spywareblaster - problem reenable flash

Re-enabling Flash with that "Flash Killer" setting has always worked for me on IE6. I may have to exit IE fully and restart sometimes to ensure it takes effect, but it does enable again. (The kill-bit is really just an on and off switch for that, if you will.)

However, if you were able to see the Flash control at the Macromedia site, and reinstall it - then that itself is Flash. So, it is probably is working in that regard. Also, if you have a .SWF file on your system and double-click that and it plays, then that is a sign it's working, too - and also a sign that it isn't if it doesn't play.

 

So, you are saying that Flash works on some sites, but not others, right? That's an important distiction. If that is the case, then it's not actually a kill-bit issue. The kill-bit is an all or nothing thing, and not for some sites but not others.

Flash requires more than just the kill-bit not being set in order to be able to run. Your IE security settings play a big part in this. ActiveX is required for the site, because that is how Flash runs in IE. Some sites might trigger it all with active scripting, so that setting must be checked. (These are the settings made in IE > Tools > Internet Options > Security tab, that I'm talking about here.)

If you disable ActiveX in an IE security zone, like the Internet Zone, and a site at which you want to see a Flash display actually runs in that zone, then no ActiveX can run there which includes Flash. (So, if you tightened your IE security recently by either raising the slider on the IE Security tab, or by choosing disable all ActiveX and scripting, then that might be the problem.)

To test this, you may want to set the ActiveX options to prompt, and active scripting, too. Close all IE browser windows and start up a new one. Then go to a site that you trust as being safe, where Flash has not been working, and see if you can get it to run by answering the prompts.