In repairing computers for a living, the one thing I find myself doing continually is cleaning up and resetting web browsers. Removing adware, malware and viruses can screw up the Internet Explorer. So here is how to clean up and reset the Internet Explorer.
Microsoft has made cleaning IE reasonably straightforward, but there can be some tricky items. The best way is to go through the Control Panel because that is when IE is not technically running. When it comes to resetting the IE , you have to first get into the Control Panel. The easiest way to do it with Windows Vista and Windows 7 is to type Control Panel into the search box above the Start button and select Control Panel from the search results. In Windows 10 , use the search box next to the Start button, type Control Panel , and click on it from the results.
Once you have the Control Panel up, select Network and Internet then Internet Options if viewing by category or just Internet Options if viewing by icons. The Internet Properties General tab inside of Windows The Internet Options haven't changed much over the years, so the tabs on the Internet Properties will look similar in Windows Vista as they do in Windows When you first open Internet Properties , the General tab appears by default.
You can go down to Browsing history and delete everything from temporary Internet files and cookies to form data and passwords. Remember that you cannot get it back once you delete something like passwords, so choose carefully. The Internet Properties Programs tab inside of Windows Once you're done with the General tab, go over to the Programs tab and select Manage add-ons.
Here is where you enable, disable and sometimes delete add-ons that have been installed into the IE. There are times when all you can do is disable an add-on, so that is when you'll need a third-party program like CCleaner from Piriform. CCleaner can clean up all of the major browsers, but the only one I've had issues with getting rid of third-party applications is IE.
The Internet Properties Advanced tab inside of Windows The last tab in Internet Properties is Advanced , and it is the most powerful. It has only two buttons, Restore advanced settings and Reset.
Moreover I have explored the Download Program Files folder under Windows directory, in status column it is showing word "unknown". Moreover if i use the regasm command to register the assembly it works fine, and I have signed the ActiveX but still I have to move the security bar to low in my browser setting? If it is actually safe, that is. The reason for this is that scripts by nefarious individuals may use your object to bypass the normal security offered by IE, so your ActiveX Object must defend against untrusted pages itself.
When you sign a cab, you are telling the user that the cab they are downloading is the one they think they are downloading - i. If they trust you as a publisher, then they can trust that the ActiveXObject will not do anything evil on its own, or in combination with other code that they trust.
Stack Overflow for Teams — Collaborate and share knowledge with a private group. Create a free Team What is Teams? Collectives on Stack Overflow. Learn more. ActiveX not working properly with default security settings Ask Question. Asked 12 years, 2 months ago. Active 5 years ago. Viewed 2k times. Dor Cohen Muhammad Ummar Muhammad Ummar 3, 5 5 gold badges 37 37 silver badges 69 69 bronze badges. If you go to the Downloaded Program Files using a command prompt, do you see what you expect?
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