Err Msg: This Page Provides Potentially Unsafe Information to an ActiveX Control (235653)

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 for Windows NT 4.0
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 for Windows NT 4.0
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 for Windows NT 4.0
Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6 for Windows 2000
Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6 for Windows 98
Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6 for Windows 98 Second Edition
Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6 for Windows Millennium Edition
Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6 for Windows NT 4.0

This article was previously published under Q235653

SYMPTOMS

After you install Internet Explorer, when you restart the computer, if you click the View as Web page option under active desktop, you may receive the following error message:

This page provides potentially unsafe information to an ActiveX control. Your current security settings prohibit running controls in this manner. As a result, this page may not display correctly

This error message is not displayed, however, if you right-click the Active Desktop, point to Active Desktop, and then click View as Web Page to remove the check mark.

CAUSE

This issue can occur if the Comcat.dll file is damaged or is the wrong version number.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, unregister the Comcat.dll file by using the Regsvr32.exe utility with the /u switch as in the following example:

regsvr32 /u C:\winnt\system32\comcat.dll

and rename the Comcat.dll file in the %SystemRoot%\System32 folder.

After you unregister the Comcat.dll file, reinstall Internet Explorer.

For information about how to rename a file, click Start, click Help, click the Index tab, type renaming, and then double-click the "Renaming files" topic.

If you remove Internet Explorer before you reinstall it, be sure to rename the Comcat.dll file after removing Internet Explorer.

Modification Type:	Major	Last Reviewed:	12/5/2003
Keywords:	kberrmsg kbprb KB235653