This question relates to IE 8 running on Windows 7 x64 (but x86 ver of IE is running)
I would like to allow signed ActiveX controls to be installed automatically from Trusted sites even when a non administrative user is logged in.
At the start, when launching our in-house web site, I was getting a User Account Control message with the name of the signed ActiveX control that wants to install along with a prompt to enter admin credentials. In researching the problem and solution, I found that I needed to modify a GPO that applies to the workstation. I modified the policy "ActiveX installation policy for sites in Trusted zones" and set it to enabled and Trusted Pub=Silently, Signed = Silently, and unsigned = Prompt.
I then rebooted the computer. After doing this, the UAC prompt is still appearing, but the text of the message has changed. Now, instead of listing the ActiveX control that wants to install, it says "Internet Explorer Add-on Instraller" publisher"Microsoft Windows" origin "Hard drive on this computer" with the CLSID {BDB57FF2-79B9-4205-94470F5FR85F37312}.
If I go back and "not configured" the GPO policy, it switches back to prompting with the name of the actual ActiveX control.
How do I get it so that ActiveX controls are allowed to install from trusted sites without prompting?