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November 2007 - Posts

Introduction to ActiveX - Part Two: Managing ActiveX controls

In Part One of our Introduction to ActiveX , we covered the basics of ActiveX controls. Today we're going to go over some ActiveX specifics as they relate to the Internet Explorer environment and the management of ActiveX controls. The default installation Read More...
Posted Friday, November 30, 2007 6:26 AM by CC Hameed | 1 Comments

Managing the "Launching Applications and Unsafe Files" Setting

We are often asked about the centralized management of Internet Explorer configuration options for which there are no Group Policy settings included with the default IE GPO templates. One of the settings that we are asked about the most is the "Launching Read More...
Posted Tuesday, November 27, 2007 6:30 AM by CC Hameed | 1 Comments
Attachment(s): Sample_ADM_Launching_Applications_and_Unsafe_Files.txt

Introduction to ActiveX - Part One

On Tuesday, we wrote about the upcoming changes in behavior for how Internet Explorer handles embedded controls .  Today we're going to discuss the basics of ActiveX controls themselves - what they are and why they are important.  We're not Read More...
Posted Friday, November 16, 2007 7:27 AM by CC Hameed | 4 Comments

IE Automatic Component Activation

Back in April 2006, Microsoft made a change in how IE handled embedded controls used on some web pages.  These changes resulted in some sites requiring users to "Click to Activate" before they could interact with the control.  Microsoft Read More...
Posted Tuesday, November 13, 2007 5:00 AM by CC Hameed | 2 Comments

Internet Explorer and SSL Closure Alerts

Today we're going to talk about SSL Closure Alerts in Internet Explorer.  This is usually manifested as the user getting the "Page Cannot Be Displayed" error when connecting to a secure website hosted on a non-Microsoft Web Server.  Read More...
Posted Friday, November 09, 2007 6:00 AM by CC Hameed | 3 Comments

Coming Soon ... Windows PowerShell v2.0 CTP

This week, Microsoft will be releasing a Community Technology Preview (CTP) of Windows PowerShell v2.0.  Now - before you rush out to find, download and use the CTP, there is a very important point to remember: This release will not be for everyone Read More...
Posted Tuesday, November 06, 2007 5:29 AM by CC Hameed | 1 Comments
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