what is an active x and how do i get rid of it?

Question

i keep getting this popup window that tell,s me that ther is an active x and the page may not display properly what is an active x and how do get rid of it ?

Answer 1

An active X is a type of script used on web pages- especially if there is an interactive part. Without the active X required, you may have some trouble loading the page. What I do is I let my computer download the script- however, active X script is sometimes malicious. Just use good common sense.

Answer 2

I have an active X..... She was first my active wife. .......Now she's being active in someone else's life..........I knew I probably shouldn't..........I knew that she was bad.....The only problem is........She was the best I ever had..

But seriously folks, active X is not something you want to get rid of. What the popup is telling you is that the web page you are trying to view requires Active X. Use your browser to locate a free download of ActiveX and install it on your computer. That will take care of the problem.

Answer 3

An ActiveX control is a set of rules for how applications should share information. An ActiveX control is similar to a Java applet. Unlike Java applets, however, ActiveX controls have full access to the Windows operating system. This gives them much more power than Java applets, but with this power comes a certain risk that the applet may damage software or data on your machine. To control this risk, Microsoft developed a registration system so that browsers can identify and authenticate an ActiveX control before downloading it. to get rid of it simply click on the x sign.

Answer 4

You need to install the Active X control to view whatever you are trying to view. So, if there is something you are trying to do that you can't, you need to click on the yellow bar appearing at the top of the page, and click install active x control. If you don't need it and don't know why it's popping up, try right clicking on it, or left clicking and seeing if you can deny, do not install, or any other options pertaining to your goal of not wanting it to come up, Otherwise you may just have to ignore it. Good luck though

Answer 5

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Answer 6

Active X would be a type of object, such as Quicktime movie, Shockwave, Flash, Graphing, etc.

You can't really get rid of it, but you can download it. In IE, it should have a bar the pops up, right click it.

I would recommend Firefox, but if you want IE will still work. In Firefox, a bar will also pop up, and then click 'Install Plug-ins'

Answer 7

active x is a program that lets u run games that r downloadable but it lets spam and popups and viruses coem into ur comp. b/c its makes ur comp. wayyy more vounrable like 30 times more. u can delete it by going 2 my comp. and clicking my downloads. right click on that download and it will say delete



this has happened to me before and it works hope this helps!!

Answer 8

its reccommended that u do not remove it. w/o it, your web page downloads and stuff would not work.

if you have probz, go re-install it.