> "An ActiveX control on this page is not safe. Your current security settings > prohibit running unsafe controls on this page. As a result, this page may > not display as intended." > So Microsoft expects me download critical patches using an unsafe ActiveX > control?? Safe for Scripting indicates that a control does not access files, memory, or registers directly. The only purpose of the Windows Update control is to access (and update) files directly, so it should not be marked as safe for scripting. -- Chris Jackson Software Engineer Microsoft MVP --