How to Enable ActiveX Execution in Internet Explorer

These steps are needed to allow Internet Explorer to run ActiveX controls on a HTML page.

These steps are not required when running an ActiveX controls from a HTA file.

1. Run Internet Explorer.

2. Right click anywhere on the IE toolbar and check Menu Bar option in the context menu:

IE7 toolbar context menu

3. From the Tools menu, choose Internet Options:

IE7 Tools menu

4. In the Internet Options dialog, choose Advanced tab and check the Allow active content... option:

IE8 advanced options

5. Restart Internet Explorer.