Laura007 Posted May 14, 2006 Share Posted May 14, 2006 does anyone know how i can get rid of activex control problems?? i am at a complete loss. my computer wont let me open photobucket when it has in the past, its some sort of activex control issue as a little box keeps coming up and telling me it is! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
236 OCU Posted May 14, 2006 Share Posted May 14, 2006 If you are using Windows XP you can utilise the Software Repair Wizard to take you back to the last time it was working properly. Hope that helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popcorn Posted May 14, 2006 Share Posted May 14, 2006 does anyone know how i can get rid of activex control problems?? i know...ask Grd! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffie Posted May 14, 2006 Share Posted May 14, 2006 Yes that's my thoughts. PM him and he'll wave his magic wand when he gets the chance. BBx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Man Banned Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 Laura, is there a little bar across the whole page underneath the explorer bar (where you type web addresses you want to go to) It may say "you need to install ActivX to be able to use this...." Just click there if you do and that will install the necessary - it happened to me when I tried to put the chook pics on my 'bucket. Hope that helps, if not I wouldnt know what else to suggest!! A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 Laura - are you using (the evil) Microsoft Internet Explorer or (the nice) Mozilla or Firefox... (or another one) - they handle ActiveX controls in different ways... one thing to do is to clean/repair your registry every now and again Microsoft have a free tool here... RegClean http://www.soft32.com/download_239.html that won't repair all faults - so it's often worth having a registry cleaning tool also - such as Reg Mechanic (which is a widely used, easy and fairly safe tool.) http://www.winguides.com/ it's a free download - but you have to register (posh word for "pay") in order to fix the problems it finds - but it is actually quite good at what it does... Phil IE will usually (as Andrew says) prompt you to install an activeX controller - or to turn it on...you should try that before bothering with anything else!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 Yes that's my thoughts. PM him and he'll wave his magic wand when he gets the chance. BBx Just had this shocking image of Graham in a tutu and waving a wand Don't even go there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 Another of your fantasies, Clare? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 Nah! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnieP Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 Apparently Microsoft did an upgrade on May 11th and now loads of websites using Activex are problematic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 Works for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnieP Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 This is taken from a web based learning tool that we use at school. "Microsoft released an update to Windows XP on 11th April 2006. This changes the way that ActiveX controls (which are used throughout the ****** service) function. ****** has adjusted its code in light of this development, and the majority of your ****** service should function as normal. However, to find out what to do if you encounter a problem, read on... Known issues A number of issues have been reported following the Active X update. We have fixed some of these already, and are working on the others. See below for further details". So, it might not be your computer, but the websites you are trying to access.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 That's all well and good Annie, but I think the problem is Laura's avatar. David Hasselhoff would cause problems in any computer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popcorn Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 Too much cheese can't be good can it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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AnnieP Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 Oh dear...over my head again... Gina? Cheese? Pm me and explain...I don't want to be publicly humiliated for my lack of TV knowledge. Last I heard of, he had a talking car called Kit. I did hear he's a huge recording artist success in Germany? Think you might have hit the nail on the head of the problem though grd! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura007 Posted May 15, 2006 Author Share Posted May 15, 2006 That's all well and good Annie, but I think the problem is Laura's avatar. David Hasselhoff would cause problems in any computer. errrrr............ dont hassel the hoff!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 Too much cheese can't be good can it! Nah, gets stuck in the keyboard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
