Re: Smart Shockwave Question

[todd levin]

thanks.


the question came out of discussions we have had with a client about

allowing the user to auto-install the plugin.  problem is, for you or me,

the pop-up dialog box requesting permission to continue with auto-install is

just a formality which can be easily removed through lowering security

settings in the browser.  but, for a new user, the dialog box can be

somewhat forboding, mostly in the way the browser chooses to phrase the

alert.


just trying to figure out the best way to avoid scaring someone out of

auto-installing the plugin or boring them to death with reassurances and

instructions via a verify page.


todd




>At 11:14 AM 2/24/98, todd levin wrote:

>>this may have been covered already, but does using smart shockwave bypass

>>that irritating alert dialog box that IE puts up every time you attempt to

>>auto-install an active-x control?

>

>ActiveX Controls still do require permission from the user before finishing

>their auto-install.

>

>If the "irritating alert dialog" actually says something like "certificates

>expired" or "Authenticode" or such, then update that older version of

>IE300/Win32 to be able to use new ActiveX Controls again.

>

>If the "irritating alert dialog" actually says something like "can't

>register the OCX" then don't use your older ActiveX Controls in the same

>browser session where you're trying to remove them... restart the browser

>and then install components.

>

>Smart Shockwave makes it easier to specify engines, get them to the user,

>and install them, but we're still dealing with the demands of various

>different browser brands, in different versions, and on different

>platforms... there are still some constraints there, true.

>

>jd

>

>

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