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GoodGuy · 04-29-2006, 01:19 PM

I am sure most of you are getting this message since 2 weeks ago on flash applications and other app.

Why do I see a message prompting me to ?click to activate and use this control? when I roll my mouse over a Flash animation?

This is a result of the latest Internet Explorer update.

Microsoft recently lost a legal battle with a patent holder about the way Internet Explorer displays OBJECTs and EMBEDs in webpages. Microsoft then decided to update its Internet Explorer browser with changes requiring user input to display and activate ActiveX based media.

This affects all Flash animations but also other files such as QuickTime, RealPlayer, Java and Adobe Acrobat among others. It means users have to click the object first in order to activate its functions.

04-29-2006, 01:19 PM
GoodGuy So Fucking Banned Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 881	Message: Click to activate and use this control I am sure most of you are getting this message since 2 weeks ago on flash applications and other app. Why do I see a message prompting me to ?click to activate and use this control? when I roll my mouse over a Flash animation? This is a result of the latest Internet Explorer update. Microsoft recently lost a legal battle with a patent holder about the way Internet Explorer displays OBJECTs and EMBEDs in webpages. Microsoft then decided to update its Internet Explorer browser with changes requiring user input to display and activate ActiveX based media. This affects all Flash animations but also other files such as QuickTime, RealPlayer, Java and Adobe Acrobat among others. It means users have to click the object first in order to activate its functions.