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Vista:: ActiveX installer service

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Spotted this on the UAC blog:The ActiveX Installer Service

As many IT Pro's know the ActiveX controls in IE can be really hard to maintain. With Windows Vista we aim that most users are running as a normal user, which makes it even harder to maintain. As we listened to feedback we received from our community we will introduce in Vista RC0 something called the "ActiveX installer service”

IT Pro’s will be able to define URLs from which standard users will be able to Install ActiveX controls.

 The Service consists of a Windows service, a Group Policy administrative template, and a few changes in Internet Explorer. 

When the feature is enabled, Internet Explorer will ask the service to install any ActiveX controls that need to be installed.  Before installing the ActiveX control, the Installer service will check to see if the URL of the CODEBASE is defined and listed in Group Policy and if it is allowed.  If the service policy permits the install of the ActiveX control, then the service will create an instance of the Internet Explorer ActiveX installer object to be used to install the control.  If Group Policy did not specify that the ActiveX control was allowed to install, then the default Windows Vista behavior is resumed: a Consent\Credential prompt is required to install an ActiveX control. 

 

Sounds very interesting to me.

Comments

  • Anonymous
    December 17, 2007
    Hi, we are trying to access the owa that time we cannot type any words in the new message column.

  • Anonymous
    January 15, 2008
    I have lost control over my programs. The installer service has blocked me from Firefox and many of my spyware and security programs. I cannot defrag, system restore or do anything to get rid of this menace. I cannot control the installer. I am the administrator, Vista premium, and cannot get into the system. It controls my UAC. I tried to remove the UAC but the installer keeps trying to install. I am going to have to activate the UAC again because I am on DSL and I feel it is necessary. I deleted  Macromedia from system 32 and it is still going strong. HELP!!!