What is ActiveX?
Microsoft's name for a collection of technologies that enable interactive content on Web sites. With ActiveX (and plugins such as Flash and Shockwave), websites can use multimedia content such as animation, sound, games and other interactive effects.
Why is it important?
Without Active X, websites would not be as interactive and user-friendly as they are today. And you would not be able to interact with the animation on screen by clicking on them.
ActiveX settings prevent Espresso functioning properly
Symptoms -
- Parts of Espresso pages are missing
- The following message appears at the top of your browser:
This means ActiveX is disabled on your computer and your use of Espresso will be impaired. This can be resolved by amending the following settings:
- Right click on the popup bar shown above and select always allow active X controls to run on this website. You should now see the espresso content.
- Make Espresso a trusted site.
How to make Espresso a Trusted Site on your home PC:
- Open up the Espresso front screen on your computer, select and copy the entire URL from the address bar
- Click on Tools > Internet Options:
- Click on the Security Tab
- Click on Trusted Sites (Green tick) and click on Sites
- Please ensure the Require Server Verification box is NOT ticked
- Paste the address that you copied from step 1 into the top box, then click on Add then Ok and Ok