I have read a dozen articles generated by this search string and I have spent
the best part of a day running patches, registry fixes and tinkering with
Internet Explorer security settings and registry values, all to no avail.

I do not know what destroyed the information bar functionality, but I can
report that it is dead. IE is blocking pop-ups, but not showing the
information bar to enable them, and it is blocking Active X scripts, but
again not displaying the information bar to enable them.

Is there anyone out there who knows how to restore a lost/broken information
bar?

I do not want to be referred to the platitudes on the MS web site explaining
what an information bar is, or what it looks like. Nor do I want
instructions on how to modify IE security settings. I just want to restore
the information bar. And for the record, reinstalling IE6 does not work.

Hi,
I know that you've tried some of these suggestions, but...

Disable *any* third-party security, privacy, ad-blocking program that might
be blocking pop-ups or scripts, scripting, active content. Many programs,
including firewalls, can block ActiveX, Javascript, pop-ups. Before
disabling a third-party firewall, turn on the Windows Firewall.

Internet Options> Security, set the Internet Zone to Default.

With only one IE window open, turn off the pop-up blocker and disable
toolbars such as Google, MSN, Yahoo. Restart the computer.

Have you looked through Processes (Ctrl-Alt-Del) for anything that may be
causing this?

Have you disabled non-microsoft add-ons in IE> Tools> Manage add-ons?

Hope this helps,
Don
[MS MVP- IE]

"Jonno" <Jonno[at]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:71A17509-90E5-4292-8789-AC265B8CE2C9@microsoft.com...
> I have read a dozen articles generated by this search string and I have
spent
> the best part of a day running patches, registry fixes and tinkering with
> Internet Explorer security settings and registry values, all to no avail.
>
> I do not know what destroyed the information bar functionality, but I can
> report that it is dead. IE is blocking pop-ups, but not showing the
> information bar to enable them, and it is blocking Active X scripts, but
> again not displaying the information bar to enable them.
>
> Is there anyone out there who knows how to restore a lost/broken
information
> bar?
>
> I do not want to be referred to the platitudes on the MS web site
explaining
> what an information bar is, or what it looks like. Nor do I want
> instructions on how to modify IE security settings. I just want to
restore
> the information bar. And for the record, reinstalling IE6 does not work.
>

Hi,
Additional information:
If the Yahoo toolbar is installed, don't just disable it- uninstall it.

See if this information seems to apply:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/olereg.htm

Don
[MS MVP- IE]


"Jonno" <Jonno[at]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:71A17509-90E5-4292-8789-AC265B8CE2C9@microsoft.com...
> I have read a dozen articles generated by this search string and I have
spent
> the best part of a day running patches, registry fixes and tinkering with
> Internet Explorer security settings and registry values, all to no avail.
>
> I do not know what destroyed the information bar functionality, but I can
> report that it is dead. IE is blocking pop-ups, but not showing the
> information bar to enable them, and it is blocking Active X scripts, but
> again not displaying the information bar to enable them.
>
> Is there anyone out there who knows how to restore a lost/broken
information
> bar?
[snip]

Thank you Don for your reply.

My task was to install MIS8, so all AV, AS, and firewall tools had been
removed and I had run McAfee CLAV to remove infections and I had manually
removed non-standard tool-bars and gimmicks.

"Don Varnau" wrote:

> Hi,
> Additional information:
> If the Yahoo toolbar is installed, don't just disable it- uninstall it.
>
> See if this information seems to apply:
> http://windowsxp.mvps.org/olereg.htm
>
> Don
> [MS MVP- IE]
>
>
> "Jonno" <Jonno[at]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:71A17509-90E5-4292-8789-AC265B8CE2C9@microsoft.com...
> > I have read a dozen articles generated by this search string and I have
> spent
> > the best part of a day running patches, registry fixes and tinkering with
> > Internet Explorer security settings and registry values, all to no avail.
> >
> > I do not know what destroyed the information bar functionality, but I can
> > report that it is dead. IE is blocking pop-ups, but not showing the
> > information bar to enable them, and it is blocking Active X scripts, but
> > again not displaying the information bar to enable them.
> >
> > Is there anyone out there who knows how to restore a lost/broken
> information
> > bar?
> [snip]
>
>

