and there were no Spybot or any other anti-virus programs' processes running according to Task Manager. In any event, you would not be able to install most ActiveX Controls if the machine was offline. I was certainly able to do that before, as I have Adobe's tools for doing exactly that, and until I ran into this problem, I could install other versions of ActiveX for testing purposes. Spybot Support Forums http://forums.spybot.info/ PS: What on earth does any of this have to do with Outlook Express? == ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002 Thanks for your attempts to help out. Neil |
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ActiveX will not re-install...
"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote in message ... Spybot is not an anti-virus application. Do you NOT have an (one) anti-virus application running in the background at all times? Spybot's two Residents provide only minimal protection, but one of them may be blocking the ActiveX file from installing. Since you're so familiar with this stuff, I don't need to tell you anything more, I'm sure. Protect Your PC! http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...r/default.mspx Steps To Help Prevent Spyware http://www.microsoft.com/protect/com...e/prevent.mspx Steps to Help Prevent Computer Worms http://www.microsoft.com/protect/com...s/prevent.mspx The "Full Service Scan", above, reported that there were no viruses etc. on this system. While that may not be ultimately conclusive, it is consistent with all the other anti-virus I've run, so I'm fairly confident that the problem lies elsewhere. Neil Gould wrote: PA Bear [MS MVP] wrote: You didn't answer my question. Typically, I use Spybot when on-line. However, to check the system after the first failure, I used a number of anti-virus applications that I keep on-hand and up-to-date. None reported any problems, and all subsequent attempts to install ActiveX were done off-line with no active anti-virus software. Hope that helps. Neil Neil Gould wrote: Hi, PA Bear [MS MVP] wrote: And you anti-virus application is...? Of course, I did thoroughly check my system for viruses after the "update" first failed about a week ago. The system is clean. Also, I have several versions of Flash & ActiveX off-line installers, and they now all fail with the same error (an OSX file fails to register, the actual file depends on the version), even when anti-virus is disabled. I was able to install them as needed before without problems. Neil |
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