Compatibility is a common problem when it comes to Active X controls and they can be traced to a few programs. Certain browsers and their tool bars have some compatibility issues with Active X controls. When you are installing third party tool bars on your web browser, you should be careful and check whether there are any compatibility issues with these toolbars. Some of them include the tool bars created by Google and Yahoo. Internet Explorer has many add ons from both Microsoft itself as well as third party developers.



Go online and read up about them, there may be fixes and installs that you can use to route some of these problems. Another common Active X problem is of system access rights, which sometimes does not allow the control to go into specific folders or the Windows registry itself. Some programs also do not allow Active X to access them; so what you need to do is to educate yourself on the different programs, folders and the Windows registry, and what you need to do to prevent these kinds of problems. The resources for technical support with regards to this problem are easily available online; tech forums, FAQs, etc.

The Active X website is a good source of trouble shoots that you can use to fix these access violation problems. Updated Microsoft Office Applications also have a problem with some forms of Active X controls and conflicts may arise. It is not uncommon for some Office related software to crash and display the error 429 dialogue box. This is a problem with Office applications and Active X and Microsoft has a specific repair tool for this. Going online will allow you to download several tools that will prevent this error from happening again. Looking at the myriad of Active X errors on Windows, there is a common strain that can be observed from all these faults.

More than 80% of these issues arise from the registry, where program and command conflicts come about when Active X is signed into the registry. Access and security problems also play a part, especially in business frameworks where security is of a high level due to sensitive information. But for the casual user, downloading a registry cleaner is often more than enough to rid the computer of these Active X problems. All conflicts and problems within the registry can be done away with a single scan and a registry clean up and the good news is that these registry cleaners are freely available to anyone.

As for the other aspects of Active X, there has to be some investigation into the security settings, anti virus software and the third party programs that you have installed. There is a lot of literature available online as referral to help with some of the more unique Active X problems - problems a registry cleaner cannot solve. For the rest, cleaning out the registry is a good way to get rid of some of the more common active X problems and ensure your machine runs smoothly at all times.