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Hi all

For four weeks (day and night) I have tried "everything" suggested on
Google, Microsoft to overcome this problem, to no avail.
I had not used the site for a year but had previously used it for years
without any problem.
A few weeks ago when I was researching something in family history, the page
opened completely grey instead of the printed word.
Mostly it is an activeX, sometimes an add-on, depending, I suppose, on what
I might have altered.
I have tried IE8/9 Firefox, Google Chrome.

Any suggestions welcome.

Regards, Kate

"Kate" wrote:

> For four weeks (day and night) I have tried "everything" suggested on
> Google, Microsoft to overcome this problem, to no avail.

"This problem". How about telling *us* what is the problem. So far,
you made some guess but told no one what actually happens.

> I had not used the site for a year but had previously used it for years
> without any problem.

Oh, "the site". Yep, there's only one of those and it only has one
page.

> A few weeks ago when I was researching something in family history, the page
> opened completely grey instead of the printed word.

Well, a iota of more info. The site has something to do with lineolgoy.

> Mostly it is an activeX, sometimes an add-on, depending, I suppose, on what
> I might have altered.

And what error or behavior you are experiencing somewhere but described
neither.

> I have tried IE8/9 Firefox, Google Chrome.
>
> Any suggestions welcome.

URL to site or page (or to the site and how to navigate to the page).

What YOU experience when you get there.


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already know, don't expect others to know what is your situation.
Explain YOUR computing environment and just what actions you take to
reproduce the problem - and describe the problem so OTHERS know of what
you are asking for help.

Often you get just one chance per potential respondent to elicit a reply
from them. If they skip your post because you gave them nothing to go
on (no details, no versions, no OS, no context) then they will usually
move on to the next post and never return to yours.

What is Usenet:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usenet
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newsgroups
http://www.masonicinfo.com/newsgroups.htm
http://www.mcfedries.com/Ramblings/usenet-primer.asp

How to post to newsgroups:
http://members.shaw.ca/dts-l/goodpost.htm
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375
http://users.tpg.com.au/bzyhjr/liszt.html
http://www.mugsy.org/asa_faq/getting_along/usenet.shtml

Regarding error or status messages:
- Do NOT omit the message.
- Do NOT describe the message.
- Do NOT summarize the message.
- Do NOT paraphrase the message.
- Do NOT truncate the message.
- Do show the ENTIRE message (but munge or star out personal info,
like your username in an e-mail address but not the domain).
And DETAIL the steps to reproduce the error or problem.

Thank you for responding, sorry my post was so inept. I don't know if you
are in Oz or the US.

If in Oz, it is the "Old British Newspapers" from 17th century onwards which
are accessed through the State Library NSW or National Library Australia
with one's library number/password, without which you can get no further
than
http://www2.sl.nsw.gov.au/eresources/

Having chosen Newspapers and logged in, a name/event is put into Search and
the appropriate article appears outlined in colour. Clicking on Article
should bring forth the printed section and if you are in luck you have your
4xgr grandfather's death notice.
That's how it should work but but the problem is, item is not outlined in
colour (so you're in trouble already) but pressing on and downloading the
article it is completely grey, blotting out the print.
Messages read, IE blocked an activeX control so this page may not display
correctly.
Firefox/Google Chrome say virtually the same.
or, An add-on for this website failed to run.
an activeX control on this page might be unsafe to interact with other parts
of the page, "allow" yes/no, tried both.

I am using Win7 Home Premium and Office Home and Business 2012.

I have enabled/disabled/re-enabled in turn, all, some, nil ActiveX's
Enabled/disabled all add-ons including Java, if that is anything to the
point.
put URL's into trusted sites and set security on low.
Set Internet on Medium
I have done an IE Optimization (under guidance from Google)

Hope this makes the problem clearer.

Regards Kate
(Sydney, Australia)





"VanguardLH" wrote in message news:kclf2q$lv4$...

"Kate" wrote:

> For four weeks (day and night) I have tried "everything" suggested on
> Google, Microsoft to overcome this problem, to no avail.

"This problem". How about telling *us* what is the problem. So far,
you made some guess but told no one what actually happens.

> I had not used the site for a year but had previously used it for years
> without any problem.

Oh, "the site". Yep, there's only one of those and it only has one
page.

> A few weeks ago when I was researching something in family history, the
> page
> opened completely grey instead of the printed word.

Well, a iota of more info. The site has something to do with lineolgoy.

