How to Install Office Update Activex Control

If you've never used Microsoft Office Update or if you have ActiveX downloads disabled and you try to update Microsoft Office, you'll probably encounter a warning that tells you to install an Office Update ActiveX control. The installation is quick and painless and your computer system won't suffer at all. Besides, the ActiveX control is worth every benefit you'll receive in updating Office.

Instructions

1. When you attempt to update Microsoft Office and a blue bar flashes on the screen that says "The previous site might require the following ActiveX control," right-click on the blue bar and a drop-down menu will appear.

2. Click on "Install ActiveX Control."

3. When the Internet Explorer dialogue box opens, click on "Install" and the ActiveX control installation will finish without any further instruction.

Resources

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