Active X objects can also be found on the Internet. Some sites use them for different purposes, and when you try to open such a site, the browser is Internet Explorer displays the Information Bar with a proposal to install the Active X (if not already installed on your system). That is, if you add to empower the browser, the Active X objects, help to empower the individual site.

Should be wary of ActiveX objects and install them only if you trust the site that offers to install the object. The fact is that Active X objects can work with any object of your operating system: the files on your computer with the registry of the operating system, etc.

We need to somehow let ordinary computer users to download and install add-ins. Moreover, to allow only for a particular site. Can this be done?

By default, the installation of Active X objects are allowed only computer administrator, but in some cases may need to define a set of Active X objects, which will be allowed to establish not only administrators but also ordinary users. In Windows Vista operating system to make it really possible, but before this should think twice and with confidence to tell myself that you fully understand what you are doing.

Enable and configure the installation of ActiveX-objects allows ordinary users a standard component of the operating system Windows Vista - Installer Service ACTIVEX. By default, this component is not installed, so you may need to install it using the COMPONENTS OF WINDOWS (file optionalfeatures.exe). Also, this component can be installed using pkgmgr.exe / iu: AxInstallService.

This component is only present in versions of Windows Vista Ultimate, Business and Enterprise.

After installing the component Installer Service ACTIVE X will create a group policy Web sites are permitted to INSTALLATION OF CONTROL ACTIVE X objects, located in Computer Configuration / Administrative Templates / COMPONENTS WINDOWS / Installer Service ACTIVEX snap Group Policy Object Editor. With this group policy is precisely defined sites on the Internet, the installation of Active X objects which will be resolved not only to administrators but also to ordinary users.

To specify the desired site, you must use this group policy, and enter the name of the site (in the Enter a name is added items), and to identify steps to install the Active X Objects from this site. Steps to install Active X objects are specified in the field Enter the add items. This field must be separated by commas indicate the four numbers, each of which determines the behavior when loading ActiveX-objects with the appropriate site.

The first two numbers define the action when installing a signed control Active X. They can take the following values: