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A Windows Update made IE stop activating activeX controls automatically in websites, including flash documents, which is a horrible inconvenience for users and web designers everywhere. None of my flash rollover buttons worked anymore, flash navigations now require you to click twice, etc.

At first I was ready to blame microsoft for releasing yet another security upgrade that downgrades their product, but it turns out microsoft lost a lawsuit regarding a patent dispute with Eolas technology.

For web users, if this bugs the crap out of you, there’s a system fix here:
http://capitalhead.com/1239.aspx

For web designers, there is a javascript fix here:
http://www.amarasoftware.com/flash-problem.htm
And a more throuogh fix from macromedia here:
http://www.amarasoftware.com/macromedia-ie-solution.htm

What a pain, but at least it’s a fierce legal battle that’s causing us all to lose, instead of someone thinking that this was an improvement. Somehow that makes me feel better?

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