Shockwave

[prm2124]

Does anyone know why when my daughter goes to Nick.com to play a game they say that she need the shockwave plugin. I have shockwave 8 on my computor. What else do I need?

 

[eddie5659]

Hiya

This is the system requirements:

http://www.nick.com/blab/info/requirements/index.jhtml?_requestid=377445

It says Flash 4, Shockwave 8, and a media player. So thats WMP.

Flash: http://www.macromedia.com/software/flashplayer/

Regards

eddie

 

[prm2124]

i seem to have all the requirements,but still get the message that need shockwave plugin It doesn't make sense.

 

[eddie5659]

Hiya

What browser are you using: Netscape or Internet Explorer?

eddie

 

[prm2124]

internet explorer

 

[eddie5659]

Okay

Lets try a repair. You may have a corrupt file in the Security, that dosen't enable you to use Plugins.

Go to Control Panel | AddRemove. Doubleclick Microsoft Internet Explorer. Choose Repair, apply and restart.

eddie

 

[prm2124]

i tried the repair in windows but the nick sitestill is asking for a plug in

 

[eddie5659]

Hiya

Are you using IE5 or later? Can you confirm that you have it downloaded and installed by looking thru Find Files and Folders.

Ah, found this to check it:

Some sites may have detection mechanisms that mistakenly direct you to install the Shockwave or Flash Player. You can use the following Test Page to verify that you have the Shockwave and Flash Players installed successfully:

http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/welcome

On the above test page, the two movies will not only verify the installation of the Shockwave and Flash Players, but they will eventually display the versions of the two Web Players that you have. The latest versions (as of July 2001) are Shockwave 8 Player and the Flash 5 Player. Also, if you can view the movies and games on the shockwave.com site, you have recent versions of the two Web Players

Regards

eddie

 

[prm2124]

on the shockwave test site i realy don't get a movie. i get two different boxs. on one is shockwave that has 8.5 and create etc. i can make them move but it really isn't a movie. is this what you are talking about, or is an animated movie suspose to be there. sorry i am bothering you so much with this but i would like to find the answer or find out what the problem is.

 

[eddie5659]

Hiya

If both move when you move your mouse over them, then you have the plugins installed. They should both say Installation Complete.

Just been back to the nick.com site. Now, did you get that little movie to start playing on the home page? Not really a movie, but it uses flash.

Now, I clicked on and just played a few levels, I know big kid, The Fairly OddParents Sugar Rush Game.

Do you get the shockwave symbol appearing?

eddie

 

[prm2124]

i went to nick.com and an ad is moving on the home page but when i click on the game you did i still get the same message. shockwave does not come up. i don't know what else to do. i think i have done just about everything there is to do

 

[eddie5659]

Okay, it may be corrupt, but I don't know, if you're saying that the two boxes at the test page worked.


What version of IE have you got, first? If its older than 5.5 or 5, then you may want to upgrade:

http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/

Right, this is all about it:

http://www.macromedia.com/support/shockwave/ts/documents/playerfaq.htm#1_2

But, we'll go through it in easy steps.

Don't worry about the latest version of IE. I have 5.5, and its okay.

Are you using AOL?

Uninstall Shockwave. If you go to Control panel | AddRemove, under Shockwave will be the uninstaller. If not, go here and download one to the Desktop:

http://sdc.shockwave.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=SWUninstall&P2_Platform=Win32

Exit all programs, launch and follow the instructions.

Uninstall Flash. To uninstall Flash Player, you must delete the Flash Player plug-in or ActiveX control. What Windows version have you got?

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\

assuming the first, and I do assume its IE, not Netscape.

All you have to do, is go to Windows Explorer, browse till you find the C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\Macromed\flash\ folder, then look for swflash.ocx and delete it.


Restart your computer.

reinstall from here:

http://www.macromedia.com/software/shockwaveplayer/contents.html

Note: If you are using Internet Explorer for Windows and no dialog boxes appear when attempting to download the Shockwave and Flash Players, you may be experiencing an issue with Microsoft's Install On Demand feature. If you had previously indicated to Internet Explorer that you did not wish to install the Macromedia Web Players, Install On Demand will prevent their subsequent installation

To get this, either try this: Tools | Internet Options. Advanced tab, under Browsing, untick Enable Install On Demand, apply and OK.

Or,

For Shockwave Player

For all other players and uninstallers

Let me know if you run into any problems.

Regards

eddie

 

[prm2124]

She still can not get the games to paly on nick, but i redid everything and i know i have the shockwave because she went onto another site and it came up and loaded a game. It must be the nick site.Thank you for your help

 

[eddie5659]

Blast.

Oh, well, at least I know how to remove shockwave and flash

Sorry

eddie