

Under Show, click Downloaded controls to display all ActiveX controls. Click the Tools button, and then click Manage Add-ons. How can I delete/remove (not disable) this ActiveX control in IE so that I can simulate what happens when people come to the site and the ActiveX control hasn't been installed yet? I figure there must be a way to "purge" IE of it. Open Internet Explorer by clicking the Start button, and then clicking Internet Explorer. It looks like maybe this control is installed in such a way that merely deleting it from IE won't work or isn't allowed, but it's not a control with its own entry on the Add/Remove Programs menu in XP, so I can't uninstall it that way either. (See screenshot below) NOTE: You can double click on the add-on to see more information about it, or click on the More information link after selecting the add-on. Each control has a "Properties" dialog and I can "Remove" it, but the button doesn't appear to do anything (could be related to how "Delete ActiveX" doesn't work for this on in IE7). To Disable a Toolbar and Extension Add-on A) Select a enabled add-on that you want to disable, and click/tap on the Disable button. The extension will be removed from Internet Explorer. Select the extension that you wish to remove and click Remove. In the Show: drop-down list, select All add-ons. In IE8 Beta 2, the "Manage Add-Ons" bit has been completely reworked and I no longer see an option to delete the control. Press Alt+X on the keyboard, or click in the top-right corner of the window. In IE7, I see an ability to enable or disable any control and a "Delete ActiveX" option, but it's disabled for this particular control. I've found the "Manage Add-Ons" bit in Internet Options and I'm not having any luck. I need to develop the proper installation pages to simulate what happens when a user who has never visited the site and does not have the add-on installed comes to the page. I'm developing a solution which uses an ActiveX control (a commercial one which we bought and that I did not develop).
