ActiveX controls, now supported natively in Internet Explorer 3.0.1 for Macintosh, are similar to other browser plug-ins, but offer additional functionality such as transparent download and support for the Component Object Model (COM) open standard. The ActiveX Plug-in allows older versions of Internet Explorer and other browsers that do not have native ActiveX support (such as Netscape¬ Navigator) to download and run ActiveX controls.
Note: Internet Explorer 3.0.1 for Macintosh does not require this plug-in because it has native ActiveX support.
This beta version of the ActiveX plug-in requires some extra steps to install.
To install the ActiveX plug-in:
Ñ Place the ActiveX Plug-in into the Plug-ins folder of your browser.
Ñ Move all of the library aliases from the ActiveX Plugin folder to the same folder as your browser application (not the Plug-ins folder).
The aliases are necessary for the system to locate the beta versions of the libraries that the plug-in uses. In the final version of Internet Explorer 3.0.1, the libraries will be installed in the Extensions folder, and no aliases will be necessary.