[SWFObject] SWFObject Digest, Vol 1, Issue 24
Azimuth New Media
chris at azimuthnewmedia.com
Fri Apr 28 08:42:46 PDT 2006
Firewall express install are you on PC?
Azimuthnewmedia
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>I eventually managed to get the button to respond somehow after clicking
> on it about 100 times, but the install still left me with the original
> content window open and saying I needed to close it to complete
> installation. I saw someone mention something about a firewall issue but
> I wasn't sure if they were referring to this express install thread or
> something else.
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> 1. Re: not getting to the flash movies (Geoff Stearns)
> 2. Re: express install redirect (Geoff Stearns)
> 3. Re: express install redirect (Azimuth New Media)
> 4. Re: express install redirect (Geoff Stearns)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2006 10:45:44 -0400
> From: Geoff Stearns <geoff at deconcept.com>
> Subject: Re: [SWFObject] not getting to the flash movies
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> try running the flash player uninstaller and then installing from a
> clean start.
>
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> On Apr 27, 2006, at 5:56 PM, Anthony Connelly wrote:
>
>> When trying every example page of SWFobject on the site, including
>> slideshowpro demo, I am prompted to upgrade Flash. Yet, when visiting
>
>> other Flash sites, the Flash movies play fine. Am I forgetting
>> something easy?
>>
>> I have installed and uninstalled IE 6, now upgraded to
>> 7 beta.
>> I have installed the latest Flash player several times.
>> Run Active-X is enabled in IE options
>> Active scripting and java scripting is enabled in IE options.
>>
>> What else should I do? Flash plays fine so I guess its the javascript
>> end of things? I don't know much about it but I also installed the
>> latest Java, although I'm guessing this is only for applets. Any
>> ideas?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Tony
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> Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2006 10:48:09 -0400
> From: Geoff Stearns <geoff at deconcept.com>
> Subject: Re: [SWFObject] express install redirect
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> 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.
>> ---------------------------------------------
>> Scott Reed
>> Sr. Web Developer
>> Ben & Jerry's Homemade, Inc.
>> 802-846-1547 x7859
>> www.benjerry.com
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> Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2006 18:12:02 +0300
> From: "Azimuth New Media" <chris at azimuthnewmedia.com>
> Subject: Re: [SWFObject] express install redirect
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> 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.
> ---------------------------------------------
> Scott Reed
> Sr. Web Developer
> Ben & Jerry's Homemade, Inc.
> 802-846-1547 x7859
> www.benjerry.com
>
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> Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2006 11:19:33 -0400
> From: Geoff Stearns <geoff at deconcept.com>
> Subject: Re: [SWFObject] express install redirect
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> 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?
>
>
>
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> 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.
>>> ---------------------------------------------
>>> Scott Reed
>>> Sr. Web Developer
>>> Ben & Jerry's Homemade, Inc.
>>> 802-846-1547 x7859
>>> www.benjerry.com
>>>
>>> <Blank Bkgrd.gif>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> SWFObject mailing list
>>> SWFObject at lists.deconcept.com
>>> http://lists.deconcept.com/listinfo.cgi/swfobject-deconcept.com
>>
>>
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