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PA Bear [MS MVP]
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Well then good luck with that.
Shep wrote:
> my answer is.. see my original post
>
>> Repost:
>>>> ...Flash player works in a browser: If it's not working in IE8, what
>>>> browser is it working in? Is that browser your default or is IE8?
>>
>> Your answer is...?
>>
>> Your post's headers (Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5843) tell me that you
>> still haven't gotten the computer fully patched at Windows Update. Do
>> this
>> now & before posting another reply, please.
>>
>> Now see the section entitled "Problem: Overlong headers result in
>> HTTP/4xx
>> or HTTP/5xx errors..." (and the related script) towards the very bottom
>> of
>> this page: http://www.enhanceie.com/ie/troubleshoot.asp
>>
>> Download/run the script then return to
>> http://www.fiddlertool.com/ua.aspx,
>> copy the new UA string to your clipboard & paste it into your next reply.
>>
>>
>> Shep wrote:
>>> Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 8.0; Windows NT 5.1; Trident/4.0; .NET CLR
>>> 1.1.4322; InfoPath.2; .NET CLR 2.0.50727; .NET CLR 3.0.4506.2152; .NET
>>> CLR
>>> 3.5.30729)
>>>
>>>> Please. Flash player works in a browser: If it's not working in IE8,
>>>> what
>>>> browser is it working in? Is that browser your default or is IE8?
>>>>
>>>> Open IE8 (only!) to this page: http://www.fiddlertool.com/ua.aspx.
>>>> Highlight/select all of the red text at the top of the page and copy it
>>>> to
>>>> your clipboard. (Also scroll down to see if an issue has been detected
>>>> and
>>>> a possible resolution offered.) Open a reply to this post & paste the
>>>> contents of your clipboard into your reply.
>>>>
>>>> Now open IE8 (only) to http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com | Select
>>>> CUSTOM
>>>> and scan | Install all of the critical security updates you've not
>>>> installed yet (e.g., KB978542). If a Root Certificates update is
>>>> listed
>>>> in the Optional Software updates category on the left-hand side of the
>>>> scan results window, install it to take full advantage of IE8's
>>>> enhanced
>>>> security.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Shep wrote:
>>>>> Flash player works fine, just not in IE 8
>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> http://forums.adobe.com/community/webplayers/flash_player
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Shep wrote:
>>>>>>> yes still happens, Avira, NO
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> You may have missed...
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> 1. Does the behavior persist if you start IE in No Add-ons mode?
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> => Start | (All) Programs | Accessories | System Tools |
>>>>>>>>>> Internet
>>>>>>>>>> Explorer (No add-ons).
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Troubleshooting and Internet Explorer’s (No Add-ons) Mode
>>>>>>>>>> [Applies
>>>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>>>> IE7
>>>>>>>>>> & IE8 in all OSS]
>>>>>>>>>> http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2006/07/25/678113.aspx
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> 2. Does the behavior persist if you Reset IE Advanced settings
>>>>>>>>>> (RIES)?
>>>>>>>>>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923737
>>>>>>>>>> http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Reset-Internet-Explorer-settings
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> 3. What anti-virus application or security suite is installed and
>>>>>>>>>> is
>>>>>>>>>> your
>>>>>>>>>> subscription current? What anti-spyware applications (other than
>>>>>>>>>> Defender)? What third-party firewall (if any)? Were any of these
>>>>>>>>>> applications running in the background when you installed IE8?
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> 4. Has a(nother) Norton or McAfee application ever been installed
>>>>>>>>>> on
>>>>>>>>>> this
>>>>>>>>>> machine (e.g., a free-trial version that came preinstalled when
>>>>>>>>>> you
>>>>>>>>>> bought
>>>>>>>>>> it)?
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> ... cf.
>>>>>>>>>> http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-14.html
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> More...
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Troubleshoot Flash Player installation for Windows
>>>>>>>>>> http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/191/tn_19166.html
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Troubleshooting Player stability and performance
>>>>>>>>>> http://blogs.adobe.com/jd/2010/02/troubleshooting_player_stabili.html
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Flash Player Support Forum <=post here for assistance
>>>>>>>>>> http://forums.adobe.com/community/webplayers/flash_player
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Shep wrote:
>>>>>>>>> Not having any freezes oe crashes, IE 8 just says that I don't
>>>>>>>>> have
>>>>>>>>> lestest
>>>>>>>>> flash installed when I do.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Assuming WinXP SP3...
