… use mozilla or firefox.
I agree. Why use IE when there’s Firefox.
And….from a post on another forum:
So, as an extra added precaution, SP2 sets up a Local Zone Lockdown. An example:
If you are a Flash developer and you preview a movie in IE, the content will be blocked until you either click on the Explorer bar and accept it or you turn off the Local Zone Lockdown. To turn off the Local Zone Lockdown in IE6:
Internet Options / Advanced / Security: "Allow active content to run in files on my computer"
If you go to the same Flash movie on the internet, there is no issue. The movie plays just as expected and without user intervention.
The only content that still requires a proactive decision by the user is when files downloads are involoved or Active-X.
So, the only issues are ones involving local previewing of HTML files containing Active Content. Therefore, the only people really affected are developers. Hopefully, most developers will be smart enough to research and learn about what’s going on instead of panicking or spreading panic – or of using this situation as an opportunity to speak out against active technologies such as Flash, Streaming Media, Java, or JavaScript.
If you already have the Active-X control installed (like the Flash Player) nothing happens. You are only warned when an Active-X control is attempting to install. What’s really cool is an Active-X and add-in manager that quickly let’s you see all installed controls and gives you the ability to disable them individually. You can even disable/enable Flash in seconds.