How to Install Web Camera ActiveX Control 2003

The Web Camera ActiveX Control 2003 is a Microsoft ActiveX control that executes in the Internet Explorer browser. The control enables the Web camera to interact with the browser and provides additional functionality for the webcam inside the browser. To install the ActiveX control in Internet Explorer, open the browser and run the program associated with the ActiveX control. For example, to install the Internet Explorer Web Camera ActiveX Control, open the browser, plug in and start the webcam. The installation of the webcam drivers will start the ActiveX control routine.

Instructions

1. Click the “Internet Explorer” shortcut from the desktop or task bar to open Internet Explorer.

2. Position the webcam on top of the monitor to optimize the image of the user.

3. Plug the webcam into the computer. Normally, a USB cable connector is the connection method for the webcam. Plug the USB cable into a free USB port on the computer. The computer will recognize and list the new device and the Web Camera ActiveX Control installation will automatically initiate. When the installation program is initiated in the browser, a yellow band appears along the top border of the browser window with a button labeled “Install” on the right side of the bar.

4. Click the yellow bar along the top of the Internet Explorer window. A context menu will appear.

5. Click the “Install ActiveX Control” from the context menu. The ActiveX control will download, if necessary, and install as a plug-in to Internet Explorer.

6. Use the webcam application within Internet Explorer.

References

• Microsoft: What is an ActiveX Control?

Resources

• Indiana University: What are ActiveX and ActiveX Controls?