ActiveX controls in Windows2000

[Keith Higgs]

Taking a browse through REGEDIT I found the key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/Classes/Windows/CurrentVersion/Explorer/Volu
meCaches/Downloaded Program Files

for which the Description is:
Downloaded Program Files are ActiveX controls and Java applets
downloaded automatically from the Internet when you view certain pages.
They are temporarily stored in the Downloaded Program Files folder on
your hard disk.

The contents of my C:/WINNT/Downloaded Program Files/ appears to be
composed primarily of CODECs and other ActiveX controls for various
multimedia file types that IE does not handle on its own. Other content
may include controls for add-in tool bars for IE and other MS programs.

It is also the location set for:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/Classes/Windows/CurrentVersion/Internet
Settings/ActiveX Cache

And, it is more than likely referenced for at least one listing in
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/Classes/Windows/CurrentVersion/SharedDLLs

It's amazing what you can learn with RegEdit.

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