How to Access the Yellow Bar for Downloading the ActiveX Control

ActiveX allows web developers to embed controls in web pages viewed with Microsoft Internet Explorer. This kind of access lets authors install a range of interactive functionality, including viruses and spyware. Because of threats like these, by default Internet Explorer displays a warning message each time a control attempts to install. If someone has turned these warning messages off but you want them to pop up on-screen, change your security settings.

Instructions

1. Open the Internet Explorer's security settings panel. With Internet Explorer open, press the "Alt" key, followed by the "T" key. Choose "Internet Options" from the drop-down menu. Click the tab labeled "Security" near the top of the Internet Options dialog box to open the security settings panel.

2. Change your ActiveX notification settings. Find the section of the security settings panel labeled "Security level for this zone." Click the "Custom Level" button. Scroll down the list until you find the heading labeled "ActiveX controls and plug-ins." Find the sub-section titled "Automatic prompting for ActiveX controls," and click the button next to the word "Enable." Click "OK." Click "OK" again to close the Internet Options dialog box.

3. Restart Internet Explorer. Close all open browser windows. Your settings changes will take effect the next time you launch Internet Explorer and visit a web page that attempts to install an ActiveX control.

References

• Internet Inspiration: Enable or disable ActiveX controls