> Mostly it is an activeX, sometimes an add-on, depending, I suppose, on
> what
> I might have altered.

And what error or behavior you are experiencing somewhere but described
neither.

> I have tried IE8/9 Firefox, Google Chrome.
>
> Any suggestions welcome.

URL to site or page (or to the site and how to navigate to the page).

What YOU experience when you get there.


--- Posting Hints ---

ALWAYS REVIEW your message before submitting it. You want someone OTHER
than yourself to understand your post. Also remember that no one here
is looking over your shoulder to see at what you are pointing. If you
don't well explain your situation by providing the DETAILS that you
already know, don't expect others to know what is your situation.
Explain YOUR computing environment and just what actions you take to
reproduce the problem - and describe the problem so OTHERS know of what
you are asking for help.

Often you get just one chance per potential respondent to elicit a reply
from them. If they skip your post because you gave them nothing to go
on (no details, no versions, no OS, no context) then they will usually
move on to the next post and never return to yours.

What is Usenet:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usenet
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newsgroups
http://www.masonicinfo.com/newsgroups.htm
http://www.mcfedries.com/Ramblings/usenet-primer.asp

How to post to newsgroups:
http://members.shaw.ca/dts-l/goodpost.htm
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375
http://users.tpg.com.au/bzyhjr/liszt.html
http://www.mugsy.org/asa_faq/getting_along/usenet.shtml

Regarding error or status messages:
- Do NOT omit the message.
- Do NOT describe the message.
- Do NOT summarize the message.
- Do NOT paraphrase the message.
- Do NOT truncate the message.
- Do show the ENTIRE message (but munge or star out personal info,
like your username in an e-mail address but not the domain).
And DETAIL the steps to reproduce the error or problem.

"Kate" wrote:

> Thank you for responding, sorry my post was so inept. I don't know if you
> are in Oz or the US.
>
> If in Oz, it is the "Old British Newspapers" from 17th century onwards which
> are accessed through the State Library NSW or National Library Australia
> with one's library number/password, without which you can get no further
> than
> http://www2.sl.nsw.gov.au/eresources/
>
> Having chosen Newspapers and logged in, a name/event is put into Search and
> the appropriate article appears outlined in colour. Clicking on Article
> should bring forth the printed section and if you are in luck you have your
> 4xgr grandfather's death notice.
> That's how it should work but but the problem is, item is not outlined in
> colour (so you're in trouble already) but pressing on and downloading the
> article it is completely grey, blotting out the print.
> Messages read, IE blocked an activeX control so this page may not display
> correctly.
> Firefox/Google Chrome say virtually the same.
> or, An add-on for this website failed to run.
> an activeX control on this page might be unsafe to interact with other parts
> of the page, "allow" yes/no, tried both.
>
> I am using Win7 Home Premium and Office Home and Business 2012.
>
> I have enabled/disabled/re-enabled in turn, all, some, nil ActiveX's
> Enabled/disabled all add-ons including Java, if that is anything to the
> point.
> put URL's into trusted sites and set security on low.
> Set Internet on Medium
> I have done an IE Optimization (under guidance from Google)
>
> Hope this makes the problem clearer.
>
> Regards Kate
> (Sydney, Australia)
>
> "VanguardLH" wrote in message news:kclf2q$lv4$...
>
> "Kate" wrote:
>
>> For four weeks (day and night) I have tried "everything" suggested on
>> Google, Microsoft to overcome this problem, to no avail.
>
> "This problem". How about telling *us* what is the problem. So far,
> you made some guess but told no one what actually happens.
>
>> I had not used the site for a year but had previously used it for years
>> without any problem.
>
> Oh, "the site". Yep, there's only one of those and it only has one
> page.
>
>> A few weeks ago when I was researching something in family history, the
>> page
>> opened completely grey instead of the printed word.
>
> Well, a iota of more info. The site has something to do with lineolgoy.
>
>> Mostly it is an activeX, sometimes an add-on, depending, I suppose, on
>> what
>> I might have altered.
>
> And what error or behavior you are experiencing somewhere but described
> neither.
>
>> I have tried IE8/9 Firefox, Google Chrome.
>>
>> Any suggestions welcome.
>
> URL to site or page (or to the site and how to navigate to the page).
>
> What YOU experience when you get there.
>
> --- Posting Hints ---
>
> ALWAYS REVIEW your message before submitting it. You want someone OTHER
> than yourself to understand your post. Also remember that no one here
> is looking over your shoulder to see at what you are pointing. If you
> don't well explain your situation by providing the DETAILS that you
> already know, don't expect others to know what is your situation.
> Explain YOUR computing environment and just what actions you take to
> reproduce the problem - and describe the problem so OTHERS know of what
> you are asking for help.
>
> Often you get just one chance per potential respondent to elicit a reply
> from them. If they skip your post because you gave them nothing to go
> on (no details, no versions, no OS, no context) then they will usually
> move on to the next post and never return to yours.
>
> What is Usenet:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usenet
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newsgroups
> http://www.masonicinfo.com/newsgroups.htm
> http://www.mcfedries.com/Ramblings/usenet-primer.asp
>
> How to post to newsgroups:
> http://members.shaw.ca/dts-l/goodpost.htm
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375
> http://users.tpg.com.au/bzyhjr/liszt.html
> http://www.mugsy.org/asa_faq/getting_along/usenet.shtml
>
> Regarding error or status messages:
> - Do NOT omit the message.
> - Do NOT describe the message.
> - Do NOT summarize the message.
> - Do NOT paraphrase the message.
> - Do NOT truncate the message.
> - Do show the ENTIRE message (but munge or star out personal info,
> like your username in an e-mail address but not the domain).
> And DETAIL the steps to reproduce the error or problem.