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Internet Explorer freezes or crashes (access page via IE8 32-bit
>>>>>>>>>> only
>>>>>>>>>> &
>>>>>>>>>> run the Fix It)
>>>>>>>>>> http://support.microsoft.com/gp/ie_freezes_or_crashes
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> 1. Does the behavior persist if you start IE in No Add-ons mode?
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> => Start | (All) Programs | Accessories | System Tools |
>>>>>>>>>> Internet
>>>>>>>>>> Explorer (No add-ons).
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Troubleshooting and Internet Explorer’s (No Add-ons) Mode
>>>>>>>>>> [Applies
>>>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>>>> IE7
>>>>>>>>>> & IE8 in all OSS]
>>>>>>>>>> http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2006/07/25/678113.aspx
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> 2. Does the behavior persist if you Reset IE Advanced settings
>>>>>>>>>> (RIES)?
>>>>>>>>>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923737
>>>>>>>>>> http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Reset-Internet-Explorer-settings
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> 3. What anti-virus application or security suite is installed and
>>>>>>>>>> is
>>>>>>>>>> your
>>>>>>>>>> subscription current? What anti-spyware applications (other than
>>>>>>>>>> Defender)? What third-party firewall (if any)? Were any of these
>>>>>>>>>> applications running in the background when you installed IE8?
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> 4. Has a(nother) Norton or McAfee application ever been installed
>>>>>>>>>> on
>>>>>>>>>> this
>>>>>>>>>> machine (e.g., a free-trial version that came preinstalled when
>>>>>>>>>> you
>>>>>>>>>> bought
>>>>>>>>>> it)?
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> I do have the latest version of the Macromedia Flash Player
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> First of all, it's Adobe Flash Player now. Second, are you sure
>>>>>>>>>> about
>>>>>>>>>> that? cf.
>>>>>>>>>> http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-14.html
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> More...
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Troubleshoot Flash Player installation for Windows
>>>>>>>>>> http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/191/tn_19166.html
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Troubleshooting Player stability and performance
>>>>>>>>>> http://blogs.adobe.com/jd/2010/02/troubleshooting_player_stabili.html
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Flash Player Support Forum
>>>>>>>>>> http://forums.adobe.com/community/webplayers/flash_player
>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
>>>>>>>>>> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Shep wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>> I have IE 8 as my default web browser and from time to time it
>>>>>>>>>>> won't
>>>>>>>>>>> do
>>>>>>>>>>> things and I get messages telling me it won't do it. The only
>>>>>>>>>>> problem
>>>>>>>>>>> is
>>>>>>>>>>> the reasons are not valid, I know this because I have checked
>>>>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>>>>> my
>>>>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>>>>> I
>>>>>>>>>>> do have the latest version of the Macromedia Flash Player. The
>>>>>>>>>>> page
>>>>>>>>>>> works
>>>>>>>>>>> in Firefox and also in Google Chrome but not in IE 8 , I get
>>>>>>>>>>> this
>>>>>>>>>>> message
>>>>>>>>>>> when I try to open this webpage in my default browser IE 8
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> "The Camtasia Studio video content presented here requires
>>>>>>>>>>> JavaScript
>>>>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>>>>> be
>>>>>>>>>>> enabled and the latest version of the Macromedia Flash Player.
>>>>>>>>>>> If
>>>>>>>>>>> you
>>>>>>>>>>> are
>>>>>>>>>>> you using a browser with JavaScript disabled please enable it
>>>>>>>>>>> now.
>>>>>>>>>>> Otherwise, please update your version of the free Flash Player
>>>>>>>>>>> by
>>>>>>>>>>> downloading here."
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> I've checked everything I can think of in IE 8 and I can't get
>>>>>>>>>>> it
>>>>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>>>>> work,
>>>>>>>>>>> for some reason Macromedia Flash and IE 8 don't like to work
>>>>>>>>>>> together.
>>>>>>>>>>> Does anyone have any fixes or work arounds for this issue?
