Re: IE 5.0 allows executing programs

From: Jesper M. Johansson (jjohanssat_private)
Date: Sat Aug 28 1999 - 07:44:32 PDT

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    >Actually, the setting that goes right to the heart of this one is "Script
    >ActiveX Controls Marked Safe For Scripting".  Default for "Internet Zone"
    >is Enable.  It is probably safest to set it to either disable or prompt.
    
    >On some sites, you'll find that you may want this to function, and I'd
    >consider adding them to the "trusted sites" zone.
    
    I don't know that you want it as a trusted site, but I realized yesterday
    that Windows Update needs to be able to "Script ActiveX Controls Marked Safe
    For Scripting." Thus, if you want to be able to use Windows Update, you must
    set this to either enable or prompt.
    
    
    Jesper
    



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