A couple of possibilities: you inserted an entry in the registry to
disable a class ID for an AX control or some software you load is
interferring with rendering the page.

Try loading the web browser in its safe mode. That means no add-ons
that are installed for the web browser are active.

Reboot into Windows safe mode. That eliminates a lot of startup
programs you installed. Could be some security software is blocking the
element in the web page.

If you load entries in the registry to block use of some AX control then
you cannot use them. For example, SpywareBlaster loads these registry
entries to kill known bad AX controls. This scenario has the user
entering the kill bits into the registry for their own local login. If
you are logging into a corporate network (i.e., domain), policies can be
used to push these kill bits to make sure the employees cannot use them.
See:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/240797

SpywareBlaster will add many hundreds of entries under that registry key
for what they deem are bad AX controls. Microsoft also puts some there
typically as part of the Windows Update process. If you're using
SpywareBlaster, or any security-related product that adds AX killbits
into the registry, you could go into that program to disable or remove
that protection to delete all those AX killbits in the registry. Then
retest the web page (after you've flushed the web browser's local
temporary file cache). You cannot just export the parent registry key
(ActiveX Compatibility) to a .reg file and delete that parent registry
because it is NOT just to hold killbits. Only those entries that have a
data item named Compatibility Flags and with the value of 400 are AX
killbits. The rest have to be there (and don't have the Compatibility
Flags data item or it is set to a value other than 400).

Personally I would leave the AX killbits in the registry so known bad AX
controls cannot be run and inform the web site they are using one that
they shouldn't. It might be possible to look at the web page code to
figure out which AX control is being called. If you're in a domain then
ask its admin if they are pushing policies that add AX killbits to your
registry to prevent you from using that AX control.

It's possible the registry definition of multiple inter-related keys is
screwed up but trying to fix it could be difficult. Read:

http://www.ehow.com/how_7380854_guid-activex.html

The trick is getting the CLSID (class ID) for the AX control so you can
find out how it's defined in the registry. If you can find out, like
from the web page code, what AX control is being using, then something
like Nirsoft's AX Helper (http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/axhelper.html)
can let you look at the registry entries without having to bounce around
in the regedit. You can also search there on some possible strings in
the name or author of the AX control.

It is extremely rare that the install of an AX install adds an entry
under Add/Remove Programs so you can uninstall it later. AX installs
are sloppy in that they provide no means for easy or automatic
uninstall. You can't normally uninstall and then reinstall. The best
you can do for a corrupted definition in the registry is to reinstall
and hope the install steps on all the registry entries to get them
right. However, the install is highly unlikely to be clearing out a
killbit entry from the registry. The install's purpose is to install,
not to install and then kill that install. So check if you have
security software that is adding AX killbits into the registry.

"VanguardLH" wrote in message news:kcm2sn$die$...

