Anyone experienced not able to sight animated placeholder boxes whilest viewing Web pages - only a white screen with a box displaying a small square/dot/triangle. If I use the Opera browser instead of IE6, this error is not apparent. IE6 and WindowsXP have both been reinstalled seperately.
I did a visit to Macromedia and downloaded a copy of Flashplayer, and also a Web page stated flashplayer was not installed in my system and asked if I wish to download a copy - this I accepted - result same "error" persists. Why I have this error is most annoying, thank heaven for people like yourselves, the firms who should know have shown no interest.
My steps for trying to instal Flashplayer7......................
Flashplayer7 Installer> select US English> Next> Netscape Browser 7.1 (only named shown) > Click on Browser> C:\> Select Programs, Internet Explorer, Plugins> This shows as C:\Programs\Internet Explorer\Plugins> Click on Select> Displays - "Setup could not find your browser plugin folder."
This I thought would select browser IE6 and instal Flashplayer7.
In my quest to find a solution, removed AOL's software from the system. I uninstalled and reinstalled Flashplayer7, again caption displayed unabled to locate "Set up could not find browser plugin." Flashplayer still remains uninstalled or not recognised in IE 6, but functions properly with Netscape and Opera browsers.
Hmm, this is a pain isn't it? To be honest, Opera's 100x better anyway, but that doesn't help you with IE does it? I would suggest a reformat, but that's a bit OTT for just that. Sounds to me like the plugins directory has got messed up.
It certainly appears to be number one error, that error should be able to be resolved. Unfortunately manufacturers of computers sew up the compiling of a system and are relunctant to put things right when things go pear shape. You mention the plugin directory could be corrupt - can this avenue of thought be taken to check or is this in code? It is just that I hate defeat, then again sometime there is no other alternative. As I have said on many occasions - help of any description is always greatly appreciated as is the time people take in posting replies.
Not under WindowsXP - in Windows 98 SE it appeared several times - able to rectify by downloading a file from MS named msjavx86.exe. This file no longer available - my copy was erased sometime ago and not kept. The Web site www.howstuffworks.com told me error was caused by Flashplayer 7 not present on my computer - certainly this could be the case, as Flashplayer refuses to instal under IE6 browser.