Shep wrote:
> my answer is.. see my original post
>
>> Repost:
>>>> ...Flash player works in a browser: If it's not working in IE8, what
>>>> browser is it working in? Is that browser your default or is IE8?
>>
>> Your answer is...?
>>
>> Your post's headers (Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5843) tell me that you
>> still haven't gotten the computer fully patched at Windows Update. Do
>> this
>> now & before posting another reply, please.
>>
>> Now see the section entitled "Problem: Overlong headers result in
>> HTTP/4xx
>> or HTTP/5xx errors..." (and the related script) towards the very bottom
>> of
>> this page: http://www.enhanceie.com/ie/troubleshoot.asp
>>
>> Download/run the script then return to
>> http://www.fiddlertool.com/ua.aspx,
>> copy the new UA string to your clipboard & paste it into your next reply.
>>
>>
>> Shep wrote:
>>> Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 8.0; Windows NT 5.1; Trident/4.0; .NET CLR
>>> 1.1.4322; InfoPath.2; .NET CLR 2.0.50727; .NET CLR 3.0.4506.2152; .NET
>>> CLR
>>> 3.5.30729)
>>>
>>>> Please. Flash player works in a browser: If it's not working in IE8,
>>>> what
>>>> browser is it working in? Is that browser your default or is IE8?
>>>>
>>>> Open IE8 (only!) to this page: http://www.fiddlertool.com/ua.aspx.
>>>> Highlight/select all of the red text at the top of the page and copy it
>>>> to
>>>> your clipboard. (Also scroll down to see if an issue has been detected
>>>> and
>>>> a possible resolution offered.) Open a reply to this post & paste the
>>>> contents of your clipboard into your reply.
>>>>
>>>> Now open IE8 (only) to http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com | Select
>>>> CUSTOM
>>>> and scan | Install all of the critical security updates you've not
>>>> installed yet (e.g., KB978542). If a Root Certificates update is
>>>> listed
>>>> in the Optional Software updates category on the left-hand side of the
>>>> scan results window, install it to take full advantage of IE8's
>>>> enhanced
>>>> security.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Shep wrote:
>>>>> Flash player works fine, just not in IE 8
>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> http://forums.adobe.com/community/webplayers/flash_player
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Shep wrote:
>>>>>>> yes still happens, Avira, NO
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> You may have missed...
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> 1. Does the behavior persist if you start IE in No Add-ons mode?
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> => Start | (All) Programs | Accessories | System Tools |
>>>>>>>>>> Internet
>>>>>>>>>> Explorer (No add-ons).
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Troubleshooting and Internet Explorer’s (No Add-ons) Mode
>>>>>>>>>> [Applies
>>>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>>>> IE7
>>>>>>>>>> & IE8 in all OSS]
>>>>>>>>>> http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2006/07/25/678113.aspx
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> 2. Does the behavior persist if you Reset IE Advanced settings
>>>>>>>>>> (RIES)?
>>>>>>>>>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923737
>>>>>>>>>> http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Reset-Internet-Explorer-settings
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> 3. What anti-virus application or security suite is installed and
>>>>>>>>>> is
>>>>>>>>>> your
>>>>>>>>>> subscription current? What anti-spyware applications (other than
>>>>>>>>>> Defender)? What third-party firewall (if any)? Were any of these
>>>>>>>>>> applications running in the background when you installed IE8?
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> 4. Has a(nother) Norton or McAfee application ever been installed
>>>>>>>>>> on
>>>>>>>>>> this
>>>>>>>>>> machine (e.g., a free-trial version that came preinstalled when
>>>>>>>>>> you
>>>>>>>>>> bought
>>>>>>>>>> it)?
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> ... cf.
>>>>>>>>>> http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-14.html
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> More...
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Troubleshoot Flash Player installation for Windows
>>>>>>>>>> http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/191/tn_19166.html
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Troubleshooting Player stability and performance
>>>>>>>>>> http://blogs.adobe.com/jd/2010/02/troubleshooting_player_stabili.html
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Flash Player Support Forum <=post here for assistance
>>>>>>>>>> http://forums.adobe.com/community/webplayers/flash_player
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Shep wrote:
>>>>>>>>> Not having any freezes oe crashes, IE 8 just says that I don't
>>>>>>>>> have
>>>>>>>>> lestest
>>>>>>>>> flash installed when I do.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Assuming WinXP SP3...
