Sunday, February 19, 2012

How to Find CLSID ActiveX in IE


1. Open the registry editor by clicking 'Start' and 'Run,' typing 'regedit' into the run dialog and pressing 'Enter.'
2. Expand the 'HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT' folder by clicking the plus sign to its left.
3. Select the 'CLSID' folder under the 'HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT' folder by clicking it.
4. Click 'Edit' and 'Find.'
5. Type 'Control' in the 'Find What' box.
6. Check the 'Keys' box under 'Look At' and uncheck the 'Values' and 'Data' boxes.
7. Click 'Find Next.' The first ActiveX control will be displayed.
8. Click 'ProgID' under the 'Control' folder. If the name displayed in the 'ProgID' folder isn't the ActiveX control you want, press 'F3' to find the next control.
9. Repeat this process until the name of the ActiveX control is shown in the 'ProgID' folder.
10. Read the name of the folder containing the 'ProgID' sub-folder from the left pane of the registry editor window. The folder's name is the ActiveX control's CLSID.