In the root of the C: drive, a new folder had appeared. Inside: a single file called . I right-clicked. Properties. Creation date: January 1, 1980. Size: 0 bytes.
Silence.
“Don’t let it update,” he told me before leaving for a conference. “And whatever you do, don’t touch the Internet.” activex windows 7
I was seventeen, and I knew better. Or so I thought. In the root of the C: drive, a new folder had appeared
I deleted it. The computer asked for administrator permission. I clicked Yes. activex windows 7
The browser groaned to life. The navigation bar filled with URLs from a previous era. I typed “youtube.com” and hit Enter.
I’d never heard of ActiveX. But it sounded official. I clicked .