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KB896688 pwns ActiveX

Recently, after leaving all the boxes checked for my Windows update
patches - a ton of my apps broke on me. I got to find out how much stuff I
use is actually implemented using ActiveX Controls in an IE browser window -
The Yahoo! IM LAUNCHCast player, some HP Printing software, and of course,
the addictive flash internet games my wife and kids love to play.

After a little research on the problem - Google Groups revealed the culprit
to me: KB896688.

If all of a sudden you have all manner of ActiveX trouble in your browser -
you can uninstall that update specifically with add/remove programs and then
try downloading the update itself from here.

Like the Google Groups post mentioned - you might be able to get it to work
by installing the update by itself with the download - or not.

posted on Tuesday, October 18, 2005 12:34 AM
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# re: KB896688 pwns ActiveX
Installing it directly did not work when I tried it.

Anyone else have any better luck or other options?
10/24/2005 6:19 PM | Roderick
# re: KB896688 pwns ActiveX
I tried to download and install the update too, and it did not work. I have
heard that setting the URL of that activeX as trusted site might work, but
have not yet tried.
10/25/2005 3:20 PM | DarkForce
# re: KB896688 pwns ActiveX
This update is breaking OWA for me on one workstation I have found on my
network thus far. When logging into OWA, the email page gets stuck on
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