Internet Explorer ActiveX Update
In March of 2006, Microsoft announced the release of an update to Internet Explorer that would require users to “activate” a ActiveX control before they could use it. Activation could take place by either clicking on the control, or hovering over it and pressing the space bar. This update is only for Internet Explorer 6 on Windows XP Service Pack 2. You can be certain that the update will likely apply to new Operating Systems and Internet Explorer versions as they become available.
I’m not going to write too much about it, since Microsoft and Adobe have both documented it, and Adobe has even came up with a fix so that your content can get around this. Below are some links that will help you out:
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article for Update
Adobe’s Response and Workaround Links
Demo of Adobe’s Javascript Fix for this Problem
Thanks to sillysicko on SitePoint for helping me find these links.
