[WEB4LIB] RE: ActiveX controls in Windows2000

[Andrew I. Mutch]

Aaron,

Actually, you can't modify the permissions on the folder "Downloaded
Program Files". It's a special folder marked with the IE "e" I'm not sure
what Windows calls such a folder. "Offline Web Pages" is of the same
variety. 

I thought of changing the permissions on the necessary registry keys where
IE is trying to write. Suggestions on the easiest way to figure that out?
I know there is a utility that allows you to watch registry activity but
the name escapes me at the moment.

I'll try the Internet Zone trick but I don't think that gets past the
basic registry writing issue.

Thanks for the suggestions!

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



On Wed, 24 Jul 2002, Dobbs, Aaron wrote:

> Andrew,
> 
> The "Cause" in the article you linked:
>   "This behavior can occur if you do not have
>    permission to write to the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE 
>    registry hive or the Downloaded Program Files 
>    folder on your computer."
> indicates you must have write or modify (probably modify) permissions to
> both locations to run their activeX.  
> Administrators have full cotrol of the registry hives, so the activeX
> control works fine.
> Users do not.  You said you changed the permissions of the "Downloaded
> Program Files" folder, you also need to determine where AncestryPlus is
> trying to modify the registry (the specific folder in the hive, which
> hopefully is nested pretty deep) and grant the Users modify permissions to
> that folder.
> 
> Another possibly easier way might be to add the AncestryPlus site to the
> "Trusted sites" zone in IE.  Tools --> Internet Options --> Security --
> Trusted Sites --> Sites --> Add
> I haven't found an easier way in Netscape, though.  
> 
> -Aaron
> :-)'
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andrew Mutch [mailto:amutch at WATERFORD.LIB.MI.US]
> Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2002 6:24 AM
> To: LIBNT-L at LISTSERV.UTK.EDU
> Subject: ActiveX controls in Windows2000
> 
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> I posted this message to Web4Lib but thought someone here might be able to
> help too.
> See more details below.
> 
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> -
> 
> 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
>