"General Mailbox" <nospampls@home.net> wrote in message
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> "General Mailbox" <nospampls@home.net> wrote in message
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>> Greetings.
>> I find that downloading a .swf or .mp3 file extension type from a website
>> does not automatically play in IE anymore.
>> I don't have a .wmv or .wma file readily available to download, but I can
>> put one up on my site and find out if that works. It's should be
>> something simple as nothing major has change on my system that I can
>> recall in the last year. May be a service, or add-on, or something
>> blocking it. Used to be URL ie http://xxxx.mp3 would open QuickTime
>> within the browser and http://xxxx.wmv would open WMP with option to show
>> within or external of IE. IE will play Quick Time or .swf within the
>> browser if opening the file manually on the local machine.
>> What am I overlooking?
>> Thank you so kindly,
>> Kevin
>>
>> OS: WinXP SP3
>> IE: 7 (no other browsers even installed)
>> Latest updates from MS
>>
> Added information neglected in the first post:
> IE body area just stays blank, but the bottom left has a yellow flag
> saying "Done". Double clicked on it and it shows:
> Problems with the Web page might prevent it from being displayed properly
> or functioning properly. etc etc
> Line: 1
> Char: 1
> Error: Object expected
> Code: 0
> URL: http://xxxxx.swf
> and
> Line: 2
> Char: 1
> Error: Invalid character
> Code: 0
> URL: http://xxxxx.swf

In order to have a .swf file open in IE7 when you click on a link that leads
directly to the .swf file on the Internet(as in the example you've posted),
you must have Local Machine Lockdown enabled. To enable Local Machine
Lockdown, you must remove the checkmark in the following:
"Tools||Internet Options||Advanced||Security||Allow active content to run in
files on My Computer"

Good luck,

Donald Anadell


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> Hope this can help. Thanks.
> Kevin
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