A recent security update may be involved. Here's a reposted message from PA
Bear:
- - -
1. 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/kb/909889

Fix: http://patch-info.de/IE/Downloads/OLEfix.zip (OLEFix.reg) or
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/kb896688_fix.zip (KB896688_fix.exe; a small
VB app that checks the 4 values and offers a repair option if any of them
are incorrect)

2. 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/kb/909738

~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Security, Shell/User)
- - -

If installing McAfee IS8 from a CD, check these settings:
Internet Options> Advanced> Security> check "Allow active content to run in
files on My Computer ."
and
"Allow active content from CDs to run in files on My Computer ."

Or [longshot] Turn on the pop-up blocker. Click the Settings button. Check
"Show information bar." Set filter level to Low. OK your way out. Restart.

Don
[MS MVP- IE]

"Jonno" <Jonno[at]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:ECA0311F-62EA-429D-AF3D-8F4FBE7B0F12@microsoft.com...
> Thank you Don for your reply.
>
> My task was to install MIS8, so all AV, AS, and firewall tools had been
> removed and I had run McAfee CLAV to remove infections and I had manually
> removed non-standard tool-bars and gimmicks.

> "Don Varnau" wrote:
> > Hi,
> > Additional information:
> > If the Yahoo toolbar is installed, don't just disable it- uninstall it.
> >
> > See if this information seems to apply:
> > http://windowsxp.mvps.org/olereg.htm

> > "Jonno" wrote in message
> > news:71A17509-90E5-4292-8789-AC265B8CE2C9@microsoft.com...
> > > I have read a dozen articles generated by this search string and I
have
> > spent
> > > the best part of a day running patches, registry fixes and tinkering
with
> > > Internet Explorer security settings and registry values, all to no
avail.
> > >
> > > I do not know what destroyed the information bar functionality, but I
can
> > > report that it is dead. IE is blocking pop-ups, but not showing the
> > > information bar to enable them, and it is blocking Active X scripts,
but
> > > again not displaying the information bar to enable them.
> > >
> > > Is there anyone out there who knows how to restore a lost/broken
> > information
> > > bar?
> > [snip]

Thanks again and Happy Christmas if you celebrate it.

Yes I have read that article and applied the solution. I not that it worked
for a number of people in the thread, but it did not return the information
bar in the computer I was working on.

"Don Varnau" wrote:

> A recent security update may be involved. Here's a reposted message from PA
> Bear:
> - - -
> 1. 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/kb/909889
>
> Fix: http://patch-info.de/IE/Downloads/OLEfix.zip (OLEFix.reg) or
> http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/kb896688_fix.zip (KB896688_fix.exe; a small
> VB app that checks the 4 values and offers a repair option if any of them
> are incorrect)
>
> 2. 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/kb/909738
>
> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Security, Shell/User)
> - - -
>
> If installing McAfee IS8 from a CD, check these settings:
> Internet Options> Advanced> Security> check "Allow active content to run in
> files on My Computer ."
> and
> "Allow active content from CDs to run in files on My Computer ."
>
> Or [longshot] Turn on the pop-up blocker. Click the Settings button. Check
> "Show information bar." Set filter level to Low. OK your way out. Restart.
>
> Don
> [MS MVP- IE]
>

Hi,
Sorry... I don't know what else to try.

Don
[MS MVP- IE]

"Jonno" <Jonno[at]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:E1AE8AE5-D061-434D-AFE6-694849EEC891@microsoft.com...
> Thanks again and Happy Christmas if you celebrate it.
>
> Yes I have read that article and applied the solution. I note that it
worked
> for a number of people in the thread, but it did not return the
information
> bar in the computer I was working on.