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Internet Explorer freezes or crashes (access page via IE8 32-bit
>>>>>>>>>> only
>>>>>>>>>> &
>>>>>>>>>> run the Fix It)
>>>>>>>>>> http://support.microsoft.com/gp/ie_freezes_or_crashes
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> 1. Does the behavior persist if you start IE in No Add-ons mode?
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> => Start | (All) Programs | Accessories | System Tools |
>>>>>>>>>> Internet
>>>>>>>>>> Explorer (No add-ons).
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Troubleshooting and Internet Explorer’s (No Add-ons) Mode
>>>>>>>>>> [Applies
>>>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>>>> IE7
>>>>>>>>>> & IE8 in all OSS]
>>>>>>>>>> http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2006/07/25/678113.aspx
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> 2. Does the behavior persist if you Reset IE Advanced settings
>>>>>>>>>> (RIES)?
>>>>>>>>>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923737
>>>>>>>>>> http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Reset-Internet-Explorer-settings
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> 3. What anti-virus application or security suite is installed and
>>>>>>>>>> is
>>>>>>>>>> your
>>>>>>>>>> subscription current? What anti-spyware applications (other than
>>>>>>>>>> Defender)? What third-party firewall (if any)? Were any of these
>>>>>>>>>> applications running in the background when you installed IE8?
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> 4. Has a(nother) Norton or McAfee application ever been installed
>>>>>>>>>> on
>>>>>>>>>> this
>>>>>>>>>> machine (e.g., a free-trial version that came preinstalled when
>>>>>>>>>> you
>>>>>>>>>> bought
>>>>>>>>>> it)?
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> I do have the latest version of the Macromedia Flash Player
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> First of all, it's Adobe Flash Player now. Second, are you sure
>>>>>>>>>> about
>>>>>>>>>> that? cf.
>>>>>>>>>> http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-14.html
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> More...
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Troubleshoot Flash Player installation for Windows
>>>>>>>>>> http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/191/tn_19166.html
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Troubleshooting Player stability and performance
>>>>>>>>>> http://blogs.adobe.com/jd/2010/02/troubleshooting_player_stabili.html
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Flash Player Support Forum
>>>>>>>>>> http://forums.adobe.com/community/webplayers/flash_player
>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
>>>>>>>>>> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Shep wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>> I have IE 8 as my default web browser and from time to time it
>>>>>>>>>>> won't
>>>>>>>>>>> do
>>>>>>>>>>> things and I get messages telling me it won't do it. The only
>>>>>>>>>>> problem
>>>>>>>>>>> is
>>>>>>>>>>> the reasons are not valid, I know this because I have checked
>>>>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>>>>> my
>>>>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>>>>> I
>>>>>>>>>>> do have the latest version of the Macromedia Flash Player. The
>>>>>>>>>>> page
>>>>>>>>>>> works
>>>>>>>>>>> in Firefox and also in Google Chrome but not in IE 8 , I get
>>>>>>>>>>> this
>>>>>>>>>>> message
>>>>>>>>>>> when I try to open this webpage in my default browser IE 8
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> "The Camtasia Studio video content presented here requires
>>>>>>>>>>> JavaScript
>>>>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>>>>> be
>>>>>>>>>>> enabled and the latest version of the Macromedia Flash Player.
>>>>>>>>>>> If
>>>>>>>>>>> you
>>>>>>>>>>> are
>>>>>>>>>>> you using a browser with JavaScript disabled please enable it
>>>>>>>>>>> now.
>>>>>>>>>>> Otherwise, please update your version of the free Flash Player
>>>>>>>>>>> by
>>>>>>>>>>> downloading here."
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> I've checked everything I can think of in IE 8 and I can't get
>>>>>>>>>>> it
>>>>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>>>>> work,
>>>>>>>>>>> for some reason Macromedia Flash and IE 8 don't like to work
>>>>>>>>>>> together.
>>>>>>>>>>> Does anyone have any fixes or work arounds for this issue?