IE In Opera

[Tommy2k4]

Edited post to make it more understandable and added more info to bit's people were stuck with:

Since probably not many people know about this:

Fill in this form and click continue to download the Neptune plugin http://www.meadco.com/neptune/download/

Close Opera

Double-click the downloaded file to start the installation wizard. Follow the on-screen instructions to install the program.

Find the file "npmeadax.dll" in Internet Explorer's plug-in folder (it can usually be found in C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\PLUGINS\). Copy this file to Opera's Plug-ins directory (by default C:\Program Files\Opera\Program\Plugins).

Open Opera. Opera will locate the "npmeadax.dll"-file and associate it with the MIME type application/x-meadco-neptune-ax

Go to http://www.opera.com/support/search/supsearch.dml?index=415 and scroll down to the bottom where it gives a link which when clicked adds a View in IE button to Opera which you click on to load the current page in Neptune.

Neptune is a cross-browser plugin which hosts the WebBrowser control. By default it will only run ActiveX if the html embeds it as a application/x-meadco-neptune-ax object, but since most ActiveX uses the application/x-oleobject embed type I made this UserJS to replace the type:

// ==UserScript==
// @name Load ActiveX
// @author Tommy
// @description  Replace ActiveX MimeType so Neptune can handle it
// @ujs:category general: enhancements
// @ujs:published 2006-04-01 20:00
// @include *
// ==/UserScript==

/* 
 * This script is granted to the Public Domain
 */

document.addEventListener('load',function(ev){
  var d = document.getElementsByTagName('embed');
  for (var i = d.length-1; i > -1; i--) {
	if (d[i].getAttribute('type') == "application/x-oleobject") {
	  d[i].replaceAttribute('application/x-meadco-neptune-ax');
	}
  }
},false);

To enable UserJS you go

Tools > Preferences > Advanced > Content > Javascript Options > Choose a folder at the button

To make the UserJS, go into the folder you just specified, make a new file called ActiveX.js and insert the code I just gave you.

Here's a page which lets you test it http://www.pcpitstop.com/testax.asp

WindowsUpdate:

To get windows update working in opera you need to quickly press the View in IE button before the page has loaded because it will of already loaded up http://update.microsoft.com/windowsupdate/...n&&thankspage=5 and thats the same page that the ie plugin will load up

Edited April 3, 2006 by Tommy2k4

[Quillz]

So, theoretically, could you use Microsoft Update with Opera? You can with Firefox.

[Tommy2k4]

Yep :)

[GameMaster90]

Ok, could you post some newb friendly step-by-step instructions, lol.

[HighwayGlider]

Thats crazy man.

Thanks. :D

[:No-Frost:]

A step-by-step guide would be pretty good and trully apreciated...

[.AlleymaN]

interesting...

[Tommy2k4]

Since the page on opera.com goes into step-by-step detail of how to install the plugin I'll just guess that you dunno how to install the userjs?

Tools > Preferences > Advanced > Content > Javascript Options > Choose a folder > Go into that folder in explorer > Make a new file called ActiveX.js > Put in all the code I gave you > Save it

And when you've got that done, you go to the page with activex on ( http://www.pcpitstop.com/testax.asp to test) and press the View In IE button that you should have clicked on from the opera.com page

[GameMaster90]

Thanks! It worked!

[HighwayGlider]

Well, I dont know wats happening. But when I go to windowsupdate.microsoft.com, the page says that I will have to use IE. When I click on the "View in IE" button, a new tab opens and Opera starts to use 100% cpu memory. Had to kill the task each time. Any help guys?

[Tommy2k4]

Can't seem to replicate the CPU usage error, but to get windows update working in opera you need to quickly press the View in IE button before the page has loaded because it will of already loaded up http://update.microsoft.com/windowsupdate/...n&&thankspage=5 and thats the same page that the ie plugin will load up

[blinkybill]

Hi,

When I try to load your activex js the tab comes up,

but the page is blank.

