Internet Explorer ActiveX patch – not yet
Wednesday, 12 April 2006I’ve noticed that there are a lot of posts about the EOLAS ActiveX update to Internet Explorer recently stating that the update was being pushed out yesterday. However, the patch isn’t being made mandatory until the June cumulative patch is released.
Compatibility Patch – To help enterprise customers who need more time to prepare for the ActiveX update changes discussed in Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 912945 and included in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-013, Microsoft is releasing a Compatibility Patch on April 11, 2006. As soon as it is deployed, the Compatibility Patch will temporarily return Internet Explorer to the previous functionality for handling ActiveX controls. This Compatibility Patch will function until an Internet Explorer update is released as part of the June update cycle, at which time the changes to the way Internet Explorer handles ActiveX controls will be permanent. This compatibility patch may require an additional restart for systems it is deployed on. For more information, see Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 917425.
The above was from Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (912812).
I seem to remember reading somewhere that the 'compatability patch'
Geoff | Wednesday, 12 April 2006 | 2:04 pmI seem to remember reading somewhere that the ‘compatability patch’ was optional – so you have to know it exists and know that you want it in order to take advantage of it. Mainly for IT managers who have tons of workstations that they don’t want to upgrade yet.