how do i disable active x on IE7 and firefox?

Question

i think its stopping me from downloading flash player, will it do any harm disabling it, its just i cant here any sound on videos i play on youtube and similar sites

Answer 1

Active X is a tool that is used by Internet Explorer (IE) for some web pages. Other browsers, such as Firefox (FF) don't use Active X, which is why FF doesn't work with certain web pages, such as Windows Update..
(You need Active X For Windows Update.) Go to
Tools->Internet Options->Security Settings->Custom Level->Run Active X controls and plug-ins.. Then Setup as you require, You need Active X to run Flash.If your having problem's with sound in video it's a codec problem,try useing VLC player look's basic but play's just about any thing,other than that download a codec pack (just Google codec) should find plenty. Hope this help's.

Get VLC here. www.videolan.org/

Answer 2

How to stop an ActiveX control from running in Internet Explorer:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/240797

2) Disable "Active Scripting" support for all but trusted sites.

How to Disable Active Content in Internet Explorer:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/154036

NOTE: For Internet Explorer 7, please follow the steps for Internet
Explorer 6.

3) Configure Internet Explorer to prompt before running ActiveX controls
or disable it for all but trusted sites.

4) Set the security setting to "High" for all but trusted sites.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

left click tools click internet options then click advanced (top right)
scroll down for active x settings.