Re: WinXP SP2 security

In article <drlvs0$eae$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Ed Cryer says...
> Ever since I installed SP2 I've always got this message header on IE opening
> an HTML file which I hold on my comp.
> "To help protect your security, Internet Explorer has restricted this file
> from showing active content that could access your computer."
> I can allow it by clicking "Allow blocked content". And I've been doing this
> for months.
>
> But today I tried to play a Shockwave Flash Object which has been here since
> before SP2, and Windows Media Player refused. "Your current security
> settings do not allow this action".
>
> Well, how do I allow both of these?
>
Well DUH! Change the security settings in Internet Options.


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Conor

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