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FlorisB82A
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November 1, 2021
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Switch off checking newer version of flash player

  • November 1, 2021
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Hi there, I've got an old website that is dated and is supposed to be dated (blackmetaldeath.com) as it's the gimmick. Now, it still works but there is always a pop up "Content on this page requires a newer version of Macromedia Flash Player. Do you want to download it now?". How can I stop this from happening for every visitor? There is no newer version (it's not even supported 🙂 and the website works fine without the update. So basically, this check should be switched off. Is this something I can put in de website itself? If yes, how? Thanks for thinking along! I really appreciate it! Floris

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    Nancy OShea
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    Nancy OSheaCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    November 1, 2021

    Gimmick indeed!  I think you won the contest for World's Worst Website. 🙂

     

    To answer your question, both Flash & Shockwave plugins are dead.  Nobody can get them anymore even if they wanted to.  Best advice, remove all traces of Flash and Shockwave from your code.  The media can't be played on any Windows or Apple devices because ALL browsers stopped supporting plugins.

     

    Flash EOL

    https://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/end-of-life.html

     

    Shockwave EOL

    https://helpx.adobe.com/shockwave/shockwave-end-of-life-faq.html

     

    Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
    thatsmauri
    Community Expert
    thatsmauriCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    November 1, 2021

    The pages on your website that are showing this message have the following code parts in them:

     

    <script type="text/javascript">
    function MM_CheckFlashVersion(reqVerStr,msg){
    with(navigator){
    var isIE = (appVersion.indexOf("MSIE") != -1 && userAgent.indexOf("Opera") == -1);
    var isWin = (appVersion.toLowerCase().indexOf("win") != -1);
    if (!isIE || !isWin){
    var flashVer = -1;
    if (plugins && plugins.length > 0){
    var desc = plugins["Shockwave Flash"] ? plugins["Shockwave Flash"].description : "";
    desc = plugins["Shockwave Flash 2.0"] ? plugins["Shockwave Flash 2.0"].description : desc;
    if (desc == "") flashVer = -1;
    else{
    var descArr = desc.split(" ");
    var tempArrMajor = descArr[2].split(".");
    var verMajor = tempArrMajor[0];
    var tempArrMinor = (descArr[3] != "") ? descArr[3].split("r") : descArr[4].split("r");
    var verMinor = (tempArrMinor[1] > 0) ? tempArrMinor[1] : 0;
    flashVer = parseFloat(verMajor + "." + verMinor);
    }
    }
    // WebTV has Flash Player 4 or lower -- too low for video
    else if (userAgent.toLowerCase().indexOf("webtv") != -1) flashVer = 4.0;

    var verArr = reqVerStr.split(",");
    var reqVer = parseFloat(verArr[0] + "." + verArr[2]);

    if (flashVer < reqVer){
    if (confirm(msg))
    window.location = "http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash";
    }
    }
    }
    }
    </script>

     

    AND

     

    <body onload="MM_CheckFlashVersion('7,0,0,0','Content on this page requires a newer version of Macromedia Flash Player. Do you want to download it now?');">

     

    Remove the huge script and cut the "body" line short to just <body>.

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