Mac MIME Type Configuration Problem With Flash 3 Plug-in

[Jonathan Gay]

We now have a better understanding of why Mac users are having trouble

upgrading from the 2.0 to the 3.0 plug-in. The problem is that the Helper

configuration on the Mac continues to look for the 2.0 plug-in even after it

has been removed and the 3.0 plug-in has been installed. It is possible to

detect this problem in Javascript. We are continuing to look for a better

way to solve the problem but this is the best solution we have so far.


<SCRIPT LANGUAGE=JavaScript>

<!--

// Check MIME Configuration for Mac Nav, if they have the plug-in but no

MIME type

if ( navigator.plugins && navigator.plugins["Shockwave Flash"] &&

  navigator.mimeTypes &&

navigator.mimeTypes["application/x-shockwave-flash"] == null) {

  document.write('There is a problem with your MIME type

configuration.<p>');

 if ( navigator.appVersion.indexOf("3.") ) {

  document.write('<ol><li>In the browser, choose Options > General

Preferences.'

   +'<li>Click the Helpers tab.'

   +'<li>Delete both Shockwave Flash entries from the list.'

   +'<li>Click OK to close the Preferences dialog box.'

   +'<li>Restart your browser.</ol>');

} else {

  document.write('<ol><li>In the browser, choose Edit > Preferences.'

   +'<li>Choose the Navigator > Applications Category tab.'

   +'<li>Delete both Shockwave Flash entries from the list on the right.'

   +'<li>Click OK to close the Preferences dialog box.'

   +'<li>Restart your browser.</ol>');

 }

}

--!>

</SCRIPT>


Jon




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