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ActiveX is a technology framework from Microsoft for content downloading from a network, typically using an internet web browser

ActiveX is a software framework created by Microsoft that adapts its earlier Component Object Model (COM) and Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) technologies for content downloaded from a network, particularly from the World Wide Web.

Microsoft introduced ActiveX in 1996.

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ActiveX

https://www.microsoft.com/com/default.mspx

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Classic ASP and IIS 7.5 on my LOCAL machine

I have inherited a classic ASP project and a VB6 Component (ActiveX .dll) that goes with it. I would like to be able to debug this component by running it locally on my machine. I have a Windows 7 Home Premium (64 bit) laptop. I have setup IIS 7.5…
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Troubleshoot ActiveX control installation

I've created a asp.net application that uses a 3rd party activex control and deployed it successfully on a test intranet. The clients are prompted to install the control and it runs fine. I am now attempting to get someone else to deploy it on their…
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How do I set up an Internet Search Path object store for ActiveX installs?

To control which ActiveX components users are allowed to install, I was considering setting up a machine as an Object Store, and then setting up the Internet Search Path to divert requests for ActiveX installs from the web to the Object Store under…
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A different interface for the Sql Server Reporting Service?

I have a SQL Server 2005 SQL Reporting Services implementation. It seems that the only way to actually access the reports is for the users to use Internet Explorer. The web page uses an ActiveX control to do its printing (and probably other…
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GPO - How to prevent popup while loading a IE plugin (for Skype for Business WebApp)?

I trying to simplify to the maximum all user alerts related to ActiveX/Plugins needed for Skype for Business Web-App to work ( it is an On-prem Skype for business installation). What I did so far is: Configure the website FQDN (entrypoint) as…
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how to open a static html file from an ip using file://?

i need to open a static html file from ip 192.168.##.##. my problem is, i cant access the file using file://192.168.##.##/folder/names/ACT2-1.html i need to open it using file:// not http:// to run the ActiveX in IE.
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