ActiveX in IE7 on Top Of Vista
ActiveX controls, just like any other example of binary software, tend to evolve. This growth is of course intimately connected with updates introduced to either add new functionality or features, or simply to patch security vulnerabilities. Marc Silbey, IE Program Manager and Steve Herndon, Silverlight Lead Program Manager, have managed to come out with a three step guideline illustrating the best practices associated with ActiveX controls updating. It all starts with making detection logic an integer part of the ActiveX control. Additionally, developers also have to take into account the fact that IE7 in Vista runs by default in Protected Mode, and not automate the update to the point where the user is completely taken out of the equation. (more…)
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Written by Jason on August 18th, 2007 with no comments.
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