Expert: Carolyn Meinel - 7/9/2005

Question
I keep enabling Active X on my computer but it does nt seem to have any effect. Every time that I go on a webpage that requires Active X, a message appears saying that my current Active X conrols do not allow me to view the page correctly. The pages which I try to go on usually involve downloading a piece of software i.e, virus protection.
Windows = Windows ME
Internet Client = AOL 9.0
Internet Explorer = 6

Answer
Please tell me what websites are giving you that message, and the names of your anti-adware/spyware and antivirus programs. That will help me figure out what is going wrong.

Alternatively, you can simply stop using ActiveX. Many viruses, worms, adware and spyware programs use ActiveX to invade your computer. I refuse to use Internet Explorer at all (except for testing) because I don't like my computer getting infected. No matter how good our anti-adware/spyware and antivirus programs might be, the bad guys are always discovering new ways to use Internet Explorer to invade our computers.

I use the Firefox browser, free from Mozilla.org instead of Internet Explorer. It is far more safe and gives a good view of websites even without ActiveX.