Often, when I open HTML files on my C drive with Internet Explorer, I get a message saying that IE has blocked some ActiveX controls in the page. I then have to click a button to see the page. How can I cancel this "feature"?
I tried to go to Internet Properties -> Security -> Local Intranet and change the security settings to "low", but it didn't help.
Best Answer
Seems like IE is ignoring you! So, I guess we can try and force it.
In Internet Options, on the intranet tab, click Custom level
Over half way down this list, there is an option called Launching applictions and unsafe files (not secure obviously but may help).
About 1/3 down are:
Under Active scripting, disable, enable or prompt as you like.
In Internet Options, click on the Advanced tab
Scroll down to the bottom to the security tab. In here, you can allow active content to run files on My Computer.
You could also try adding the site to the list of trusted sites and reducing the security level.
Also, if using a modern version of IE, you can turn on (or off for you) ActiveX Filtering in the Tools menu
Registry hack from https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4663509/how-do-sites-run-in-ie-without-asking-for-allow-scripts-activex