Updating XP/ActiveX Problem

[Nicole Spicer]

I cannot update XP nor load patch against viruses.
Message I get is as follows:
Your current security settings prohibit running
ActiveX controls on this page. As a result the page
may not display correctly.
After that I can only click on OK. Then Windows Update
tells me "Software update incomplete, this windows
update sofeware did not update successfully".

Can anyone help?

Thanks,

Nicole