Where did it go?

#1 05-18-2008, 06:59 PM

I installed Shockwave Flash player from the Adobe site, and the graphic says
Installation Complete. When I try to play a Shockwave Flash object file, it
does not play, instead giving me a window to search on the web for a program to
open it or to choose from a list. Nothing will open it. Windows Search on the
PC reveals numerous files and programs in the system associated with the search
word Shockwave. What can I do?

#2 05-19-2008, 03:49 PM

When you install off of the website, you are installing a browser plug-in. To
open a SWF off of the desktop, you need a stand-alone player, which can be
difficult to find. But, no fear, you can open that SWF file with your internet
browser as long as the plug-in is installed.

#3 05-19-2008, 05:26 PM

I downloaded and saved this file off a website and came as a RAR file which I opened to show a Firefox document of 1kb and the Shockwave file of 8500 kb. I run IE7. How do I go about this then?

#4 05-19-2008, 05:29 PM

Never mind, I got it to play by choosing Internet Explorer from the list of programs that appears. Duh. Thanks for your help.

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