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RE: Windows Update - Unsafe ActiveX control Jul 17 2003 05:35PM
Jackson, Chris (CJackson bridgecom com) (1 replies)
> "An ActiveX control on this page is not safe. Your current security
settings
> prohibit running unsafe controls on this page. As a result, this page may
> not display as intended."
> So Microsoft expects me download critical patches using an unsafe ActiveX
> control??

Safe for Scripting indicates that a control does not access files, memory,
or registers directly. The only purpose of the Windows Update control is to
access (and update) files directly, so it should not be marked as safe for
scripting.

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Chris Jackson
Software Engineer
Microsoft MVP
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RE: Windows Update - Unsafe ActiveX control Jul 17 2003 06:09PM
Drew Copley (dcopley eeye com)


 

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