Tom's Guide | Tom's Hardware | Tom's Games

Computing.Net > Forums > Windows XP > Can't Open/View SWF Files

Computer Problems? Computing.Net has over 1,000,000 posts about all things technology related! Over 90% answered within 24 hours! Click here to start participating now! Also, be sure to check out the New User Guide.

Can't Open/View SWF Files

Reply to Message Icon

Name: The Colonel
Date: December 25, 2006 at 09:36:57 Pacific
OS: XP Pro
CPU/Ram: 260GHz/248MB
Comment:

I've checked, and read, everything in the "Site Search" but have not been able to correct my annoying problem. Which is unable to open and view SWF files. Always could untill I upgraded to IE 7.0. I've downloaded nad installed the ltest versions of Flash Player and Shockwave, still no cigar.
Open for suggestions. Thanks



Sponsored Link
Ads by Google

Response Number 1
Name: lurkswithin
Date: December 25, 2006 at 12:28:53 Pacific
Reply:

flash doesn't work very well in IE7....one of the reasons I went back to version 6...

you can try this and see if it helps though.

download the uninstaller and uninstall all the flash programs that you have...then simply reinstall it. Sometimes the flash doesn't uninstall properly and will cause this isssue...I didn't know about it till after I reverted back so I don't know if it will help in IE7 or not..it does work in IE6 though.

please keep us posted

In The Matters Of Style,
swim with the current;
in matters of principle,
Stand Like A Rock


"People demand freedom of speech to make up for the
freedom of thought which they avoid."


0

Response Number 2
Name: per
Date: December 25, 2006 at 15:37:03 Pacific
Reply:

As Lurks says, you have to uninstall it and reinstall using this tool. Also stay away from regscrub. I discovered it deletes some SW registry entries.
http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/knowle...


0

Response Number 3
Name: XpUser
Date: December 25, 2006 at 16:53:24 Pacific
Reply:

You're not the only one with IE7 & SWF/PDF files problem. Some user (M$?) mentioned in this October 11, 2006 thread that A KB article is coming out shortly about this issue.

If you want to keep IE7, try the workaround provided in the same thread.

i_XpUser


0

Response Number 4
Name: The Colonel
Date: December 26, 2006 at 05:14:28 Pacific
Reply:

Thank you all for your replies and information. I did as Lurks suggested and downloaded the Adobe uninstaller as per per, a little humor there. Anyway, after I was able to open and view a file. However, I would be interested in a way in which to revert back to IE6, I think less problematic.
Thanks again.


0

Response Number 5
Name: per
Date: December 26, 2006 at 16:21:25 Pacific
Reply:
0

Related Posts

See More



Response Number 6
Name: The Colonel
Date: December 27, 2006 at 05:11:19 Pacific
Reply:

Okay everyone thanks for the assistance. I'm back with IE6. Only thing is I still cannot view photo's, cartoons or diagrams that are included with some emails. I assume they are swf files, not sure. All I get as I scroll down is a blank square with a smaller square in the upper left corner. In that little square is blue & red icon of sorts. How do I correct this annoying problem?



0

Response Number 7
Name: per
Date: December 27, 2006 at 08:29:17 Pacific
Reply:

You will have to go through the flash procedure again with IE6. Also see here.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&...


0

Sponsored Link
Ads by Google
Reply to Message Icon



Post Locked

This post is quite old and has been locked from receiving new replies. Please create a new posting instead.


Go to Windows XP Forum Home


Sponsored links
Ads by Google


Results for: Can't Open/View SWF Files
can't open ANY media files www.computing.net/answers/windows-xp/cant-open-any-media-files/84012.html

can't open exe files www.computing.net/answers/windows-xp/cant-open-exe-files/29171.html

Can't open any help files www.computing.net/answers/windows-xp/cant-open-any-help-files/119232.html