"ActiveX" What'll I do with this option?
 

My new 'Puter is running like a champ and I have resisted fiddling too much with settings, Norton, Windows set up, etc.

But, I was trying to get to a retail order site handling my digi and film images but they have an input system that requires their upload to me using "ActiveX".

I staggered into the Control Panel on my box, then to Security settings, then fiddled a bit w/ the Active X sections, to no avail; the site I want to connect to properly still does not download their "ordering sys", to me.

I didn't want to fiddle too much and screw sumpin' up.

Any comments or opins or advice on this ActiveX deal?

(As a side note, there are several sites I subscribe to that send me financial email info updates that don't have the "pics/graphics" allowed, show red Xs, until I simply click on the header in my outlookExpress that prompts me to do so IF I wanna see the pics/graphics and allow the tracking cookies, etc.)

I realize my 'puter questions read like novellas written by a remedial student but, I don't know how to phrase question in "net-net" talk, lol!

Thanks & BR,md

Q1: You can add site you are confidient about to your trusted zone:

Tools -> Internet Options -> Security -> Sites

Type in something like:

https://*.amazon.com

(note the https indicates a secure connection)

Here's some background:

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=174360

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/...ity/setup.mspx

Q2: Some spam sites were using the downloading of images to detect that their spam was received and there was a lot more network traffic downloading all the images so Outlook, Outlook Express and other mail programs don't download the images by default. I think there is an option to download them in Tools -> Settings but I don't recommend it.