# Click to activate and use this control **URL:** \ **Category:** random\ **Created:** [April 15, 2006, 6:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/click-to-activate-and-use-this-control/185709 "2006-04-15T18:39:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![audrius\_05](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3bc359/32.png) [@audrius\_05](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/audrius_05)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2006, 6:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/click-to-activate-and-use-this-control/185709/1 "2006-04-15T18:39:06Z")
Its weird and it really bothers me: did anyone of you guys noticed that Internet Explore shows border around flash movie and it won’t function properly unless you click on that flash area to activate. Usually its says > click to activate and use this control so I am thinking is it because of the latest Windows XP updates or its just my PC? Anyone has anything to say or some sorta solution for it? ---
**Author:** ![audrius\_05](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3bc359/32.png) [@audrius\_05](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/audrius_05)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2006, 6:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/click-to-activate-and-use-this-control/185709/2 "2006-04-15T18:43:18Z")
never mind guys I found some stuff on Kirupa . sorry for posting it again ---
**Author:** ![B\_L\_U\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ba8739/32.png) [@B\_L\_U\_E](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/B_L_U_E)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2006, 6:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/click-to-activate-and-use-this-control/185709/3 "2006-04-15T18:43:41Z")
> **[New IE update messing with Flash content !](https://www.kirupa.com/forum/showthread.php?t=215974)** > > Got a web design/development question or just want to hang out with the most awesome people on the planet? Drop on in! ---
**Author:** ![Seb\_Hughes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/839c29/32.png) [@Seb\_Hughes](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Seb_Hughes)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2006, 6:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/click-to-activate-and-use-this-control/185709/4 "2006-04-15T18:53:34Z")
I noticed that but i though that the person did it on the flash, Now i know. Thanks 😃 ---
**Author:** ![kdd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecb155/32.png) [@kdd](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kdd)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2006, 8:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/click-to-activate-and-use-this-control/185709/5 "2006-04-15T20:21:40Z")
me and my dad turned off automatic updates from windows, so we’re fine… ---
**Author:** ![B\_L\_U\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ba8739/32.png) [@B\_L\_U\_E](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/B_L_U_E)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2006, 10:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/click-to-activate-and-use-this-control/185709/6 "2006-04-15T22:06:26Z")
> [@kdd](#): > > me and my dad turned off automatic updates from windows, so we’re fine… But what does this mean for users that don’t/can’t turn it off? Does this mean flash usability will decrease? ---
**Author:** ![kdd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecb155/32.png) [@kdd](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kdd)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2006, 10:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/click-to-activate-and-use-this-control/185709/7 "2006-04-15T22:15:34Z")
i don’t know… i never got enough or correct info… ---
**Author:** ![kirupa](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/kirupa/32/11616_2.png) [@kirupa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kirupa)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2006, 10:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/click-to-activate-and-use-this-control/185709/8 "2006-04-15T22:19:33Z")
The “click to activate” appears only when the \ method is used for inserting ActiveX controls. Designers using Flash need to use the alternate methods Adobe and MS suggest for placing Flash content on the page. The \ method will no longer work like before 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![kdd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecb155/32.png) [@kdd](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kdd)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2006, 10:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/click-to-activate-and-use-this-control/185709/9 "2006-04-15T22:34:16Z")
yeah, kirupa told me that before. but i was still like "huh?" so he was the only one to give me info… ---
**Author:** ![B\_L\_U\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ba8739/32.png) [@B\_L\_U\_E](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/B_L_U_E)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2006, 11:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/click-to-activate-and-use-this-control/185709/10 "2006-04-15T23:51:42Z")
> [@kirupa](#): > > The “click to activate” appears only when the \ method is used for inserting ActiveX controls. Designers using Flash need to use the alternate methods Adobe and MS suggest for placing Flash content on the page. The \ method will no longer work like before 🙂 Thanks for clarifying that kirupa! :cowboy: ---
**Author:** ![GPP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/848f3c/32.png) [@GPP](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/GPP)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2006, 12:02am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/click-to-activate-and-use-this-control/185709/11 "2006-04-16T00:02:24Z")
Use [Firefox](http://www.spreadfirefox.com/?q=affiliates&id=170577&t=85)! But I should say, the update is only for the good. So you may be taking a risk, of hackers taking over your computer! But the odds of getting hacked using IE with the update, is still higher than Firefox 😃 ---
**Author:** ![B\_L\_U\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ba8739/32.png) [@B\_L\_U\_E](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/B_L_U_E)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2006, 12:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/click-to-activate-and-use-this-control/185709/12 "2006-04-16T00:04:43Z")
> [@Crayon-Inc](#): > > Use [Firefox](http://www.spreadfirefox.com/?q=affiliates&id=170577&t=85)! I’m not worried about my browser. I’m worried about the 85%+ of internet users who use IE 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![GPP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/848f3c/32.png) [@GPP](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/GPP)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2006, 12:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/click-to-activate-and-use-this-control/185709/13 "2006-04-16T00:07:10Z")
😛 ---
**Author:** ![kirupa](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/kirupa/32/11616_2.png) [@kirupa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kirupa)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2006, 5:22am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/click-to-activate-and-use-this-control/185709/14 "2006-04-16T05:22:35Z")
I’m working on a mini-tutorial that generates the code needed to use the FlashObject method. All you need to input is the movie path, the width, and the height. I’ll try to have that up by tomorrow 🙂 EDIT: Rough draft can be found here: [http://www.kirupa.com/developer/flash8/flash\_fix.htm](http://www.kirupa.com/developer/flash8/flash_fix.htm) ---
**Author:** ![j\_polo9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e68b1a/32.png) [@j\_polo9](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/j_polo9)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2006, 3:32am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/click-to-activate-and-use-this-control/185709/15 "2006-04-18T03:32:29Z")
argh. i thought this stupid thing was still like 5 months away from being a problem… didn’t Mictosoft send out a letter saying they would delay it like 6 months? ---
**Author:** ![kirupa](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/kirupa/32/11616_2.png) [@kirupa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kirupa)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2006, 3:38am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/click-to-activate-and-use-this-control/185709/16 "2006-04-18T03:38:28Z")
> [@j\_polo9](#): > > argh. i thought this stupid thing was still like 5 months away from being a problem… didn’t Mictosoft send out a letter saying they would delay it like 6 months? They did - almost 6 months ago 😛 ---
**Author:** ![chrisclick](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/chrisclick/32/1991_2.png) [@chrisclick](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/chrisclick)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2006, 5:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/click-to-activate-and-use-this-control/185709/17 "2006-04-18T17:16:17Z")
wow people who aslo have the same problem with me… I do not know why this just happend im still using IE4 (hehe)