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My name's Alexandria, I prefer Alex :D I'm 18 years old.
I love motocross and I am a sponsored 125 rider.
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Recently on some webpages this has been popping up: "Click to run ActiveX Control". One time I clicked "OK" and nothing happened, the box just closed. What does this mean? I always X out the box but it's really getting to me.
is there a way to get rid of it?
Some websites require a special control to be installed on your computer in order to see the content of the page. Usually when you click OK a window should pop up and prompt you to install the conrol.
If you want to disable this all you have to do is open up internet explorer, click on tools, then internet options.
Select the "Security" tab and make sure that the "Internet" icon is selected. Click the "Custom Level" button below and a new window entitled "Security Settings" should pop up.
Scroll down to where it says "ActiveX controls and plug-ins". Disable everything under this tab and click OK.
That should fix your problem.
If you have any questions, just let me know.
**EDIT**
All ActiveX Controls are different. It depends on what website you are visiting or program you are running. Basically what it is is a small program that is downloaded onto your computer that allows you to view special content on a webpage. For example, if you are visiting a website with flash games, it may ask you download an ActiveX control in order to play the game. The control downloads graphics and other resources necessary to play the game onto your computer. After it finishes downloading, it will run the game itself.
Usually the control only needs to be installed once - unless the content on the site has been updated - then you may have to install it again.
They're kind of difficult to explain, but computer programmers use them all the time. They just make things a lot simpler.
(Rating: 5) Thanks so much. But can you explain the whole point of having the ActiveX Control? like what does it do?