Active content ?

[Guest t-4-2]

Vista Home Premium SP 1, 32-bit. 2 GB ram, 120 GB HD, Dell Inspiron 1420

laptop.

I received a CD from PartyCasino.com .The CD is a software to be installed

in order to play casino games. I started installing and came across a prompt

( see screenshot ) asking me if I agreed to download Active Content. I got

worried and cancelled the process. Advice please. Thank you.

t-4-2

[Guest Charlie42]

"t-4-2" <dhuang1@cogeco.ca> wrote:

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> Vista Home Premium SP 1, 32-bit. 2 GB ram, 120 GB HD, Dell

> Inspiron 1420 laptop.

> I received a CD from PartyCasino.com .The CD is a software to

> be installed in order to play casino games. I started installing and

> came across a prompt ( see screenshot ) asking me if I agreed to

> download Active Content. I got worried and cancelled the

> process. Advice please. Thank you.</span>

 

Well, did you click the "What you should know about active content" link? It

would have provided you with this kind of information:

 

http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/e...549a2c1033.mspx

 

It seems like your casino software runs in the Internet browser, and thus

requires ActiveX controls (browser "add-ins") to be installed.

 

If you trust the casino software completely, you can safely install. The

risks are buggy software (which can be uninstalled if you experience

problems) and ad-/spyware (which may prove a bit harder to get rid of). Use

your favourite search engine to find more information, reviews etc on this

casino software, before you make your decision.

 

Charlie42

[Guest t-4-2]

I did not before I cancelled the installation. Then I put the CD back on,

that page with the warning did not show up any more. It went right to next

stage. Meaning I did not have a chance to read it the 2nd time. It's OK.

I've decided NOT to install anyway. Thank you.

t-4-2

 

"Charlie42" <Charlie42@spam.me.not> wrote in message

news:#NNuTx5fJHA.4868@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...<span style="color:blue">

> "t-4-2" <dhuang1@cogeco.ca> wrote:

><span style="color:green">

>> Vista Home Premium SP 1, 32-bit. 2 GB ram, 120 GB HD, Dell

>> Inspiron 1420 laptop.

>> I received a CD from PartyCasino.com .The CD is a software to

>> be installed in order to play casino games. I started installing and

>> came across a prompt ( see screenshot ) asking me if I agreed to

>> download Active Content. I got worried and cancelled the

>> process. Advice please. Thank you.</span>

>

> Well, did you click the "What you should know about active content" link?

> It would have provided you with this kind of information:

>

> http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/e...549a2c1033.mspx

>

> It seems like your casino software runs in the Internet browser, and thus

> requires ActiveX controls (browser "add-ins") to be installed.

>

> If you trust the casino software completely, you can safely install. The

> risks are buggy software (which can be uninstalled if you experience

> problems) and ad-/spyware (which may prove a bit harder to get rid of).

> Use your favourite search engine to find more information, reviews etc on

> this casino software, before you make your decision.

>

> Charlie42 </span>