Quicktime Blocked in Internet Explorer

[robaldo]

when i try and watch quick time clips in internet explorer such as movie trailers i keep getting this message

"Internet Explorer has blocked this site from using an ActiveX control in an unsafe manner. As a result, this page may not display correctly"

How do i get it so i can view a clip?

i posted on another forum about a week ago but no help so i thought id find somewhere new

and i dont know if ive posted in the right place :rolleyes:

[dodo]

can you give an example url?

[robaldo]

If i go here http://www.apple.com/trailers/newline/blade_trinity/trailer/trailer_lg.html

or any other site which contains a quick time movie in like that i get this

the message in a tool bar and the video doesnt show

[robaldo]

any help?

[deicist]

try changing your settings in 'tools' - 'internet settings' security tab. There's some activex settings in there if I remember correctly

[Straight_Man]

Update Quicktime. There was a hole in older QT versions, since plugged. Xp if you went to SP2 will block older versions of QT from working right, yes. SO, uninstall your current version. Then go to a site that wants QT. The site SHOULD trigger Internet Explorer to want you to get QT, and give a link to a QT download. AFAIK, what you want is version 6 of QT or as close to that as you can get for your Windows if you do not have XP Original, SP1, or SP2 and instead have something earlier. BUT, QT 6.0 will work fine with XP, and it is compatioble with SP2 in XP. I have used it here, and in Firefox from within XP. Installer is nice, but I think you end up with iTunes also, which I have never used. One of the things that got patched in 6.0 WAS the ActiveX components in QT.

QT=Quicktime, for any readers who do not understand my abbreviation, and it is available from APPLE for Windows and MacIntosh and MACOS and Apple OSX boxes.

[robaldo]

done what you said, the 2 messages are what i get

i go to the file and its not read only so i cant change it.

ive tried to install about 4 times now and i still get all the same messages

[robaldo]

^ignore that, some reason, now the blade video is working.

[Trogan]

Hi! Try removing any old versions of QuickTime you have and try again.

In the 1st pic its says "setup cannot open the destinatin file 'C:\WINDOWS\system32....' why is it installing from the 'system32' folder, shouldn't it be in 'Pregrame Files' or something?