there's one other issue with expressinstall, and that is if you are using IE, and some other program on your system is using the flash player .ocx file, then when you finish the upgrade, and your original browser window closes and the new one opens, the page will still think that you have the older flash player installed... so it will prompt to start the install all over again.

this mostly happens with people using MSN messenger with the flash player in it (not sure the details, but i guess they have some skins or something that use flash?) this causes the ocx file to be locked and the upgrade can't finish until they quit all the apps that use the flash player. then everything is fine.

as for your general issues with the upgrade: the first thing to test, is are you testing it on a web server? the redirect won't work if you are launching it from a local file - this is a common mistake people make when testing it.





On Oct 17, 2006, at 8:05 AM, Kurt Dommermuth wrote:

HI Toby,

Thanks for the comments.  Can I get your opinion on something?

I've gone the route of using express install because it seemed to be that at worst you wouldn't be redirected back.

Are there other risks?

Thanks,
Kurt

At 06:45 AM 10/17/2006, you wrote:

Can I recommend you subscribe to the SWFobject list and post this question
there > [EMAIL PROTECTED]

On the point of the issue you are experiencing I would have thought this could have been also been influenced by browser behaviour and the installers
behaviour, regardless of SWFObject, infact, I doubt SWFObject has any
control over the installer or what it does after it has installed...
although that is pure guesswork!

OT: I think you will be lucky if you manage to get the express install to work identically on a lot of browsers over the next year, especially with
IE7 coming out. Personally I would hold your horses depending on the
commercial status of the website you are attaching this functionality too.

Hope the ramblings help!
T


> -----Original Message-----
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> [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kurt Dommermuth
> Sent: 16 October 2006 18:57
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> Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Express Install (again)
>
> A follow-up.
>
> It just worked on one and not the other.  So freakin' erratic.
>
> will there ever be solid flash detection?
>
>
>
>
>
> At 01:53 PM 10/16/2006, you wrote:
>
> >Hello All,
> >
> >I've seen a few posts regarding express install/ swfObject/ ufo etc..
> >
> >I'm having a problem with both Adobe's express install scheme and
> swfObject.
> >
> >IE 6 works fine.
> >
> >Firefox (1.5.0.7) forces me to close the browser. No redirect back.
> >
> >I've tried on two different computers.  no joy.
> >
> >Anyone else experience this?  Is this a known problem?  Any fix?
> >
> >Thanks,
> >Kurt
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