What is ActiveX?

I completely disabled ActiveX because it was blocking me for a game I was playing.
Is that risky? Thank you for your response.

What do you mean by 'program'?

A compiled program, like any .exe file you find on a PC running Windows.
In fact, technically it's the same thing.

Do you mean that any asp or php page uses ActiveX???... I don't believe that....

No.
It's not server-side.
It's client-side (in the browser) that it runs.
We specify in the HTML code which ActiveX control to execute and where to download it (like for plugins or Java applets).

asp, php... it doesn't matter what generates the HTML.

Examples of usage?
mm... For example, TestDirector is a complex application (too complex to be made in HTML) that runs in IE.
We access the TestDirector site through HTML pages, and it automatically downloads and runs the TestDirector program.

The program displays in the browser window.

It looks like any Windows software (being a Windows program, it can do everything any Windows program can do).

But stop with your silly stuff, it's useless, we never understood anything, so stop!

It’s not active for the new X database!!!

When you use it, you’ll know what it is

Otherwise, your question is stupid.

It’s like if I asked you

"What is a program?" Well, you describe the context.
You need to be precise in information; it’s not just Windows and the mouse when we talk about computers.

@see you later

"It's a Microsoft technology that allows (among other things) the inclusion of programs in web pages."
What do you mean by 'program'? Do you mean that any ASP or PHP page uses ActiveX??? I don't believe so....
Can you give me an example of the use of ActiveX?
Best regards,

oh yes, another more relevant and very classic example:

Online antivirus:
http://sebsauvage.net/logiciels/fprot.html#online

These are all ActiveX controls.

What are the ActiveX controls in Visual Basic?