> > Why the heck should I care of ActiveX is enabled? IE needs
> > ActiveX for JavaScript to work?
>
> No, but because the current version of IE doesn't support
> XMLHttpRequest you have to use something like the following:
>
> xmlhttp = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
>
> So, without ActiveX you don't have AJAX support on IE. Microsoft has
> stated that IE7 will remove this dependancy, but you're stuck with
> ActiveX until then.
It's worth pointing out that there are various levels of ActiveX support.
You can generally enable ActiveX support, and limit it to existing installed
controls marked as "safe for scripting".
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