Chris, many thanks, this did the job. I'm wondering about settings within IE options, for Active X controllers, should this be set to allow or disable? - Andy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Hallsworth" <christopherhallsworth71@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 11:31 AM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Driver agent.com | Hi Andy, not Steve, but if you press alt n, this will focus to the | information bar. Then press space to open a context menu related to that | information bar. Hope that helps. | | Andy Collins wrote: | > Steve - | > | > I'm having a problem with trying to install the active X programme, the | > website gives me this message: | > | > "The Internet Explorer information bar has temporarily blocked the | > installation of the ActiveX control that is required to run the DriverAgent | > scan. | > | > To allow Internet Explorer to install the required ActiveX control, please | > complete the following steps: | > | > Step 1 | > | > Click the Internet Explorer information bar to display install options. | > | > Step 2 | > | > From the displayed ActiveX information bar menu, select Install ActiveX | > Control | > | > Please Note: If you have arrived on this page and do not see an Internet | > Explorer Information bar, please check our | > ActiveX problem | > page." | > | > I can't see an Internet Explorer information bar | > I clicked on their "active x problem" link, but nothing happened! | > | > I've looked in Internet options on the tool bar, and looked under the | > security tab, and have changed active x from disable to enable, but that | > doesn't seem to make any differencce! | > | > So, How do I allow for an active x control to install? | > | > Thanks - | > | > Andy | > ----- Original Message ----- | > From: "Steve Nutt" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> | > To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> | > Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 10:17 AM | > Subject: [access-uk] Re: Driver agent.com | > | > | > | Hi Ray, | > | | > | You are right, it needs the Active X control to perform the scan. | > | | > | All the best | > | | > | Steve | > | | > | -----Original Message----- | > | From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf | > Of | > | Ray's Home | > | Sent: Thursday 14 February 2008 00:07 | > | To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx | > | Subject: [access-uk] Re: Driver agent.com | > | | > | Andy, hope someone adds useful knowledge on this one from actual use of | > the | > | Driver Agent site, but it doesn't really surprise me it is asking to | > install | > | or use this Active X plug-in or extention. I think the on-line | > anti-spyware | > | and anti-virus scans do this too. No harm in being careful. | > | | > | | > | Cheers, | > | From Ray | > | I can be contacted off-list at: | > | mailto:ray-48@xxxxxxxx | > | | > | | > | -----Original Message----- | > | Andy Collins | > | Subject: [access-uk] Driver agent.com | > | | > | | > | Hi all | > | | > | With a view to trying to repair my NEC dvd_rw nd1300a drive, I have found | > | | > | www.driveragent.com | > | | > | This website scanns one's computer and informs of the latest driver | > updates. | > | When I clicked to allow this, I got a pop up message from Internet | > Explorer | > | regarding the installation of active X, which the website says it needs to | > | install ahead of scanning my PC. | > | | > | Firstly, has anybody used this website, and is it safe? 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