ActiveX Registration Manager

ActiveX Registration Manager

ActiveX Compatibility Manager is a standalone executable program developed by a popular utility tool website, NirSoft—which is run by one man named Nir Sofer. This simple software enables you to effortlessly disable or enable ActiveX components on your Internet Explorer browser. Your desired ActiveX component can be completely disabled by simply setting the “kill bit” of the aspired CLSID under the following registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\ActiveX Compatibility.This utility allows you to easily disable/enable ActiveX components on Internet Explorer browser.It disables the desired ActiveX component by setting the “kill bit” of the desired CLSID under the following Registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\ActiveX Compatibility
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ActiveX Registration Manager is a utility that will allow you to easily register different versions of ActiveX controls or DLLs. Ideal for developers and Customer Support representatives who constantly need to switch between different versions of software that use custom ActiveX controls or DLLs. ActiveX Registration Manager also comes with tools to allow you ro right-click DLL and OCX files in Windows to register or unregister them.

Users who believe in keeping their system clean of all the unwanted ActiveX controls in a way that is easy and convenient should check out for this new software ActiveX Manager. It helps users to properly handle their ActiveX controls. All the explorer-installed controls can be easily taken care of by Active X Manager. The user interface in this software is really helpful by giving a view to the controls that has been registered and by registering new controls. Any controls that are misbehaved can be easily removed.

The advantages provided by ActiveX Manager are beyond comparison. Generally registering and unregistering ActiveX controls is a problem. But Active X manager is very easy to use and is quite fast in the registration of controls. If there is any problem in some controls then it can affect other good applications. ActiveX Manager is good for tracking those problems. All the unnecessary registries can be quickly cleaned. There is a feature of report, which shows the developers all the controls installed in a system.

Utilization of ActiveX Compatibility Manager:

Using this program will not require you any installation process or additional DLLs, as you only need to copy the executable file (acm.exe) to any folder you want it to be placed and then run it. You will immediately see the main window of ACM display the list of all ActiveX components that are available for enabling or disabling. On the other hand, there is additional information displayed for all the components already installed on your computer, such as product name, company name, description, version, filename, and such.

Moreover, if you wish to disable a certain ActiveX component that doesn’t seem to appear in the list, you can easily add it to the list with the use of the “Add New Items” option. Once prompted to the  “Add New Items” window, you can just type one or more CLSIDs or ProgIDs, which should be separated by comma or the Enter key. Afterward, select “OK” and all the components that you typed are instantly added to the compatibility list—wherein you are authorized to easily disable or enable them.

This software is available in 17 languages, including Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Spanish, and more. You can change this tool’s language by downloading the language ZIP file you prefer to use, extracting the “acm_lng.ini”, and putting it in the same folder that you installed the program. This software also allows you to efficiently translate all menus, dialog boxes, and other strings to other languages.

Using ActiveX Compatibility Manager

ActiveX Compatibility Manager is a standalone executable, and it doesn’t require any installation process or additional DLLs. In order to start using it, just copy the executable file (acm.exe) to any folder you like, and run it.
The main window of acm displays the list of all ActiveX components that are currently available for enabling/disabling. For components that are currently installed on your computer, additional information is also displayed: product name, company name, description, version, filename, and more…
If you want to disable an ActiveX component that doesn’t appear in the list, you can add it to the list by using “Add New Items” option. On the “Add New Items” window, you can type one or more CLSIDs or ProgIDs separated by comma or enter key. For example: if you want to add ADODB.Stream and ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash components to the list: You can simply type their CLSIDs:

Handy utility software

ActiveX Compatibility Manager is another utility tool that is a must-have from NirSoft. With this document manager, you can easily disable and enable ActiveX components on your Internet Explorer browser as much as you like. It is very handy to use as it doesn’t need to be downloaded or installed in order to fully use all the functions and features it offers.

PROS

• Effortlessly disable or enable ActiveX components
• No installation process or additional DLLs required
• Available in 17 languages
• Translate all menus, dialog boxes, and other strings to other languages

CONS

• Requires knowledge or experience to fully operate

To enable ActiveX controls in Internet Explorer, follow the steps given below:

1. Select Tools –> Internet Options menu from the Internet Explorer.
2. Select the Security tab from the Internet Options dialog.
3. Select the appropriate Web content zone and click Custom Level.
4. Make the following options available under ActiveX controls and plug-ins to either enable or Prompt:
   1. Download signed ActiveX controls
   2. Run ActiveX controls and plug-ins
   3. Script ActiveX controls marked safe for scripting
5. Click Ok to save the security settings.
6. Click OK to save and close the Internet Options dialog.