URLRequest fails to open when Flash is inside iFrame

programming flash
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Live Demo

http://alphatobravo.blogspot.com/2010/07/off-air-widget-iframe.html

Problem

I put a SWF inside an iFrame. This SWF has two URLRequests. One that goes to a normal website and another that goes to an .EXE file. The one that goes to a normal website works on all browsers. On Internet Explorer 8, the URLRequest that goes to the EXE file does not work. It opens a new browser window for a split second before killing it. If I go to the source of the iFrame directly, IE8 can open this URLRequest just fine. How do I get it working in IE8? The iFrame is mandatory.

HTML


<iframe 
scrolling="no" 
frameborder="0" 
style="border:none; overflow:hidden; width:480px; height:352px;" 
src="http://website.com/index.php/widget#5298C03CF19409081B08273597B37E28/true/default">
</iframe>

Actionscript


private function setDownloadLink(url:String):void
{
	if (this.downloadLinkInitialized) {
		return;
	}
	
	this.vlcInstallPrompt.downloadAnchor.buttonMode = true;
	this.vlcInstallPrompt.downloadAnchor.useHandCursor = true;
	
	this.vlcInstallPrompt.downloadAnchor.addEventListener(
		MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP, 
		function(e:MouseEvent):void {
			var v:URLRequest = new URLRequest(url);
			navigateToURL(v);
		}
	);
	
	this.downloadLinkInitialized = true;
}