I have installed MS Reader on both my PC and Axim x51v but I can't activate either. An activation error reads: You must install the Activation ActiveX control before you can activate.

If you are logged in as a Guest user, please log out and log in again under Administrator or your user account.

Please return to the main Activation page and follow the prompts to install this control.

You can:

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or message comes up

I have followed the instructions but cannot find out how to install active x control. Does nayone know how to solve this?

I get that too, And I am a local administrator on the PC.

I believe Microsoft Reader does not work with Windows Mobile 5.0, at least not very well. I don't know why Microsoft hasn't updated it; 5.0 has been out quite a while now.

Did anyone find the answer to this problem? Do I have to run ActiveX? If so, where do I find it.

As always, thanks for the help.

Nemleu

It does work with WM5 - I have it working on my X51V.

Have you saved the X51V activation code on a SD/CF card? You must install it on main memory for it to work.

Simon

It turns out that this was my problem:

ActiveX: To enable ActiveX controls, open Internet Explorer and go to Tools > Internet Options > Security and click on "Custom Level." Scroll down to "ActiveX controls and plug-ins" and select "Enable".

I hope this helps someone else!

Thanks,

Nemleu

Thanks Nemelu. That fixed it for me.

db

Again I saw that under the sun the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, nor bread to the wise, nor riches to the intelligent, nor favour to men of skill but time and chance happen to them all.

Globally enabling ActiveX controls can be dangerous, as some websites use ActiveX to install unwanted or malicious controls.

Instead, make sure you are running IE v6 or later. When an ActiveX routine is called, you will get a pale yellow bar at the top of the screen that asks if you want to run the program.

Many online activations need IE because they use ActiveX. That's why I keep IE around, even though I am a diehard Firefox user.

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