SERIOUS PROBLEM - no activex control can be installed

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for some time now i cannot seem to install any new activex controls. whenever
i go to a site that requires one (lets say microsoft update) i get informed
that i should see the blue security tab, but i see non. lately i can't even
install macromedia flash player. i use XP Pro SP2 w/ ie6 & ZonaAlarm & Nod32.
tried to do the same with ZA & Nod32 unloaded - didn't work. tried to play w/
security setting in ie - didn't work. PLEASE HELP ME!!! i realy don't want to
reinstall windows...
 
Saul said:
for some time now i cannot seem to install any new activex controls.
whenever i go to a site that requires one (lets say microsoft update) i
get informed that i should see the blue security tab, but i see non.
lately i can't even install macromedia flash player. i use XP Pro SP2 w/
ie6 & ZonaAlarm & Nod32. tried to do the same with ZA & Nod32 unloaded -
didn't work. tried to play w/ security setting in ie - didn't work.
PLEASE HELP ME!!! i realy don't want to reinstall windows...
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Courtesy of ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) - MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User,
Security), Aumha.org VSOP, DTS-L.org

ActiveX controls may not load as expected in Internet Explorer due to
defense in depth changes introduced in cumulative security update 896688
(MS05-052): http://support.microsoft.com/Default.aspx?kbid=909889

A Web page that contains a custom ActiveX control may not load as expected
in Internet Explorer due to defense in depth changes introduced in
cumulative security update 896688 (MS05-052):
http://support.microsoft.com/Default.aspx?kbid=909738

The fix detailed in 909889 involving the Registry and OLE32.DLL is available
at http://patch-info.de/IE/Downloads/OLEfix.zip and
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/kb896688_fix.zip (a small VB app that
checks the 4 values and offers a repair option if any of them are
incorrect).
 
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