"Kate" wrote:

> Thank you for responding, sorry my post was so inept. I don't know if you
> are in Oz or the US.
>
> If in Oz, it is the "Old British Newspapers" from 17th century onwards
> which
> are accessed through the State Library NSW or National Library Australia
> with one's library number/password, without which you can get no further
> than
> http://www2.sl.nsw.gov.au/eresources/
>
> Having chosen Newspapers and logged in, a name/event is put into Search
> and
> the appropriate article appears outlined in colour. Clicking on Article
> should bring forth the printed section and if you are in luck you have
> your
> 4xgr grandfather's death notice.
> That's how it should work but but the problem is, item is not outlined in
> colour (so you're in trouble already) but pressing on and downloading the
> article it is completely grey, blotting out the print.
> Messages read, IE blocked an activeX control so this page may not display
> correctly.
> Firefox/Google Chrome say virtually the same.
> or, An add-on for this website failed to run.
> an activeX control on this page might be unsafe to interact with other
> parts
> of the page, "allow" yes/no, tried both.
>
> I am using Win7 Home Premium and Office Home and Business 2012.
>
> I have enabled/disabled/re-enabled in turn, all, some, nil ActiveX's
> Enabled/disabled all add-ons including Java, if that is anything to the
> point.
> put URL's into trusted sites and set security on low.
> Set Internet on Medium
> I have done an IE Optimization (under guidance from Google)
>
> Hope this makes the problem clearer.
>
> Regards Kate
> (Sydney, Australia)
>
> "VanguardLH" wrote in message news:kclf2q$lv4$...
>
> "Kate" wrote:
>
>> For four weeks (day and night) I have tried "everything" suggested on
>> Google, Microsoft to overcome this problem, to no avail.
>
> "This problem". How about telling *us* what is the problem. So far,
> you made some guess but told no one what actually happens.
>
>> I had not used the site for a year but had previously used it for years
>> without any problem.
>
> Oh, "the site". Yep, there's only one of those and it only has one
> page.
>
>> A few weeks ago when I was researching something in family history, the
>> page
>> opened completely grey instead of the printed word.
>
> Well, a iota of more info. The site has something to do with lineolgoy.
>
>> Mostly it is an activeX, sometimes an add-on, depending, I suppose, on
>> what
>> I might have altered.
>
> And what error or behavior you are experiencing somewhere but described
> neither.
>
>> I have tried IE8/9 Firefox, Google Chrome.
>>
>> Any suggestions welcome.
>
> URL to site or page (or to the site and how to navigate to the page).
>
> What YOU experience when you get there.
>
> --- Posting Hints ---
>
> ALWAYS REVIEW your message before submitting it. You want someone OTHER
> than yourself to understand your post. Also remember that no one here
> is looking over your shoulder to see at what you are pointing. If you
> don't well explain your situation by providing the DETAILS that you
> already know, don't expect others to know what is your situation.
> Explain YOUR computing environment and just what actions you take to
> reproduce the problem - and describe the problem so OTHERS know of what
> you are asking for help.
>
> Often you get just one chance per potential respondent to elicit a reply
> from them. If they skip your post because you gave them nothing to go
> on (no details, no versions, no OS, no context) then they will usually
> move on to the next post and never return to yours.
>
> What is Usenet:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usenet
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newsgroups
> http://www.masonicinfo.com/newsgroups.htm
> http://www.mcfedries.com/Ramblings/usenet-primer.asp
>
> How to post to newsgroups:
> http://members.shaw.ca/dts-l/goodpost.htm
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375
> http://users.tpg.com.au/bzyhjr/liszt.html
> http://www.mugsy.org/asa_faq/getting_along/usenet.shtml
>
> Regarding error or status messages:
> - Do NOT omit the message.
> - Do NOT describe the message.
> - Do NOT summarize the message.
> - Do NOT paraphrase the message.
> - Do NOT truncate the message.
> - Do show the ENTIRE message (but munge or star out personal info,
> like your username in an e-mail address but not the domain).
> And DETAIL the steps to reproduce the error or problem.

A couple of possibilities: you inserted an entry in the registry to
disable a class ID for an AX control or some software you load is
interferring with rendering the page.

Try loading the web browser in its safe mode. That means no add-ons
that are installed for the web browser are active.

Reboot into Windows safe mode. That eliminates a lot of startup
programs you installed. Could be some security software is blocking the
element in the web page.

