It's ie 6.0.2800 It happens with the full 8 player and the 8.5 alpha.
I don't know which site is doing it (because it happens invisibly) It happens a lot (at least twice a month) Its been happening since the beta 8 player came out (I didn't have flashpaper then) It's most annoying. M > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of John Dowdell > Sent: 24 October 2005 19:16 > To: Flashcoders mailing list > Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] OT: Flash player keeps 'downgrading' itself > > Mike Mountain wrote: > > My Flash player keeps silently reverting to version 7, I > don't know if > > it's a website I visit forcing a silent 'downgrade', or > something to > > do with my PC (win XP). > > I'm not familiar with this symptom. I know you're on a PC, > but am not sure of the browser (IE uses ActiveX Controls; > others use Netscape Plugins). > > To repro it we'd likely have to know the procedure too (visit > the site & install, background ActiveX, auto-update etc), > whether there were things like a system restart after one of > the installs, whether it occurs on some pages or any page, > whether there have been any alpha or beta versions installed > into that browser, how you know which version is being used, etc. > > I don't know of a way that a webpage can "force a silent > downgrade", if that's of help. > > jd > > > > > -- > John Dowdell . Macromedia Developer Support . San Francisco CA USA > Weblog: http://www.macromedia.com/go/blog_jd > Aggregator: http://www.macromedia.com/go/weblogs > Technotes: http://www.macromedia.com/support/ > Spam killed my private email -- public record is best, thanks. > _______________________________________________ > Flashcoders mailing list > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
