[SWFObject] detection script issue with Flash 9.0.16 and IE 6.0.2900

[Geoff Stearns]

if you uninstall your flash player and reinstall it, you should be fine.

sometimes for some reason the flash player install in ie gets messed  
up and the detection stops working (it uses registry keys and  
whatnot, and if you don't install + uninstall the player using the  
adobe installer + uninstaller, it breaks pretty easily.



On Sep 19, 2006, at 7:42 PM, Jeb Boniakowski wrote:

> Hi--
>
> Sorry if this is the wrong place to send this, I couldn't find  
> anything
> on deconcept about a bug submission email or a bug tracker or  
> anything,
> but it did say "send SWFObject related stuff to the list".
>
> -=Issue/Repro=-
> I just upgraded to Flash Player to 9.0.16.  When I open
> http://blog.deconcept.com/swfobject/flashversion.html in Firefox  
> 1.8.0.7
> I see:
>
> "You have Flash player 9.0.16 installed.
>
> This page displays your current Flash player version using  
> Javascript."
>
> When I open the same url in IE 6.0.2900.2180 on default security and
> privacy settings I see:
>
> "You do not have the Flash plugin installed, or your browser does not
> support Javascript (you should enable it, perhaps?)
> This page displays your current Flash player version using  
> Javascript."
>
>
> (I do have Javascript enabled in this IE instance.  All other JS-using
> pages I test it against work fine).
>
> I downloaded and installed Flash 9 from Adobe today, ran an  
> installer in
> install_flash_player.exe.
>
> Note: Using the same IE and Flash, if I open
> http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/triggerpages_mmcom/ 
> flash.html ,
> I see a big banner (in Flash) that says, "Flash Successfully  
> Installed",
> so presumably, whatever method adobe.com is using to detect Flash here
> works with this Flash and this IE.
>
> -=Consequences=-
> Flash embedding doesn't work with SWFObject method when user has Flash
> 9.0.16 and this version of IE.
>
> -=Workarounds=-
> 1) Disable detection, at least for IE (easy)
> 2) Hack up IE detect script, use alternative flash method (gross and
> difficult)
>
> -=Followup=-
> If you need any additional info from me about the particulars of my
> configuration, please email me directly, as I can't guarantee I'll  
> stay
> on top of this list.
>
> Thanks,
> Jeb Boniakowski
> Proto Software
>
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