{"id":1136,"date":"2011-06-05T15:43:52","date_gmt":"2011-06-05T10:13:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/198.58.113.91\/blog\/?p=1136"},"modified":"2021-05-24T19:10:14","modified_gmt":"2021-05-24T13:40:14","slug":"fix-services-mmc-error-one-or-more-activex-controls-not-displayed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/fix-services-mmc-error-one-or-more-activex-controls-not-displayed\/","title":{"rendered":"Fix Services MMC Error “One or more ActiveX controls could not be displayed”"},"content":{"rendered":"

When you open the Services MMC (services.msc<\/code>), the following errors appear, and the list of services may or may not display after dismissing the error message dialog boxes.<\/p>\n

\n

One or more ActiveX controls could not be displayed because either: <\/b><\/p>\n

1) Your current security settings prohibit running ActiveX controls on this page, or<\/b><\/p>\n

2) You have blocked a publisher of one of the controls. <\/b><\/p>\n

As a result, the page might not display correctly.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

<\/p>\n

… followed by the error Object doesn’t support property or method ‘ConnectTo’<\/b> in URL mmcndmgr.dll\/views.js<\/b>.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Resolution<\/h2>\n

Click Start, type Regedit.exe<\/b> and press Enter.<\/p>\n

Navigate to the following registry branch:<\/p>\n

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Internet Settings\\Zones<\/pre>\n
<\/p>\n
Under the Zones key, delete the subkey shown with an ASCII character, as in the above graphic. If it doesn’t exist, ignore and proceed to the following registry key:<\/p>\n
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Internet Settings\\Zones\\0<\/pre>\n
<\/p>\n
Double-click the DWORD value named 1200<\/b>, and type 0<\/b> as its value data.\u00a0The DWORD value 1200<\/b> corresponds to IE Security Zone setting “Run ActiveX controls and plug-ins”. Setting the value to 0<\/b> permits ActiveX controls and plug-ins.<\/p>\n
Exit the Registry Editor, log off, and log back in back to your account.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
When you open the Services MMC (services.msc), the following errors appear, and the list of services may or may not display after dismissing the error message dialog boxes. 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