Trying to test Out-of-date ActiveX blocking on test domain before go live on Sept 9th. I installed August cumulative update on couple test Win 2008R2 and Win 7 machine. I see the IE Administrative template group policy editor, I enabled logging in Group Policy. Followed the instructions below to test it. I created AuditMode folder in %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\ cause it didn't exist.
I don't see the notification bar in internet Explorer when I browse a site that uses java and nothing get logged. What am I doing wrong?
Testing the out-of-date ActiveX controls feature
If your organization has a dependency on an outdated version of Java, you can run the following test to mirror the end-user experience on September 9, 2014.
- On a test computer, install the August cumulative update
- Set a registry key to stop downloading updated versions of the VersionList.xml file. To do this, run the following command: reg add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager" /v DownloadVersionList /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /fImportant After testing is complete, you must delete this registry key. Otherwise, this computer will stop receiving an updated VersionList.xml file that lists the out-of-date ActiveX controls. We do not recommend ever setting this registry key on an in-production computer.
- Copy the current VersionList.xml file fromversionlist.xmlto the following location:%LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\versionlist.xmlNote If you are asked to overwrite the existing file, you should agree.
- To start blocking outdated versions of Java, open the VersionList.xml file, and then delete the first occurrence oflatestgroup="1" (that is, the portion in bold type that follows):
< groupentries>
< groupentry groupname="Java(TM)" latestgroup="1"/>
< /groupentries> - Restart Internet Explorer. You should see that websites that try to load outdated Java ActiveX controls will now display the out-of-date ActiveX control blocking notification.
