Adobe Shockwave Flash Object

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Adobe's Shockwave Player is a free program that displays multimedia content created with Adobe Director. Shockwave Player is installed on hundreds of millions of computers worldwide. With it, you can display advanced Web content such as video and games, presentations, advertising, and interactive materials. This free plug-in is compatible with most major Web browsers.

If you can't view content with the Shockwave Player, it could be that your computer is running a 64-bit Web browser on a 64-bit Windows operating system. Shockwave Player does not run in most 64-bit browsers in Windows. If you attempt to download the Shockwave Player in a. I cannot enable flash player, and I need some help. I have no Shockwave Flash Object under the Adobe Systems Incorporated panel. Is there another.

We downloaded and installed Shockwave Player. The installation wizard included an optional download of an unrelated program, but we declined it, and Shockwave Player installed normally. This simple plug-in is self-contained and requires no settings or options, though you can see if it's been installed and which version from your browser's plug-in manager. But how do you know it's even working? Adobe has the answer with its Test Adobe Shockwave Player tool. When you can see the animation displayed in the Web-based tool's box, your installation is complete.

When our installation was finished, we were able to click Create, to try Adobe Director; See, to access the Director and Shockwave Player Content Showcase; or About, to learn more about Shockwave Player. We clicked About to visit the plug-in's product page, which offers FAQs, licensing information, support and training, and other information, including samples of Director-created content to try in our Shockwave Player installation.

We browsed back and opened the content showcase, which offered many links to game developers and multimedia content providers that use Director and Shockwave Player. Some of the sample content we viewed tried to install toolbars and other unneeded software, so be aware.

There's no comparison between using Shockwave Player to display Director-created content and not using it, because you can't; like Flash, you need the plug-in to see the content. By the way, Shockwave Player displays content created with Adobe Director, while Flash Player displays content created with Adobe Flash Professional. While the content is similar, Director-created content is typically more performance-intensive and focused on gaming, 3D, and online entertainment, while Flash is more suitable for Web applications, online advertising, and animations.

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How do I fix almost all Flash Player issues?

You can resolve almost all difficulties encountered with Flash Players by taking the following steps:

For Windows:

If you are on Internet Explorer or Firefox:

Uninstall the Flash player. To remove the Flash Player download the uninstaller here:

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http://kb.adobe.com/selfservice/viewContent.do?externalId=tn_14157&sliceId=1

IMPORTANT; After uninstalling the player, restart your computer.

Reinstall the Flash Player here:

For Mac:

If you are on Safari or Firefox:

To remove the Flash Player, download the uninstaller here:

http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/141/tn_14157.html

Save the uninstaler to your desktop, then quit/exit any applications you have open. Launch the uninstaller from your desktop and follow the instructions in the dialog boxes which appear.

After uninstalling both Players, restart your computer.

Then reinstall the Flash Players here:

What is Flash Player?

Flash is the premiere vector-based design and animation technology on the Internet. Millions of Web users already have Flash Player installed.

How do I get Flash Player?

Flash Player can be downloaded here: http://www.adobe.com/downloads/.

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How can I make sure my Flash Players is working?

You can test your Flash Player here. The two movies will show if you have any versions of these two Web Players installed. You can also get information about the latest version of the Players and download the most current version if you have an outdated Player(s).

Some Web sites prompt me to download Flash Player, but I'm sure I have the latest version. How can I check this?

Some sites may have detection mechanisms that mistakenly direct you to install the Flash Player. You can use the following Test Page to verify that you have the Flash Player installed successfully: http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/welcome

On the above test page, the two movies will not only verify the installation of the Flash Player, but they will eventually display the versions of the two Web Players that you have. Also, if you can view the movies and games on the Shockwave site, you have recent versions of the two Web Players.

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