[SWFObject] IE6 not detecting Flash player

[Becky Kinney]

I had a problem with IE 6 using Express Install on a Mac virtual PC. The 
Express install message never popped up, and my content opened in Flash 6 
even though I had set the detection to Flash 7. No problem on my own Windows 
box. The work-around I used was to go into the actionscript code  and change 
the conditional from:

// if the user needs to upgrade, show the 'start upgrade' button
if (ExpressInstall.needsUpdate) {

to

var major =getVersion().split(" ")[1].split(",")[0];
var ExpressInstall = new ExpressInstall();
// if the user needs to upgrade, show the 'start upgrade' button
if ( major < 7 ) {//ExpressInstall.needsUpdate

That ( along with some other stuff I added to the html) solved the problem 
for me, but I never did figure out what caused the problem in the first 
place.

Becky

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Geoff Stearns" <geoff at deconcept.com>
To: <swfobject at lists.deconcept.com>
Sent: Friday, November 10, 2006 1:03 PM
Subject: Re: [SWFObject] IE6 not detecting Flash player


> everyone has issues? or just one computer?
>
> have you tried visiting my test pages to see if the swfs show up there?
>
> if it doesn't show up there, you probably need to update or reinstall
> your flash player.
>
>
>
> On Nov 10, 2006, at 12:41 PM, Rick Chasin wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> I have set up several web sites using SWFObject, and they all act
>> similarly:
>>
>>     * No problems in Firefox,; everything works as it should.
>>     * However, in IE6, users get the alternate content screen even if
>>       the required Flash player is installed. If they click to
>> enter the
>>       program using the alternate click-through link it plays
>> normally.
>>
>> Has anyone else experienced this? If so, what is the solution.
>>
>> Many thanks in advance.
>> -- 
>>
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