GetClub *does* install Active X, says my humble computer

Once again, I attempted to play a game at the Web site
GetClub.com, and once again, my computer rejected an
attempt to install an "Active X" control, for security reasons.

Having reinstalled Windows XP recently, I notice that a
few things are now different even though I always had
enabled automatic Windows updates. It looks like I have
service pack 3, and among the small annoyances are
things like being unable to edit text I type here in rgc due
to my machine typing over (instead of inserting my
changes to) text. Magically, mysteriously, this very
annoying glitch has now disappeared for now, all by
itself.

But the main difference I see from my old setup is
the numerous security "features", just one of which is
automatic blocking of GetClub's attempts to install a
"dangerous" Active X control. Sanny claims his site
does not do this, but my machine never lies (compare
and contrast)... .

My guess is that the site uses an Active X control to
launch or install the Java applet, or perhaps for the
purpose of opening pop-up windows during play-- an
effective measure designed to punish good moves,
but ineffective again me for the obvious reason that
I rarely make them.

In any case, I have not had any problems since my
reinstall with other Web sites, only with GetClub; so
then, what is the obvious conclusion here?


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