In Windows Vista/7 standard users are unable to install ActiveX plug-ins. For Windows XP Users, Arellia offers the following solution http://portal.arellia.com/wiki/display/KB/Controlling ActiveX objects
The following steps will enable ActiveX to be run and installed by standard users in Windows 7.
This setting describes the behavior of the service when installing an ActiveX control that is signed by a certificate in the Trusted Publishers store for the computer or enterprise. Table 1 shows possible values for this setting.
Value | Description |
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0 | Prevents users from installing ActiveX controls that have trusted signatures. |
1 | Prompts the user before installing ActiveX controls that have trusted signatures. |
2 | Installs ActiveX controls that have trusted signatures without notifying the user. This is the default value. |
This setting determines the behavior of the service when installing an ActiveX control that is signed by a certificate that is not in the Trusted Publishers store for the computer or enterprise.
Value | Description |
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0 | Prevents the user from installing signed ActiveX controls. |
1 | Prompts the user before installing signed ActiveX controls. This is the default value. |
2 | Installs signed ActiveX controls without notifying the user. |
This setting determines the behavior of the service when installing an unsigned ActiveX control. Table 3 shows possible values for this setting.
Value | Description |
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0 | Prevents the user from installing unsigned ActiveX controls. This is the default value. |
1 | Installs unsigned ActiveX controls without notifying the user. |
This value controls how the ActiveX Installer Service handles any errors that are detected in an HTTPS connection. By default, the ActiveX Installer Service prevents the installation of an ActiveX control if any errors are detected.
Value | Description |
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0 | Specifies that the connection must pass all verification checks. |
0x00000100 | Specifies that the ActiveX Installer Service should ignore errors caused by unknown certification authorities (CAs). |
0x00001000 | Specifies that the ActiveX Installer Service should ignore errors caused by an invalid common name (CN). A CN is a naming attribute from which an object distinguished name (DN) is formed. |
0x00002000 | Specifies that the ActiveX Installer Service should ignore errors caused by a certificate's date. |
0x00000200 | Specifies that the ActiveX Installer Service should ignore errors caused by improper certificate use. |
For more information see http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd631688(v=ws.10).aspx