ActiveX warning - want to switch off

[msa969]

Hello I am viewing a number of projects called eportfolio's to be viewed in an Internet Browser. I am unable to view certain features like flash buttons each time I navigate through the eportfolio. IE gives me a warning message:

TO help protect your security, IE has restricted this webpage running ActiveX controls ... click here for options

The way to view it is I have to right click this message and click on View blocked content.

As you can imagine this can be very frustrating to do this for 12 links and I have to view some 30 eportfolios.

So this is over 312 unnecessary clicking.

NOTE I TRUST ALL THE EPORTFOLIO AS THEY ARE FROM WORK.

I have tried tools/internet options/security <tab> click on button [Custom level]
I have enabled a number of ActiveX components but it still gives me the warning ... can anyone help me?

Note I am using IE 8

[Paul Komski]

Have you tried adding the site to the trusted sites zone?

[msa969]

Hello Paul komski,

>Have you tried adding the site to the trusted sites zone?

the eportfolio are on external drive (pen drive)

Sorry but how do I add to trusted site zone?

[Paul Komski]

http://surfthenetsafely.com/ieseczone7.htm

[msa969]

Please note I am viewing eportfolios which are structured like websites. The eportfolios are one my laptop. So lets take a eportfolio as example: D:\work\G Westbrook eportfolio
The above location has index.html and many other pages

I receive the ActiveX warning everytime I view the eportfolio at this location.

I have tried as suggested by Paul Komski to add the link to my trusted site. So I have tried to do the following:
tools/internet options/security <tabs>/ trusted site/
then under "add this site to location"
D:\work\G Westbrook eportfolio
it return's with error message: "I need http:" ...

What shall I do ...
Thank you

[msa969]

Hi I have noticed that the ActiveX-warning

Your current security settings prohibit running ActiveX controls on this page. As a result, the page may not display correctly, blah bla blah ...".

Does not appear in Google chrome
Searching the website for threads I think it does not also appear on Mozilla but I am unable to test this right now.

I would like to thank

Paul Komski for all his help

[Paul Komski]

Zone\0 in the following two registry settings refers to My Computer (as opposed to a local intranet) and the registry or group policy are the only ways of customising this zone as far as I know.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Internet Settings\Lockdown_Zones\0

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Internet Settings\Lockdown_Zones\0

The key's string value name 1200 refers to Running ActiveX controls (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/182569) Values of 0 allows, 1 prompts and 2 forbids.

More info about Local Machine Zone Lockdown (http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/ie/ieak/techinfo/deploy/60/en/appendix.mspx?mfr=true)

If you know the risks or know how to backup these two keys then try the registry hack by setting the string value 1200 to zero in both HKCU and HKLM. Be aware that this should allow all ActiveX controls to execute from within file system. Not sure if a reboot is required but might well be necessary to make the changes stick.