{RESOLVED}active x problems

[pointegirl]

Help! I am having a problem downloading anything. I get an error message that says, "The plugin did not initialize properly", then when I click again I get another message, "The plugin was found but an error in the plugin has occured."
I am baffled. I have checked the active x controls and am not sure what each one should be set at. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
Kellie

 

[brianF]

What are you trying to download???

Are you seeing the quicktime plugin come up when you try to do the download ????

 

[pointegirl]

I am trying to download one of the music sites. I have tried to download games also and the same error comes up. It is very frustrating.
Kellie

 

[brianF]

Still need to know what plugin is trying to load???

See this post and see if it relates to your problem

http://forums.techguy.org/showthread.php?threadid=53760

 

[pointegirl]

Thank you for your answers to my question. I am still having problems with Active X. I was wondering if you could tell me what the settings are in the Active X controls page. I am not sure if they are right. If I have to download an Active X control I would really like to know specifically which one I have to download. This is all very confusing to me. I have only had the problem for the last little while. I used to be able to download things with no problem at all.
Pointegirl

 

[pointegirl]

I forgot to mention that sometimes the quicktime thing does come up. I did have Quicktime but had problems with it not working so I uninstalled it.

 

[TonyKlein]

Hi,

Did you try deleting the 'Extension' subkey, as explained in the link Bryan provided?
Because that might well be responsible for your problem.

Or try this:

Create a new Text file on you desktop, and paste the following bold text into it:

REGEDIT4

[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Plugins\Extension]

Save as Extension.reg

Doubleclick it, and answer 'yes' when asked whether you want to merge the contents of the file into the registry.

Reboot.

With a little bit of luck this ought to solve your problem.

Good luck,

 

[pointegirl]

Thank you, thank you, thank you. I did as you said and deleted the extension. I was able to download Internet Explorer 6. Hopefully there is no problem with it. It is always something with computers but it sure is a challenge trying to figure them out.
If I have any more problems you can guarantee I will be back to this site. I have been looking for a solution to this problem for quite a while. Thanks again.

Pointegirl