IE Security Settings question....?

Just yesterday this gray Microsoft Internet Explorer box started popping up every time I went to a different web page. The box stated this : Your current security settings prohibits running Active X controls on this page. As a result, the page may not display correctly. I'm almost certain something has changed my security settings, but what should my settings be as far as all the Active X options are?

Download signed Active X controls...

Download unsigned Active X controls...

Initialize and script Active X controls not marked as safe...

Run Active X controls and plugins...

Script Active X controls marked safe for scripting...

Disable, Enable or Prompt for each?

Thanks in advance.

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Use a better browser than Internet Explorer, such as Firefox or Opera and you wont have to worry about the exploits that come with using Internet Explorer and it's Active X controls.

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Because security is utmost at my job, here are the settings on my office computer:

My setting for the Internet is at Medium-High and I have the following:

Download signed Active X controls...prompt

Download unsigned Active X controls...disable

Initialize and script Active X controls not marked as safe...disable

Run Active X controls and plugins...Enable

Script Active X controls marked safe for scripting鈥nable

Hope this helps your problem.
If you did not set the site to trusted or restricted list, follow this:

Internet option -%26gt;security-%26gt;Internet-%26gt;custom level-%26gt;

Download signed Active X controls - allow

(flash player and some other plugin need this to run)

Download unsigned Active X controls - disable

(never download unknown activeX)

Initialize and script Active X controls not marked as safe - disable (to be safe)

Run Active X controls and plugins - allow

(your previous setting only download "signed active X" so maybe it's safe to run any downloaded active x here. (you need this to run flash player and other plugin anyway)

Script Active X controls marked safe for scripting - enable

To be safe, you should run antivirus active scanner and firewall to defend yourselve. Run ccleaner free to wipe all temp internet files once in a while to rid of cookies/spyware on the temp folder. Hope it helps.
Make sure that the site in question has not been placed in the Restricted Zone by some security software. Off-hand SpywareBlaster, IE-SPYAD, Spybot S%26amp;D (inmunise) and I believe Webroot Spy Sweeper place known malicous sites into IEs Restricted Zone which will prevent the use of ANY active-X. Look for the red icon at the lower right of IE.