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Dave \Crash\ Dummy
Flightless Bird
R. C. White wrote:
> Hi, Bob.
>
> See this Adobe TechNote for the real reason we can't run Flash in 64-bit
> IE8 (and other 64-bit browsers):
> http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/837/cpsid_83715.html
>
> The key line there is:
> "Adobe Flash Player is not supported for playback in 64-bit browsers.
> Flash Player will, however, run in a 32-bit browser, running on a 64-bit
> operating system."
>
> So it is not Win7 that is the problem; it is not 64-bit per se (many
> (most?) other products now run fine in 64-bit Win7. But Adobe Flash is
> still stuck in the 20th Century, it seems. ;<)
>
> Our solution, for now, as others have said, is to run 32-bit IE8, which
> is included in Win7, as well as 64-bit IE8. You'll find the two
> versions here:
> 32-bit IE8: CProgram Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
> 64-bit IE8: CProgram Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
>
> The 32-bit version runs by default, but your Win7 may have been edited
> (intentionally or otherwise, by you or someone else) to default to the
> 64-bit version.
>
> I've changed my default to 64-bit IE8 (I don't know why) and often find
> myself looking at a YouTube or other page that offers to "update" the
> Flash Player for me - but that's a useless exercise, as you've seen.
> When that happens, I just highlight and Copy the URL, then start 32-bit
> IE8 and Paste in the URL and hit Enter and watch the video. It's a
> nuisance, but it takes less than a minute.
>
> And, by the way, Adobe doesn't even hint at this on their Adobe Flash
> Player home page:
> http://www.adobe.com/software/flash/about/
Why have you made the 64 bit IE8 your default? What is the advantage?
--
Crash
"It's easier to ask forgiveness than it is to get permission."
~ Grace Hopper (RADM, USNR) ~
> Hi, Bob.
>
> See this Adobe TechNote for the real reason we can't run Flash in 64-bit
> IE8 (and other 64-bit browsers):
> http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/837/cpsid_83715.html
>
> The key line there is:
> "Adobe Flash Player is not supported for playback in 64-bit browsers.
> Flash Player will, however, run in a 32-bit browser, running on a 64-bit
> operating system."
>
> So it is not Win7 that is the problem; it is not 64-bit per se (many
> (most?) other products now run fine in 64-bit Win7. But Adobe Flash is
> still stuck in the 20th Century, it seems. ;<)
>
> Our solution, for now, as others have said, is to run 32-bit IE8, which
> is included in Win7, as well as 64-bit IE8. You'll find the two
> versions here:
> 32-bit IE8: CProgram Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
> 64-bit IE8: CProgram Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
>
> The 32-bit version runs by default, but your Win7 may have been edited
> (intentionally or otherwise, by you or someone else) to default to the
> 64-bit version.
>
> I've changed my default to 64-bit IE8 (I don't know why) and often find
> myself looking at a YouTube or other page that offers to "update" the
> Flash Player for me - but that's a useless exercise, as you've seen.
> When that happens, I just highlight and Copy the URL, then start 32-bit
> IE8 and Paste in the URL and hit Enter and watch the video. It's a
> nuisance, but it takes less than a minute.
>
> And, by the way, Adobe doesn't even hint at this on their Adobe Flash
> Player home page:
> http://www.adobe.com/software/flash/about/
Why have you made the 64 bit IE8 your default? What is the advantage?
--
Crash
"It's easier to ask forgiveness than it is to get permission."
~ Grace Hopper (RADM, USNR) ~