# Win XP New Information Bar blocks Flash...? **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [August 29, 2004, 4:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/win-xp-new-information-bar-blocks-flash/120973 "2004-08-29T16:00:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![aioros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9a28c/32.png) [@aioros](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/aioros)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2004, 4:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/win-xp-new-information-bar-blocks-flash/120973/1 "2004-08-29T16:00:08Z")
Hi guys! I just installed the new Windows XP Service Pack 2 on my machine and it is such a pain in the neck! Any of the websites that I visit now with flash or any active x content are blocked by this ANNOYING info bar at the top that you have to click to disable every freaking time you load the page! Does anyone know what is up with this? The security controls for IE cannot be lowered under MEDIUM …won’t let you! And thus … you can’t do anything ! UGH! Anyone know how to deal with this? I mean, I guess we all want to keep the Service Pack, but not with these annoying side effects! Btw, it also changes your Network Connections panel look… It makes it “easier” … I liked it better before. More control. Now it looks … Appleish. _gasps_ Oh, and you better have a firewall, an antivirus and automatic updates all installed and enabled, otherwise it tells you to get them turned on in the system bar… AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! HELP!!!