> "Don Varnau" wrote:
> > A recent security update may be involved. Here's a reposted message from
PA
> > Bear:
> > - - -
> > 1. 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/kb/909889
> >
> > Fix: http://patch-info.de/IE/Downloads/OLEfix.zip (OLEFix.reg) or
> > http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/kb896688_fix.zip (KB896688_fix.exe; a
small
> > VB app that checks the 4 values and offers a repair option if any of
them
> > are incorrect)
> >
> > 2. 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/kb/909738
> >
> > ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> > MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Security, Shell/User)
> > - - -
> >
> > If installing McAfee IS8 from a CD, check these settings:
> > Internet Options> Advanced> Security> check "Allow active content to run
in
> > files on My Computer ."
> > and
> > "Allow active content from CDs to run in files on My Computer ."
> >
> > Or [longshot] Turn on the pop-up blocker. Click the Settings button.
Check
> > "Show information bar." Set filter level to Low. OK your way out.
Restart.

For the record, the workaround was to list the site with the ActiveX script
(au.mcafee.com) as a safe site in a couple of places, and the script ran.

But I never got the IB back.

"Don Varnau" wrote:

> Hi,
> Sorry... I don't know what else to try.
>
> Don
> [MS MVP- IE]
>
> "Jonno" <Jonno[at]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:E1AE8AE5-D061-434D-AFE6-694849EEC891@microsoft.com...
> > Thanks again and Happy Christmas if you celebrate it.
> >
> > Yes I have read that article and applied the solution. I note that it
> worked
> > for a number of people in the thread, but it did not return the
> information
> > bar in the computer I was working on.
>
> > "Don Varnau" wrote:
> > > A recent security update may be involved. Here's a reposted message from
> PA
> > > Bear:
> > > - - -
> > > 1. 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/kb/909889
> > >
> > > Fix: http://patch-info.de/IE/Downloads/OLEfix.zip (OLEFix.reg) or
> > > http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/kb896688_fix.zip (KB896688_fix.exe; a
> small
> > > VB app that checks the 4 values and offers a repair option if any of
> them
> > > are incorrect)
> > >
> > > 2. 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/kb/909738
> > >
> > > ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> > > MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Security, Shell/User)
> > > - - -
> > >
> > > If installing McAfee IS8 from a CD, check these settings:
> > > Internet Options> Advanced> Security> check "Allow active content to run
> in
> > > files on My Computer ."
> > > and
> > > "Allow active content from CDs to run in files on My Computer ."
> > >
> > > Or [longshot] Turn on the pop-up blocker. Click the Settings button.
> Check
> > > "Show information bar." Set filter level to Low. OK your way out.
> Restart.
>
>

Jonno,
Thanks for the update.

Don
[MS MVP- IE]

"Jonno" <Jonno[at]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:62B5810A-2E6F-4650-B710-17A33EEAAE3E@microsoft.com...
> For the record, the workaround was to list the site with the ActiveX
script
> (au.mcafee.com) as a safe site in a couple of places, and the script ran.
>
> But I never got the IB back.

> "Don Varnau" wrote:
> > Hi,
> > Sorry... I don't know what else to try.

> > "Jonno" <Jonno[at]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:E1AE8AE5-D061-434D-AFE6-694849EEC891@microsoft.com...
> > > Thanks again and Happy Christmas if you celebrate it.
> > >
> > > Yes I have read that article and applied the solution. I note that it
> > worked
> > > for a number of people in the thread, but it did not return the
> > information
> > > bar in the computer I was working on.

> > > "Don Varnau" wrote:
> > > > A recent security update may be involved. Here's a reposted message
from
> > > > PA Bear:
> > > > - - -
> > > > 1. 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/kb/909889
> > > >
> > > > Fix: http://patch-info.de/IE/Downloads/OLEfix.zip (OLEFix.reg) or
> > > > http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/kb896688_fix.zip (KB896688_fix.exe;
a
> > small
> > > > VB app that checks the 4 values and offers a repair option if any of
> > them
> > > > are incorrect)
> > > >
> > > > 2. 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/kb/909738
> > > >
> > > > ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> > > > MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Security, Shell/User)
> > > > - - -
> > > >
> > > > If installing McAfee IS8 from a CD, check these settings:
> > > > Internet Options> Advanced> Security> check "Allow active content to
run
> > in files on My Computer ."
> > > > and
> > > > "Allow active content from CDs to run in files on My Computer ."
> > > >
> > > > Or [longshot] Turn on the pop-up blocker. Click the Settings button.
> > Check
> > > > "Show information bar." Set filter level to Low. OK your way out.
> > Restart.