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Title: What is MSXML 5.0 from Microsoft?
Post by: se224141 on November 10, 2008, 05:48:52 AM
Some websites that I access from IE7 ask me install this? Is it safe to do? Please see attached 1.jpg for details.
Title: Re: What is MSXML 5.0 from Microsoft?
Post by: ardvark on November 10, 2008, 05:58:03 AM
Hi...

Here is some information on this...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MSXML

http://www.vistoid.com/vistoid/2007/01/why_some_websit.html

What operating system are you using?

Best Regards...
Title: Re: What is MSXML 5.0 from Microsoft?
Post by: se224141 on November 10, 2008, 06:32:37 AM
Quote from: ardvark on November 10, 2008, 05:58:03 AM
Hi...

Here is some information on this...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MSXML

http://www.vistoid.com/vistoid/2007/01/why_some_websit.html

What operating system are you using?

Best Regards...

Windows Vista Home Premium.
Title: Re: What is MSXML 5.0 from Microsoft?
Post by: ardvark on November 10, 2008, 06:51:17 AM
Quote from: se224141 on November 10, 2008, 06:32:37 AM
Windows Vista Home Premium.

Hi...

Then my second link above should cover it. ;)

Best Regards...
Title: Re: What is MSXML 5.0 from Microsoft?
Post by: se224141 on November 10, 2008, 01:14:08 PM
Quote from: ardvark on November 10, 2008, 06:51:17 AM
Quote from: se224141 on November 10, 2008, 06:32:37 AM
Windows Vista Home Premium.

Hi...

Then my second link above should cover it. ;)

Best Regards...
Thanx. Is there a way to IE/ not to show golden bar from now onwards.
Title: Re: What is MSXML 5.0 from Microsoft?
Post by: ardvark on November 10, 2008, 09:46:57 PM
Quote from: se224141 on November 10, 2008, 01:14:08 PM
Thanx. Is there a way to IE/ not to show golden bar from now onwards.

Hi...

Yes, but it will cover everything, not just the notification for MSXML 5.0...

http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/11/24/suppress-ie-information-bar-and-notification-sound-when-pop-ups-are-blocked/

Best Regards... :)
Title: Re: What is MSXML 5.0 from Microsoft?
Post by: DavidR on November 10, 2008, 11:28:23 PM
Quote from: se224141 on November 10, 2008, 01:14:08 PM
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Thanx. Is there a way to IE/ not to show golden bar from now onwards.

Personally I would leave it alone it is a security measure that could keep you out of trouble and stop auto download/running of something that could seriously impact your system security.

As ardvark shows in the link above this Golden bar is also used when pop-us are blocked, so it provides a dual purpose, security (adding an additional step in security) or convenience deleting pesky pop-up windows/ads, etc.

So I would just choose to ignore the bar rather than actually disable it.