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In the last period of time i noticed that when i open any site contain flash, i found this flash surrounded with a gray border and if i pointed on it i found this message (click to active).

But i noticed also that this did not in some other sites lets say

by the way i want to know how to include my flash without this border appear.

this the code i use

<object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=7,0,19,0" width="738" height="370" title="FLASH LOGO">
        <param name="movie" value="../flash/work.swf">
        <param name="quality" value="high"><param name="SCALE" value="noborder">
        <embed src="../flash/work.swf" width="738" height="370" scale="noborder" quality="high" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed>
      </object>

I hope that their is any one help me quickly.

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Short answer: the gray border and "Click to activate" tooltip come from Internet Explorer's ActiveX handling change (the Eolas patent fallout). IE began making embedded controls inactive by default so users must click them before interacting; that is why some sites show the message while others (or browsers other than IE) do not. was pointing to the right root cause. (devx.com)

Practical workaround used in the wild is to avoid static object/embed markup and instead insert or swap the Flash element from an external JavaScript file at runtime (dynamic publishing / object-swap techniques). That is exactly what libraries like the JavaScript-based embedters and scripts do: they build or replace the object tag via an external script so IE treats the control as already activated. ’s suggestion (using a JS embed library) follows this pattern and is the common, proven approach. (sitepoint.com)

Important cautions: the JS approach requires scripting, so include a clear non-Flash fallback for users with JavaScript disabled (or use <noscript> content). Some corporate or legacy setups (unpatched IE, specific security policies, or particular IE/Debug settings) can still force the click-to-activate behavior, so test on those environments before relying on the hack. Microsoft later shipped updates to remove the behavior (Automatic Component Activation in 2008), so keeping clients patched also fixes the issue. If supporting very old, unpatched browsers is a hard requirement, weigh whether the extra complexity is worthwhile (as and others noted). (learn.microsoft.com)

Modern context and recommendation: Flash is end-of-life (Adobe stopped distributing updates on Dec 31, 2020) and major browsers block or limit Flash. For long-term compatibility and security, migrate interactive content to HTML5/Canvas/WebGL/WebAssembly. If preserving legacy SWFs is necessary, consider a modern emulator (for example, Ruffle) or server-side conversion instead of relying on Flash installs. For short-term relief, dynamic JS embedding + good fallback works — but plan a migration. ()

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Member Avatar for Member #46692

In short I'd say you can't, or rather it isn't worth it.

Member Avatar for hussulinux

This is a security feature by MS Internet Explorer after SP2.

Other browsers work fine without it. So there's hardly one can do about it.

If there is a way anyone knows of, I'd surely like to know for knowledge purpose.

Member Avatar for MidiMagic

It's a setting in the browser security. Everyone sets it in his own browser.

Member Avatar for Johnathan

I agree with the others in this blog. I have yet to find a way around it without changing the settings in my browser which would mean everyone would have to have the settings I have. But like they said if you find a way please post it because I would like to know.

Member Avatar for itsmaca

hey guys! the most full proof around this, is here:
SWF-Object. If you see some of the site's I've worked on, no need to click, and same will be for your sites !


http://r1concepts.com

If you need help IM me or email, gL !

Member Avatar for Johnathan

I might be wrong but I believe the individual was talking about adding something like a flash banner to their site not creating a full flash site. I will give you credit though your sites look great.

Member Avatar for jdenver

Microsoft lost a huge lawsuit because a flash player automatically started on someone's computer and caused a crash or a virus or something like that.

So now, you have to click to start flash. What a pain! Good thing there is a fix.

Member Avatar for kukushkin

i think it is better to use it(click to active), it is moder and looks nice!

Member Avatar for amanda112

I think you should try some other browsers.... Other browsers work fine without it. So there's hardly one can do about it.

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