If you load entries in the registry to block use of some AX control then
you cannot use them. For example, SpywareBlaster loads these registry
entries to kill known bad AX controls. This scenario has the user
entering the kill bits into the registry for their own local login. If
you are logging into a corporate network (i.e., domain), policies can be
used to push these kill bits to make sure the employees cannot use them.
See:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/240797

SpywareBlaster will add many hundreds of entries under that registry key
for what they deem are bad AX controls. Microsoft also puts some there
typically as part of the Windows Update process. If you're using
SpywareBlaster, or any security-related product that adds AX killbits
into the registry, you could go into that program to disable or remove
that protection to delete all those AX killbits in the registry. Then
retest the web page (after you've flushed the web browser's local
temporary file cache). You cannot just export the parent registry key
(ActiveX Compatibility) to a .reg file and delete that parent registry
because it is NOT just to hold killbits. Only those entries that have a
data item named Compatibility Flags and with the value of 400 are AX
killbits. The rest have to be there (and don't have the Compatibility
Flags data item or it is set to a value other than 400).

Personally I would leave the AX killbits in the registry so known bad AX
controls cannot be run and inform the web site they are using one that
they shouldn't. It might be possible to look at the web page code to
figure out which AX control is being called. If you're in a domain then
ask its admin if they are pushing policies that add AX killbits to your
registry to prevent you from using that AX control.

It's possible the registry definition of multiple inter-related keys is
screwed up but trying to fix it could be difficult. Read:

http://www.ehow.com/how_7380854_guid-activex.html

The trick is getting the CLSID (class ID) for the AX control so you can
find out how it's defined in the registry. If you can find out, like
from the web page code, what AX control is being using, then something
like Nirsoft's AX Helper (http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/axhelper.html)
can let you look at the registry entries without having to bounce around
in the regedit. You can also search there on some possible strings in
the name or author of the AX control.

It is extremely rare that the install of an AX install adds an entry
under Add/Remove Programs so you can uninstall it later. AX installs
are sloppy in that they provide no means for easy or automatic
uninstall. You can't normally uninstall and then reinstall. The best
you can do for a corrupted definition in the registry is to reinstall
and hope the install steps on all the registry entries to get them
right. However, the install is highly unlikely to be clearing out a
killbit entry from the registry. The install's purpose is to install,
not to install and then kill that install. So check if you have
security software that is adding AX killbits into the registry.


Thank you for your comprehensive reply.
Tried Safe Mode first but it cut my internet connection so moving on to
other suggestions and hope to sort the problem.

Very much appreciate your response which gives me areas to explore.

Many thanks.

Kate

"Kate" wrote:

> Tried Safe Mode first but it cut my internet connection so moving on to
> other suggestions and hope to sort the problem.

The F8 menu shows you "safe mode" and "safe mode with networking".
Since you need to test networking with the web browsers while in safe
mode then the 2nd choice is what you should select.

Brilliant, absolutely brilliant!

When I first went into Safe Mode, it had Network under the other option once
opened but nothing happened when I tried it.
I just went back to the very beginning and and chose it to open with as you
suggested.

Newsprint left right and centre. All those weeks of stress, now I can relax.

Wonderful, thank you so much.

Regards Kate






"VanguardLH" wrote in message news:kcokg6$iun$...

"Kate" wrote:

> Tried Safe Mode first but it cut my internet connection so moving on to
> other suggestions and hope to sort the problem.

The F8 menu shows you "safe mode" and "safe mode with networking".
Since you need to test networking with the web browsers while in safe
mode then the 2nd choice is what you should select.

"Kate" wrote:

> "VanguardLH" wrote ...
>
>> "Kate" wrote:
>>
>>> Tried Safe Mode first but it cut my internet connection so moving on to
>>> other suggestions and hope to sort the problem.
>>
>> The F8 menu shows you "safe mode" and "safe mode with networking".
>> Since you need to test networking with the web browsers while in safe
>> mode then the 2nd choice is what you should select.
>>
>> Brilliant, absolutely brilliant!
>>
>> When I first went into Safe Mode, it had Network under the other option once
>> opened but nothing happened when I tried it.
>> I just went back to the very beginning and and chose it to open with as you
>> suggested.
>>
>> Newsprint left right and centre. All those weeks of stress, now I can relax.
>>
>> Wonderful, thank you so much.


So something you are loading at Windows startup or upon login is
interferring with use of your web browsers. Time to start listing your
startup items.

While you can use msconfig.exe to list some startup items, SysInternals'
AutoRun will list them all. Some startup locations are rather obtuse to
the average user, like Winlogon events.

