From some FAQs:

Using Internet Explorer, to check if Flash / Shockwave is enabled select
tools from the main menu select internet options, select the security tab,
then select internet under the zone selection area. Move the slider bar to
medium. If you are using a custom security level then select the custom
level button. From the security settings screen make sure that Run ActiveX
controls is enabled. The High safety disables ActiveX for example. ActiveX
must be enabled to use Flash or Shockwave.

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How do I fix almost all Shockwave and Flash Player issues?

An earlier version of Shockwave Player is pre-installed with most popular
Internet browsers. Sometimes, damage to the Shockwave Player that's already
installed can prevent your upgrading to the latest Shockwave Player. You can
resolve almost all difficulties encountered with the Adobe Shockwave and
Flash Players by taking the following steps:

1. Make sure you have the latest version of your Internet browser. You
can check for later versions of Microsoft Internet Explorer, Netscape
Navigator/Communicator, and America Online at their Web sites. If there is a
more recent version, download its installer to your desktop. Don't run this
installer yet.
- Microsoft Internet Explorer:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/
- Netscape Navigator:
http://browser.netscape.com/ns8/download/default.jsp
- America Online: http://www.aol.com/
2. Uninstall Shockwave Player: You can download a Shockwave Player
uninstaller for Windows and Mac OS:
- Shockwave Player uninstaller
(Windows)<http://download.shockwave.com/pub/shockwave/uninstaller/swuninstaller.\
exe>
- Shockwave Player uninstaller (Mac
OS)<http://download.shockwave.com/pub/shockwave/uninstaller/swuninstaller.hqx>
3. Save the uninstaller to your desktop, then quit/exit any
applications you have open.
4. Launch the uninstaller from your desktop and follow the
instructions in the dialog boxes which appear.
5. Uninstall Flash Player. To uninstall Flash Player, you must delete
the Flash Player plug-in or ActiveX control. The path to the Flash Player
depends on the operating your computer uses:
- Windows 95/98: Delete the swflash.ocx file in the Macromed
directory: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\Macromed\flash\
- Windows NT: Delete the swflash.ocx file in the Macromed
directory: C:\Windows\System32\Macromed\
- Netscape for Windows: Delete the NPSWF32.dll file in the
Netscape plugins directory: C:\Program
Files\Netscape\Communicator\Program\Plugins
- Mac OS: Delete the Shockwave Flash NP-PPC file in the plug-ins
folder of your Internet browser.
6. Restart your computer.
7. If you downloaded the installer for a more recent version of your
Internet browser, launch that installer now. Follow the instructions the
installer gives.
8. Finally, reinstall the Shockwave and Flash Players here:
http://www.adobe.com/downloads/

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And maybe it is a java issue:


http://www.java.com/en/download/help/enable_browser.xml



On 3/1/07, dghprobe3 <dghprobe3@...> wrote:
>
> Hi: I tried the download again, but nothing works. The test movie
> they give you doesn't run either. I have a feeling I either have
> JavaScript turned off somewhere or a file is missing.
>
> --- In nameofthegame, actingman6@... wrote:
> > Adobe<http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?
> P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash&promoid=BIOW>.
> >
> > http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?
> P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash&promoid=BIOW
> >
> > Let us know if that doesn't work.
>


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