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I work in a doctors office and to get patient information from the hospital I need Active X what does Firefox have that is just like Avtive X?

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katd19
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When I log into the hospital website I get a message that I need Active X to proceed.

When I log into the hospital website I get a message that I need Active X to proceed.

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user633449
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If you are trying to use a website that uses activeX, then you will need to use IE. ActiveX is a proprietary Microsoft Technology that is slowly dying off.