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<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>HOWTO: Install the Flash Player from a CD-ROM</TITLE></HEAD><BODY><h3>HOWTO: Install the Flash Player from a CD-ROM</h3><b>Document ID: IR04042</b><hr>The information in this article applies to:<ul><li>AutoPlay Media Studio 4.0</li></ul><hr><h3>SUMMARY</h3><p>This article explains how to install the Flash player from a CD-ROM using AutoPlay Media Studio 4.0.</p><h3>DISCUSSION</h3><p><b>Important: </b>In order to distribute Macromedia's Flash player you must be licensed to do so. In order to get a license to distribute the Flash player on your CD-ROM you will have to visit Macromedia's website: <A HREF="http://www.macromedia.com/support/shockwave/info/licensing/" target="blank">http://www.macromedia.com/support/shockwave/info/licensing/</a></p><p>The best way to initiate the installation of the Flash player is by using the built-in <i>Missing ActiveX Controls</i> dialog. This feature can be found on the Requirements Tab of the <i>Project Settings</i> dialog. You can get to this dialog from the menu under: <b>Project | Settings</b></p><p>When you set a requirement on the Requirements Tab, it enables a special <i>Missing ActiveX Controls</i> dialog. This dialog will appear as soon as your AutoPlay application starts if a control that you specified as a requirement isn't installed and registered on the user's system. The dialog will display a list showing which controls are missing (or too old). The user can double-click on an item in the list to launch their default browser to a page explaining how to download or otherwise acquire the missing technology.</p><p>To use the <i>Missing ActiveX Controls</i> dialog to install your Flash player your will first have to check the <b>Macromedia Flash Player control</b> checkbox. Then put the version of Flash that your Flash player installation will install in the <b>Minimum required version</b> field (e.g. 6.0.23.0). This means that if the end user has an older version then the <b>Minimum required version</b> the <i>Missing ActiveX Controls</i> dialog will be displayed.</p><p>The next step is to insert the path to your Flash player installation in the <b>Information/Download URL</b> field. Your Flash player should be located in your distribution folder, so the path that you will insert will be something like this: %SrcDir%\FlashPlayer\FlashInstall.exe.</p><p><b>Tip: </b>Right-click on the <b>Information/Download URL</b> field and select <b>Insert | Distribution Reference</b> to avoid any spelling mistakes.</p><p><b>Note: </b>If the Flash player installation is not located in your distribution folder simply copy it there before performing this step.</p><p>Now if the user has an older version of the Flash runtime installed on their system the <i>Missing ActiveX Controls</i> dialog will be displayed when your AutoPlay Application is launched. The user will then be able to double-click on the <b>Macromedia Flash</b> entry in the list and start the Flash player installation.</p><p><b>Note:</b> If you would like to start the Flash installation at a different point in your AutoPlay application simply use a <b>File.Execute()</b> action to launch the Flash player installation.</p><p><b>Note:</b> The built-in variable %FlashVersion% will contain the version of the Flash control (e.g. "6.0.23.0") currently installed and registered on the user's system during runtime.</p></p><h3>MORE INFORMATION</h3><p>For more information please see the following topics in the AutoPlay Media Studio 4.0 Help file:</p><ul><li><b>Command Reference | Project Settings | Requirements tab</b></li><li><b>Command Reference | Built-in Variables</b></li><li><b>Command Reference | Actions | File | Execute</b></li></ul><p>KEYWORDS: AutoPlay Media Studio 4.0, Flash Player, Install</p><hr><FONT SIZE=1>Last reviewed: October 29, 2002<br>Copyright © 2002 <A HREF="http://www.indigorose.com" target="blank">Indigo Rose Corporation</a>. All rights reserved.<br></FONT></BODY></HTML>