Cannot Automatically Disable ActiveX, Plug-ins, or Java

ID: Q173100

The information in this article applies to:

SYMPTOMS

Administrators may find that they are unable to use the Microsoft Internet Explorer Administration Kit (IEAK) or other automatic configuration means (such as an .ins file) to turn off active content (ActiveX, Plug-ins, or Java) for 16-bit Internet Explorer versions 3.02a and 3.03.

CAUSE

By default, the 16-bit versions of Internet Explorer do not have this configuration functionality.

RESOLUTION

This issue is resolved by the 16-Bit IEAK Configuration Update, which contains the following updated file for Internet Explorer: 

   Iedkcs16.dll version 3.0.0.561 (dated 8/7/97) and later
The 16-Bit IEAK Configuration Update is available in the Iedkcs16.exe downloadable file.

The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Software Library: 

 ~ Iedkcs16.exe (size: 32263 bytes)
For more information about downloading files from the Microsoft Software Library, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 

   ARTICLE-ID: Q119591
   TITLE     : How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services

MORE INFORMATION

To use the new Iedkcs16.dll file, you must modify your .ins file as follows. Change the [Security] section as described in the following example.

From: 

   [Security]
   Security_RunActiveXControls=0
   Security_RunScripts=0
   Security_RunJavaApplets=0
   Code Download=no
To:

NOTE: This [Security] section is only an example. Your settings may be different. In this example, ActiveX is turned off while scripts and Java are allowed. 

   [Security]
   Run ActiveX Control=0
   Run Scripts=1
   Run Java=1
NOTE: The [Main] section has a reference to the corresponding entry in the [Security] section. For example, in the [Main] section you may see "Run ActiveX Control." For this functionality to work, you must change the reference in the [Main] section to match that is in the [Security] section.

Additional query words: 

Keywords          : kbenv kbfile msient msiew31 kbfixlist
Platform          : NT WINDOWS

Last Reviewed: September 27, 1998