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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.

3 Comments

  • Installing it directly did not work when I tried it.



    Anyone else have any better luck or other options?

  • 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.

  • 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 Loading...



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