[WEB4LIB] ActiveX controls and Windows 2000

[Andrew Mutch]

I recently posted the question below about being unable to run ActiveX controls while
logged on as a User on Windows2000. I found the relevant MS KB article that covers
this:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;[LN];Q240897

Unfortunately, we don't use either of the MS technologies listed to work around this
problem. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to workaround this problem? Giving
patrons Power User permissions, which does allow the ActiveX control to run is not an
option. I've also found that you can set permissions on the folder where ActiveX
controls are stored in Windows2000, "Downloaded Program Files" (in Winnt\).

Andrew Mutch
Library Systems Technician
Waterford Township Public Library
Waterford, MI



Andrew Mutch wrote:

> I've just been informed by my librarians that AncestryPlus is using a new plug-in
> for viewing the 1930 Census images. This plug-in is called the "Advanced Image
> Viewer". This new plugin apparently gives you much better control over the viewing
> and panning of the images.
>
> With IE, you can download and install the plugin. I did this logged on as
> Administrator on a PC running Windows 2000 and Internet Explorer 6 and Public Web
> Browser. When you browse to the appropriate page in AncestryPlus, the plugin loads
> automatically. However, when I logged in using our patron account, which has just
> "User" permissions, and browse to the page where I can check the plugin, I get an
> error stating that the security settings are preventing the ActiveX control from
> loading.
>
> Now, as far as I can remember, I haven't changed the security settings in the
> Internet Zone under this patron account. So those security settings within IE that
> control ActiveX controls should be the same for the patron account as they are for
> the Administrator. Is there somewhere else that the security settings could be
> blocking the ActiveX control from loading? Perhaps permissions on a directory? I
> haven't seen this problem with ActiveX controls on our public Internet computers,
> which have the same security setup.
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> Andrew Mutch
> Library Systems Technician
> Waterford Township Public Library
> Waterford, MI