Re: FLASH: Uninstalling the Flash Plugin?

[Gregory Fischer]

>

From: "David Doggett" <davefunmark [dot] com>

> Is there an easy way to uninstall the flash plug in so we developers can do

> tests to see what viewers without the plugin will see on a particular page?

> 

> Thanks


David,


I believe the instructions put forth by someone on this list earlier

regarding Mac pluggin relocation were correct and very useful as you can

swap the pluggins in and out at will. This same technique can be used to

test different versions of the flash pluggin. Just remeber to always

relaunch the browser.


These same instructions apply to Netscape browsers on Windows machines. In

the case of the Flash activeX control (which is used by win IE based

browsers) you can find the activeX control in the

windows>system>macromed>flash folder on your hard drive. Once you locate the

"flash.ocx" file you merely need to pull the file out of the folder and

temporarily place it on your desktop. Now you can relaunch your IE browser

and test your detection scripts and the flashless user's experience.


Hope that helps.


-gregory fischer 




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