BTW Woodstock download and istall Modzilla FireFox 1.5 and stop using IE. Your life will be much more peaceful.
As for active X controls, unstall them. They are just Microsoft spy ware that leaves you open to trojan attacks.
By uninstalling active X you will only lose access to a small number of site resources that you won't need anyway.
My links to download Firefox don't activate anything! I think I am screwed for now.