[SWFObject] express install redirect

[Azimuth New Media]

It's okay...I thought it was me, I like to panic...

Zonelabs does block completetion of the update. 

Also it may be intermittent *cough* but if windows FW is engaged and the user has checked 'don't allow exceptions'. The upgrade button is deactivated - I haven't tested it into the ground, but it may be some interplay between disengaging one firewall and engaging another etc, etc, i.e. some dull sequence of events.

I put on my upgrade message the very vague, and disturbing statement 'you MAY need to disable your firewall'

Is that what others are doing?


Azimuthnewmedia
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Geoff Stearns 
  To: swfobject at lists.deconcept.com 
  Sent: Friday, April 28, 2006 6:19 PM
  Subject: Re: [SWFObject] express install redirect


  ah, i missed your old e-mail because your subject wasn't accurate!


  i've never heard of firewalls blocking express install - it's just a generic loadMovie() call, so unless your firewall is *really* picky and blocks all those, i don't think there should be an issue.


  has anoyone else had firewall issues with express install?








  On Apr 28, 2006, at 11:12 AM, Azimuth New Media wrote:


    Scott 

    I may have missed something in the post - but I had this issue to it was because of my firewall kicking in, I had to turn it off to complete the installation.

    I asked on this mailer if anybody includes any bypass instruction in their upgrade message...I didn't get a response :-( 

    Chris

    Azimuthnewmedia
      ----- Original Message ----- 
      From: Geoff Stearns 
      To: swfobject at lists.deconcept.com 
      Sent: Friday, April 28, 2006 5:48 PM
      Subject: Re: [SWFObject] express install redirect


      It's supposed to upgrade you on the current page without redirecting you to macromedia.


      it's different on a mac vs. pc too, on a PC, the user clicks 'yes', the upgrade will download and the install starts. the installer then closes the current window and the browser will re-open and direct back to the page that the installer was launched from.


      on a mac, the user clicks 'yes', the installer downloads, but they then have to quit the browser. once they quit the browser, the installer will upgrade them, and when the upgrade is done, it re-opens the browser, and they are redirected back to the page that started the install.








      On Apr 28, 2006, at 10:31 AM, Reed, Scott wrote:


        My understanding was that the express install process was supposed to open a new window to Macromedia, close the original window with the flash content, and then redirect back to the original content once the upgrade was complete. What I am seeing in the example file (http://blog.deconcept.com/swfobject/expressinstall.html) is that the original content window remains open with a message saying that you need to close that window to complete installation. This is hardly any different than the non-express install experience. 
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