Kathryn Scheller Posted March 5, 2009 Share Posted March 5, 2009 Can I make the following changes to IE8/Vista security using the Registry rather than using Tools/Options?1. Allow previously unused ActiveX controls to run without promptclick enable2. Turn off for ActiveX controlsscroll to activeX and plug-insunder automatic prompting for activeXclick enable3. Turn off for Downloadsscroll to downloadsunder automatic prompting for file downloadsclick enableThanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cluberti Posted March 5, 2009 Share Posted March 5, 2009 As per this KB article, you can set these options to what you want each to be under the security Zone key that maps to the security zone you want to change. You need to change the value in each security zone you want the setting to be "enabled" under. The security zones are:HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones\1 == Local Intranet ZoneHKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones\2 == Trusted Sites ZoneHKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones\3 == Internet ZoneWithin each zone key, you can set the following DWORD values to 0, which equals "enabled":1208 == "ActiveX controls and plug-ins: Allow previously unused ActiveX controls to run without prompt"2200 == "Downloads: Automatic prompting for file downloads"2201 == "ActiveX controls and plug-ins: Automatic prompting for ActiveX controls"(for reference, 0 == enabled, 1 == prompt, and 3 == disabled for almost all of the DWORD values found under the Zones keys)Once you've set these, simply close all IE windows and the next time IE is opened, these settings should be "enabled".In the future, you should consider using google. It would have found this for you (notice the KB article in question is the very first link returned). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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