# Activate to Use This Control - Newbie Fix

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/activate-to-use-this-control-newbie-fix/191266>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [June 19, 2006, 7:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/activate-to-use-this-control-newbie-fix/191266 "2006-06-19T07:00:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![pucku19](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/439d5e/32.png) [@pucku19](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/pucku19)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2006, 7:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/activate-to-use-this-control-newbie-fix/191266/1 "2006-06-19T07:00:10Z")

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[COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]First off, I’m a total newb when it comes to code, js, etc, but even I was able to get this fixed SIMPLY by following these 3 very basic steps.[/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]1. At the end of your HTML file (right after \</body\> and before \</html\>, you want to add the following script:

\<script type=“text/javascript” src=“ieupdate.js”\>\</script\>

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[COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]2. Now, create a new txt file and call it “ieupdate.txt” Open that file up and paste the following script into it:[/FONT][/COLOR]  
[COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]  
theObjects = document.getElementsByTagName(“object”);  
for (var i = 0; i \< theObjects.length; i++) {  
theObjects\*.outerHTML = theObjects\*.outerHTML;  
}

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[COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]Save that file and close it. Then change ieupdate.txt to ieupdate.js.[/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]3. Finally, just upload your revised html file and the newly created ieupdate.js file to your root directory and THAT’S IT! [/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]I know this is rudimentary for most here, but I was having a tough time with Kirupa’s tutorial and all the other examples I found, because I’m a code idiot.[/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]I figured that since this worked for me, others could benefit from it as well.[/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]If you want to see it in action on my site, go to [[COLOR=#800080]www.burnloungedeal.com[/COLOR]](http://www.burnloungedeal.com/)[/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]Thanks.[/FONT][/COLOR]