Technical Updates & Announcements

Internet Explorer Adds Automatic Component Activation
December 3, 2007

Microsoft has now licensed the technologies from Eolas to be used in Internet Explorer. Users will no longer have to click on an ActiveX Control in order to activate it before they can use its interface.

The change will not require any modifications to existing web sites, and developers will not have to take any actions when designing future sites. After Internet Explorer is updated all sites that require “click to activate” will no longer require the control to be activated.

The Internet Explorer Automatic Component Activation Preview begins in December 2007 and is available at the Microsoft Download Center. This behavior will also be added to the IE Cumulative Update in April 2008.

More information can be found at http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2007/11/08/ie-automatic-component-activation-changes-to-ie-activex-update.aspx.

IAB members can contact Microsoft directly at IEhotline@iab.net  for further assistance.