My IE is running with add-ons disabled and I need to enable them and ActiveX - Please help.?

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My IE is running with add-ons disabled and I need to enable them and ActiveX - I have tried everything and even followed MS's instructions (below) to a tee and to no avail!! Is there anyone out there that can reply with step by step instructions. I have recently installed IE8 and was told to uninstall it to go back to IE7 but am unsure how to do that! I am very frustrated right now because I need the add-ons and ActiveX so that my Adobe Flash Point can play because I need all these in order to look for employment on the internet. Any and all assistance is very much appreciated! Thanks a bunch!!!


From the problem description, I understand that you had upgrade the IE 7 to Internet Explorer (IE) 8, but it runs without add-ons and cannot install ActiveX control. If there has been any misunderstanding, please let me know.



I understand the inconvenience you have experienced. Please be assured that I will do my best to help you.



Please understand that the IE 8 is just released, so many program cannot support it. After taking my steps, if the issue persists, I suggest that you uninstall IE 8 to back to old version IE from control panel.



So I suggest that we can reference the following article to troubleshoot the no add-ons issue.



http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2006/07/25/678113.aspx



After that, if you still can not install the ActiveX control, please take the following steps.



Step 1: Check ActiveX options

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1. Start "Internet Explorer".

2. On the "Tools" menu, click "Internet Options".

3. In the "Internet Options" dialog box, click the "Security" tab, and then click "Internet".

4. Under "Security level for this zone", click "Custom Level".

5. Under "ActiveX controls and plug-ins", set all the following options:



Download signed ActiveX controls Enable or Prompt

Run ActiveX controls and plug-ins Enable or Prompt

Script ActiveX controls marked safe for scripting Enable or Prompt



6. Click "OK", click "Yes", and then click "OK".



Note: If Windows XP Service Pack 2 has already been installed, please also check the top of the Internet Explorer window and see if the Information Bar displays a notification that the site is trying to run an ActiveX control. If so, please click on the Information Bar and install the ActiveX control. The publisher is "Microsoft Corporation".



If you find any of the above files, please right click to rename the file to a new file name with the extension "old" (such as wuapi.old). Please understand that we may not find all the files listed above. If so, it is normal, and please continue to search for the rest of the files.



Step 2: Turn off the Pop-Up blocker

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1. Start "Internet Explorer".

2. On the "Tools" menu, point to "Pop-up Blocker, and then click "Turn Off Pop-up Blocker."



Step 3: Rename corrupted DLL files in Safe Mode

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1. Reboot the computer and start pressing the F8 key on your keyboard.

2. When the "Windows Advanced Options" menu appears, select "Safe Mode", and then press "Enter".

3. Log onto Windows.



Note: In Safe Mode, your system display and Desktop will look and perform differently than in Normal Mode. This is only temporary. To return the system back to Normal Mode, we can simply restart the computer.



4. Click "Start", and click "Search".

5. Select "All files and folders", and then search for the following files:



iuengine.dll

wuapi.dll

wuauclt.exe

wuauclt1.exe

wuaucpl.cpl

wuaueng.dll

wucltui.dll

wups.dll

wuauserv.dll

wuweb.dll

wuau.adm

wuident.txt

wuredir.xml

wusetup.inf



Tip: when searching for multiple files in Windows, you may enter the file name consecutively like iuengine.dll; wuapi.dll; wuauclt.exe in the search field. This will speed up the whole process.



If any error occurs, please capture a screenshot for further research.



How to capture a Screenshot

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1. When the error appears, please press the "Print Screen" key (PrtScn) on your keyboard.

2. Click "Start", click "Run", type MSPAINT, and click "OK".

3. In Paint, click "Paste" under the "Edit" Menu, click "Save" under the "File" menu, type a file name for the screenshot, choose JPEG as "Save as type", click "Desktop" on the left pane, and click "Save".

4. Please find the screenshot on the Desktop and send it as an attachment to: [e-mail]

Answer 1

Whoa...before you do ALL that stuff above, try this.



If Internet Explorer 8 is always starting with "Add-Ons Diasbled" try these three procedures...



1. Enable all add ons



Open IE8

Select Tools > Manage Add-ons

Select all the Add-ons listed

Click the button



2. Check the IE8 shortcut(s)



Most people launch apps (browsers) from shortcuts...



Right-click on the shortcut you usually use

Select "Properties" from the popup menu

Look at the path name in the "Target" text window

Scroll to the end and look for these letters: -extoff

Click in the text line and delete those characters

Click the button

Click the button



3. Reset the browser



Open IE8

Select Tools > Internet Options

Select the Advanced tab (far right)

Click the button at the bottom of the panel

(Note; If you do this, you'll have to do no.1 again)

Answer 2

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My IE is running with add-ons disabled and I need to enable them and ActiveX - Please help.?

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