Starting in safe mode (with networking) just got rid of whatever was
causing the problem. It doesn't fix the problem unless you're willing
to always reboot into safe mode to eliminate the problem. The problem
is still there when you boot into normal mode for Windows.

Besides the suggestion of disabling all your security software (e.g.,
anti-virus), first I'd try loading the web browsers in their safe mode.
It could be a common add-on or plug-in that is causing the problem. For
example, anti-virus programs may insert an add-on in several web
browsers and if it is interferring with the AX control in one web
browser then it'll probably do the same in the others.

"VanguardLH" wrote in message news:kcp184$fds$...

"Kate" wrote:

> "VanguardLH" wrote ...
>
>> "Kate" wrote:
>>
>>> Tried Safe Mode first but it cut my internet connection so moving on to
>>> other suggestions and hope to sort the problem.
>>
>> The F8 menu shows you "safe mode" and "safe mode with networking".
>> Since you need to test networking with the web browsers while in safe
>> mode then the 2nd choice is what you should select.
>>
>> Brilliant, absolutely brilliant!
>>
>> When I first went into Safe Mode, it had Network under the other option
>> once
>> opened but nothing happened when I tried it.
>> I just went back to the very beginning and and chose it to open with as
>> you
>> suggested.
>>
>> Newsprint left right and centre. All those weeks of stress, now I can
>> relax.
>>
>> Wonderful, thank you so much.


So something you are loading at Windows startup or upon login is
interferring with use of your web browsers. Time to start listing your
startup items.

While you can use msconfig.exe to list some startup items, SysInternals'
AutoRun will list them all. Some startup locations are rather obtuse to
the average user, like Winlogon events.

Starting in safe mode (with networking) just got rid of whatever was
causing the problem. It doesn't fix the problem unless you're willing
to always reboot into safe mode to eliminate the problem. The problem
is still there when you boot into normal mode for Windows.

Besides the suggestion of disabling all your security software (e.g.,
anti-virus), first I'd try loading the web browsers in their safe mode.
It could be a common add-on or plug-in that is causing the problem. For
example, anti-virus programs may insert an add-on in several web
browsers and if it is interferring with the AX control in one web
browser then it'll probably do the same in the others.

I'll keep working on it, I have noticed my anti-virus program has added a
few things not previously included, will investigate that area for starters.

Right.

It the computer is made by Dell or HP then just
smashit up with a large hammer! IF its made by
some one else or you are really desperate read on

Even though the information you gave was far from
complete i am GUESSing that you are connected to
the internet with some kind of wireless connection
either wifi or one of those mobile network dongle
things seeing as you said you had trouble with
your network when you rebooted this is quite
simply because wireless stuff is often unreliable
and doesnt work as soon as you load up and
probably a laptop/tablet as well (people who use
proper computers tend to use proper conections as
well with wires)??

I am GUESSINGing that YOU are seeing a yellow bar
on top of the screen saying rattling on about
activex controls are needed to run etc If this the
case you must be using internet explorer 8 or 9 as
you stated you are using win7 . Activex contols
are very rarely NEEDED of a site unleess you are
using something that uses trashplayer
(flashplayer) Did the site previously have lots of
moving adverts OR videos of any description before
you lost the connection ??

As you are obviously not a n expert with computers
and it complex instruction may cause further
problems First of all

Check first that the site is not broken either by
trying to get on it from another computer and that
you are actually getting some other sites on the
internet from your own computer (in other words
make sure it really is your computer thats the
problem and its NOT the site or internet
connection thats the problem)

Now IF all my other ASSUMPTIONS are correct
Proceed And click on the "start" button and look
for the "command prompt" (you may find it in
another menu called accessories and possibly
something like "system tools" or similar title.
When you open the command prompt you should see
Just a black rectangle WIth something SIMILAR to
C:\windows\blahblahblah\ with a flashing line
after it.
Then type "ping <fullexactnameofsite>" For
example "ping www.google.com" or "ping
www.facebook.com" or ping "www.stormfront.org"
and press "return" and sit back and observe: and
IF the site is there (not always foolproof) and
you have typed it all correctly there should be a
short delay delay and it will tell you if your
comuter is actually finding the site or not.
IF all goes well you will see several messages
saying firstone saying something like "looking up
<whateversite> at <someIPnumber>
and then you will see four other lines EACH line
saying "pinging <someIPnumber>" and then how long
it takes for the other computer to reply.