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adaddict
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_ 		19. April 2006 @ 11:04 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
When I go to certain pages that require shockwave, first I get a pop-up that says "Click to run an ActiveX control on this webpage"
I click OK and then I get the same pop-up again. Except this time, I also get the golden bar that comes at the top of the screen saying that "this site might require the following ActiveX control: 'Shockwave Player 10.1' from 'Macromedia, Inc.'. Click here to install... I click OK on the popup and then click on the golden bar and then click on Install ActiveX Control.
I get the same popup again. I click OK and then I get a software installation screen for Shockwave Player 10.1. I click Install and I get the same popup again and then I get a small red X at the top left of the shockwave screen(applet?- I am not sure what it is called with shockwave). I have tried to download it from the shockwave site, but I get the same results. Any ideas as to why this happens.
Running windows XP
Thanks.
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retro78
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_ 		19. April 2006 @ 15:27 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
hello :)

when it doesnt install it could be that your windows account doesn't have the required rights to install, and you wont always get a message with those little plugins. So if this is a problem that happens on your work computer, that could be it !
just a suggestion !


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adaddict
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_ 		19. April 2006 @ 16:19 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
This is my home computer, so I don't think that it is a problem with my user rights or anything like that. I am able to download and install other programs. Thanks for the suggestion though. If anyone has any other ideas, I would appreciate your help.
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mub6
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_ 		20. April 2006 @ 13:29 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
try turning off the pop up blocker, from internet explorer
tools>pop-up blocker>turn off pop-up blocker
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adaddict
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_ 		21. April 2006 @ 13:34 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Thanks, but I have popup blocker turned off already. I have even went to security options and enabled anything with activeX. BUT, still no luck. any other suggestions?
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adaddict
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_ 		22. April 2006 @ 09:50 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Problem solved. I went to cnet and downloaded shockwave player instead of from the macromedia website. Thanks to all anyways.
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