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Jason Dunn
05-21-2002, 11:17 PM
<a href="http://www.microsoft.com/mobile/pocketpc/downloads/default.asp">http://www.microsoft.com/mobile/pocketpc/downloads/default.asp</a><br /><br />Humphrey Riley did the sleuthing, and our pal pt did the confirming, but it's finally here: Flash 5 for the Pocket PC. At the moment it's just a download link on the PocketPC.com web site. Not even a "cover page" - but what do you care, right? Go grab it!
pt
05-21-2002, 11:27 PM
refresh the microsoft page, it should go to the proper link. you can't go to the macromedia link directly.

cheers,
pt
Duncan
05-21-2002, 11:43 PM
Am I missing something here? This link still takes you to the Casio Only download of Flash5 which has been there for ages!
marlof
05-21-2002, 11:50 PM
Duncan, you might - just like me - have your firewall in a protective mood. When I switched off my firewall for the download, it worked.
Duncan
05-21-2002, 11:55 PM
You were right! But that is pretty wierd! Why would my firewall get in the way of the right download - and furthermore redirect me to the wrong page??!!

A download that requires me to switch off my firewall - send shivers down my spine...
Charles Pickrell
05-21-2002, 11:57 PM
Your firewall might be caching pages.
humphrey22
05-22-2002, 01:00 AM
Has anyone else had a problem viewing Flash movies? I get blank areas. I have totally removed Flash from the registry, windows folder, etc and re-installed with no change (still no Flash movies).
Ant
05-22-2002, 01:29 AM
You can get a blank screen if no player is installed or if the installed version is below the SWF version (trying to open Flash 5 with Flash 4 player). You may also have a malformed HTML wrapper for the SWF.

If the player is installed, try out FlashAssist. It lets you open SWF's directly without the need for a companion HTML file (which you need with IE). Also, it checks for which version of Flash player is installed and let's you know.

If you're sure you installed the player and FlashAssist still complains, your registry is somehow messed up. Hard reset or send me an email and I'll tell you what stuff to remove from the registry before trying another install.

You can get FlashAssist at:

http://www.antmobile.com

It's shareware but it's a fully functional eval version.
Tenchi818
05-22-2002, 01:38 AM
Does anyone know the difference between this one & the one which was on the Casio WebSite?

Tenchi
pt
05-22-2002, 02:40 AM
Does anyone know the difference between this one & the one which was on the Casio WebSite?

Tenchi

there isn't really a difference.

cheers,
pt
mhynek
05-22-2002, 05:15 PM
I remember long ago (when I had flashassist on my Ipaq) that after viewing a swf file, the file would mysteriously disappear. Is this still an issue with the new version of flashassist? or was it an issue with the pocketpc's handling of the file?
emmfan
05-22-2002, 05:30 PM
Does anyone know if this Flash 5 is compatible with Jornada 548s?
Ant
05-22-2002, 05:30 PM
It was a problem with Pocket PC.

The new Player 5 has a workaround - it marks SWF's as read-only when opened. I added a similar thing to the new FlashAssist (1.2) since I now allow you to open SWF's directly - helps if you're still using Flash Player 4.

So...if you use the Flash 5 Player and the new FlashAssist 1.2, you shouldn't have a problem. On the other side, it's harder to delete SWF's because they all become read-only.

Ant
http://www.antmobile.com