Are you sure you mean "Shockware" and not "Shockwave"?
If it is "Shockware" then you might want to do some research on that or even consider removing it. (Go to Tools/Options/Content/Manage and find the player in the list. Click it once to select it, then click "Change Action" will confirm what program it runs. If you go here: http://www.macromedia.com/support/documentation/en/flashplayer/help/sett ings_manager.html you can change your Flash Player settings. This is the Settings Manager. The options on the left side of the screen "Global Privacy Settings Panel, Global Storage Settings Panel", etc are all the different choices of what you can change on your system. If you need to update your flash player you can go to: http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=Sho ckwaveFlash&ogn=EN_US-gntray_dl_getflashplayer or just wait to load the content of a page. If the flash player you have installed isn't correct, you'll be prompted to download the new one. Adobe also (IIRC) adds something to your registry to periodically look for updates. I'm not 100% sure since I go through my registry and remove "helpful" programs like that... Larry -----Original Message----- From: Computer Guys Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tony B Sent: Friday, May 02, 2008 9:28 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [CGUYS] flash I have to right-click any flash content to get to the settings, but I don't see any updating options there. On Fri, May 2, 2008 at 10:58 AM, Ralph <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > WinXP, Firefox > > First of all, I assume the "Shockware Flash" I see when I do an > about:plugins is the same thing as "Adobe Flash Player." > > I wanted to update Flash to the latest version, so I went to > http://www.adobe.com/products/flash/about/ and updated my Firefox > Flash plugin to the latest version (124). > > There is talk on that page about using the Settings Manager to tell > the Flash player whether and when to check for updates. My question > is: While the Flash player periodically executes when I encounter > something that requires it, how do I "run it" in order to update its > settings? I don't see any reference to Flash in the Start menu. ************************************************************************ * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** ************************************************************************ * ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