When you save do you save as html or other file?.

blinky :no:

[Tommy2k4]

Hi,

When I try to load your activex js the tab comes up,

but the page is blank.

When you save do you save as html or other file?.

blinky :no:

The UserJS file? You save it as a .js file in the folder you specified in javascript options in Opera.

[E t h a n]

This'd be cool if I could get it to work. I tried all you said, to the letter. Must have done something wrong. Appreciate your posting the info though! :cool:

There are only two sites I have problems with in Opera: www.nme.com and Windows Live Mail (I've gone back to hotmail by opting out of that beta, as I think it's really made to try to claw people back to IE).

[Tommy2k4]

This'd be cool if I could get it to work. I tried all you said, to the letter. Must have done something wrong. Appreciate your posting the info though! :cool:

There are only two sites I have problems with in Opera: www.nme.com and Windows Live Mail (I've gone back to hotmail by opting out of that beta, as I think it's really made to try to claw people back to IE).

Can you be more specific with your problem? For example does the Neptune plugin work at all? The neptune plugin is what loads the ie into opera, but it won't load ActiveX without that specific UserJS being enabled.

[Tommy2k4]

I've edited my original post with better instructions which are hopefully more detailed. Can anyone give feedback on whether they got it to work or not?

[Trong]

Awesome, I didn't have that View in IE button before so I couldn't get it to work. Thanks a lot.

[david622]

this is soooo cool!

thanks so much :)

david

[Denis W. Veteran]

Works great. Thanks.

BTW, people who want to use Windows Update in Opera can try adding 'windowsupdate.microsoft.com' to their ua.ini list and mask it as IE - the page will load, but freeze (it won't redirect to the "you must use IE" page). Then you can click on View in IE without problems. (For Opera 9 weekly beta users you can also use Manage Site Preferences.)

[HighwayGlider]

Can't seem to replicate the CPU usage error, but to get windows update working in opera you need to quickly press the View in IE button before the page has loaded because it will of already loaded up http://update.microsoft.com/windowsupdate/...n&&thankspage=5 and thats the same page that the ie plugin will load up

Thanks for the "quickly press the button" advice. It worked.

And if you want to replicate the CPU usage error, let the page load without pressing the button. When ur browser redirects you to http://update.microsoft.com/windowsupdate/...n&&thankspage=5 , then press the button, u'll get the error.

Anyways, I successfully went to windowsupdate but when pressing the "Express" button on windowsupdate, the CPU usage error was back.

Who successfully updated his/her windows on windowsupdate using opera?

@rm20010

Wow, thanks for the tips man. I just discovered ua.ini, thanks.

Edited April 4, 2006 by P1R4T3

[Trong]

I used Microsoft Update, it's the same. The little window where it shows what your are downloading/installing was very sluggish for me though. I could move it but it took a couple seconds to react.

[ravix7]

Nice work! 2 Questions though:

1) When i do a mouse gesture or type in a new address the browser window reverts back to Opera. Is there a way to make it stay IE?

2) Anyone used Opera USB? Well there's a really cool IE button in that build where it has the actual 'e' logo. Anyone know an address for that button and can I make it work with this hack?

[blamara]

HM, I've tried to download neptune plugin with no success it seams like web email collector form if I start receiving spam it goes to abuse list.

Page telling me that in my email is the link for download and there is no link see:

Dear XXX,

You have been sent this email because you have chosen to

download MeadCo's Neptune plug-in from

http://www.meadroid.com/neptune/

If you haven't made this request it means that someone else has

entered your email address, in which case please accept ourapologies

and feel free to delete this message.

MeadCo does not offer direct product support to users of theNeptune plug-in.

Thank you for your interest in Neptune.

Best regards,

MeadCo's Neptune team

http://www.meadroid.com/neptune/

and where is download link ???

[Tommy2k4]

After you fill the form in the license agreement should show up, scroll to the bottom and click the accept button, then another page comes up, click the download button and the download should start.

[iOS]

This doesn't work with IE 7 beta 2.

You have to have IE 6 to make this work.

Tested under Opera 9.