Thank you for the advise. I downloaded the OLEfix.zip and everything is back
to normal. I am also going to follow the advise of not continuing to receive
the automatic updated from MS. I will download the files I want one at a time
from the MS Updates Website. Thank again for everyones help!

"Torgeir Bakken (MVP)" wrote:

> DSpeer wrote:
>
> > After I updated my machine with the above patch (KB896688), no ActiveX
> > controls will load in my browser. This includes things like Flash and Windows
> > Update. If I uninstall this patch, everything is working again. I have seen
> > other people have had trouble with this also, but I don't see any solutions
> > yet. I have verified that it is not the security settings in IE that is
> > keeping the controls from loading.
> >
> > Anyone have this same issue? Anyone resolved this issue? Thanks!
> Hi,
>
> See if this helps:
>
> Download the file OLEfix.zip available here (it is a registry file
> that origin from MS Support, and it has fixed the ActiveX problem
> for several people):
>
> http://patch-info.de/IE/Downloads/OLEfix.zip
>
> Extract it and double click the contained OLEfix.reg file. Click Yes
> on the dialog box that asks you if you are sure to add the information
> in OLEfix.reg to the registry.
>
> You may have to reboot your machine afterwards.
>
>
> --
> torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting, Porsgrunn Norway
> Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of
> the 1328 page Scripting Guide:
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scr...r/default.mspx
>

"kjames" <kjames@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:A6C01C8B-8DB6-4899-87F5-42FE238A010F@microsoft.com...
> Thank you for the advise. I downloaded the OLEfix.zip and everything is back
> to normal.

You took this advice.. and it solved your problem.

> I am also going to follow the advise of not continuing to receive
> the automatic updated from MS. I will download the files I want one at a
> time
> from the MS Updates Website.

So take this advice..... Do not shut off Automatic Updates. Just go to Control
Panel |Automatic Updates (or My Computer | Properties | Automatic Updates) and
reset Automatic Updates to use "Option #3", which will auto download the
updates for you, but allow you to choose which updates are installed, and when
they are installed. The very same "Express|Custom" dialog box that is
presented by Windows Update, will also be presented by Automatic Updates when
you use this option of AU.

As for the idea of "installing one-at-a-time".. that /is/ the "Best Practice"
recommended by the industry, so I commend you for making that choice.

Thank again for everyones help!
>
> "Torgeir Bakken (MVP)" wrote:
>
>> DSpeer wrote:
>>
>> > After I updated my machine with the above patch (KB896688), no ActiveX
>> > controls will load in my browser. This includes things like Flash and
>> > Windows
>> > Update. If I uninstall this patch, everything is working again. I have
>> > seen
>> > other people have had trouble with this also, but I don't see any
>> > solutions
>> > yet. I have verified that it is not the security settings in IE that is
>> > keeping the controls from loading.
>> >
>> > Anyone have this same issue? Anyone resolved this issue? Thanks!
>> Hi,
>>
>> See if this helps:
>>
>> Download the file OLEfix.zip available here (it is a registry file
>> that origin from MS Support, and it has fixed the ActiveX problem
>> for several people):
>>
>> http://patch-info.de/IE/Downloads/OLEfix.zip
>>
>> Extract it and double click the contained OLEfix.reg file. Click Yes
>> on the dialog box that asks you if you are sure to add the information
>> in OLEfix.reg to the registry.
>>
>> You may have to reboot your machine afterwards.
>>
>>
>> --
>> torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting, Porsgrunn Norway
>> Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of
>> the 1328 page Scripting Guide:
>> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scr...r/default.mspx
>>