Latest IE Not compatable with most flash sites

doopydug · 13 Mar 2010 at 19:55

I must have missed something - i am using Windows Visat ^4bit version and the Internet Explorer that came with it.

Whenever I browse sites with JAVA / Flash, it can't run saying I need to update. So I do, and it still doesn't work.

What am I doing wrong?

csmager · 13 Mar 2010 at 20:04

doopydug said:
What am I doing wrong?

Using the 64-bit version?

Barely any plugins work with it.

That Guy · 13 Mar 2010 at 20:08

Yep just use the 32bit version you will see no difference (apart from it will work lol)

doopydug · 18 Mar 2010 at 21:45

The 64 bit version runs so much faster on my computer so i would prefer to use that but it looks like I will have to resign myself to the 32 bit version for Flash sites etc

Chris_Hebden · 18 Mar 2010 at 21:49

Will there be a "fix" to this do you think?

masterluke · 18 Mar 2010 at 22:00

doopydug said:
The 64 bit version runs so much faster on my computer so i would prefer to use that but it looks like I will have to resign myself to the 32 bit version for Flash sites etc

its probably quicker because none of your extensions are running on it :-)

there is little to no difference 64->32bit in speed in the real world

Moredhel · 19 Mar 2010 at 06:36

Chris_Hebden said:
Will there be a "fix" to this do you think?

When Sun and Adobe release Java and Flash for 64bit Windows, which will happen shortly after hell has frozen over.

marc2003 · 19 Mar 2010 at 06:58

sun already have 64 bit java runtimes on their site. but as you say, waiting for adobe is another thing altogether.

NathanE · 19 Mar 2010 at 09:03

It gives you an idea of the state of the Adobe Flash source code... that they are unable to simply click "Compile x64". There must be some pretty huge roadblocks (i.e. bad code) in the way that prevents them from doing it.

bledd · 19 Mar 2010 at 09:16

Adobe are jokers, it's about time there was a standard video/audio format that is built into all modern browsers

apatia77 · 19 Mar 2010 at 09:23

Why don't you ditch IE and try Firefox or Chrome or some other browser. I'm sure you will be much happier with Firefox/Chrome than with IE.

Anyway I don't remember having any problems with IE and flash sites, however I hardly ever use IE.

craptakular · 19 Mar 2010 at 09:26

bledd. said:
Adobe are jokers, it's about time there was a standard video/audio format that is built into all modern browsers

Is this what HTML 5 brings? Websites could use opensource video/audio codecs/plugins, that way you needed licences/ propriety software.

tolien · 19 Mar 2010 at 16:59

Only if there was a common HTML5 <video> codec, which there isn't.

Moredhel · 19 Mar 2010 at 20:43

tolien said:
Only if there was a common HTML5 <video> codec, which there isn't.

It's still a draft spec, they'll choose one before they finalise it.

NathanE said:
It gives you an idea of the state of the Adobe Flash source code... that they are unable to simply click "Compile x64". There must be some pretty huge roadblocks (i.e. bad code) in the way that prevents them from doing it.

The reason why there was no universal binary for Photoshop for Mac for so very long was that Adobe had hacked together so much legacy code, that there was still stuff in it being emulated from old 68k code for PPC.

tolien · 19 Mar 2010 at 22:30

Moredhel said:
It's still a draft spec, they'll choose one before they finalise it.

They won't (IIRC that was decided), or there won't be an HTML5 before the thermal death of the universe.