How to remove ActiveX Add on from IE 7 (normal method does not work)

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Published on 2009-09-25T19:49:35Z Indexed on 2010/04/08 20:03 UTC
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Hi,

Does anybody know how to remove an ActiveX control from Internet Explorer 7.0 ? I had been deleting and adding this control numerous times using the built in delete button in Tools, Manage Add-ons, Enable or Disable. This is required for me to test a downloader ActiveX used for a website. It had always shown up in the "Downloaded ActiveX Controls (32 bit) section of the drop down which activates the delete button. However, all of a sudden it now appears under "Add ons that have been used by Internet Explorer" and I cannot delete it from there.

The "in folder" column says it's in the C:\WINDOWS\Downloaded Program Files folder... But it does not appear to be there either...

Thanks, James

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