Can't play flash files or videos

[alice]

I'm using IE7, and certain sites (not all of them), zillow.com is one
example, gives me a messages saying
you either have JavaScript turned off or an old version of
Macromedia's Flash Player. Click here to get the latest flash player.
I clearly have java enabled in IE7 and I have the latest flash player,
in fact I followed the link and installed it and have restarted since
then. What else can I possibly do? Are there any other hidden setting
to java or flash to work?

 

[Mark F.]

I'm using IE7, and certain sites (not all of them), zillow.com is one
example, gives me a messages saying
you either have JavaScript turned off or an old version of
Macromedia's Flash Player. Click here to get the latest flash player.
I clearly have java enabled in IE7 and I have the latest flash player,
in fact I followed the link and installed it and have restarted since
then. What else can I possibly do? Are there any other hidden setting
to java or flash to work?

Hi, Alice,

If you are on a network, and you are not the administrator, your security
rights may not allow you to download and install ActiveX objects and/or
plugins. Popup blockers (IE built-in or third party) can also cause certain
download operations to fail.

Try: Go to Tools -> Internet Options -> "Advanced" tab. Check "Enable
install on demand (Internet Explorer)" option. Close and restart the
browser.

You can also test for it by entering the following code in your browser's
address bar, then hit enter.

javascript:alert("Javascript enabled: " + navigator.javaEnabled());

A message window should display "Javascript enabled: True" if you have it
enabled.

HTH
Mark

 

[Mark F.]

I'm using IE7, and certain sites (not all of them), zillow.com is one
example, gives me a messages saying
you either have JavaScript turned off or an old version of
Macromedia's Flash Player. Click here to get the latest flash player.
I clearly have java enabled in IE7 and I have the latest flash player,
in fact I followed the link and installed it and have restarted since
then. What else can I possibly do? Are there any other hidden setting
to java or flash to work?

BTW: I checked out that Zillow.com site and the Shockwave clips don't work
on my PC either. Probably a bad URL in the page's markup.

Mark