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Readme - Macromedia Flash Player 6 Update

3/03/03

Welcome to Macromedia® Flash� Player 6, the standard rich client for internet content and applications. The Macromedia Flash Player ensures all Flash (SWF) content is viewable and accessible consistently and across the broadest range of platforms, browsers, and devices. Flash Player continues to be distributed with every major partner, including Microsoft®, Apple, Netscape®, and AOL, to bring rich content and applications immediately to over 455 million people worldwide.

The Flash Player 6 Update installer will automatically do the following:

Update the contents of your Flash MX\Players folder with the new version of Flash Player 6
Update your Flash MX test movie player
Install the updated Flash Player 6 ActiveX Control and/or plugin, debug version only, into your browser(s).

To install using the Flash Player 6 Update installer (Windows and Macintosh):

Make sure Flash MX is not running.
Close any open browser windows.
In your Flash MX\Players folder, rename your existing player files to *.old so you can restore them, if necessary, after running this installer.
Execute the file FlashPlayerUpdater.exe (Windows) or FlashPlayerUpdater.hqx (Macintosh) to begin the installation.
The files in your Flash MX\Players folder and subfolders should now be updated.
Open a browser window. Your ActiveX control, and/or your plugin, should be installed and working. To verify on Netscape, choose Help > About Plug-ins from the browser's menu.

This installer includes the following updated players and installers for Flash Player 6. Macromedia Flash MX was released with earlier versions of these players:

Player	Filename	Release Version Included	Debug Version Included
Windows Netscape Plugin Installer	Install Flash Player 6.exe	6,0,79,0	6,0,79,0
Windows ActiveX Player Installer	Install Flash Player 6 AX.exe	6,0,79,0	6,0,79,0
Windows Standalone Player	SAFlashPlayer.exe	6,0,79,0	6,0,79,0
Windows Test Movie Player	authplay.dll	6,0,79,0
Macintosh Classic Plugin Installer	Install Flash Player 6.hqx	6,0,79,0	6,0,79,0
Macintosh OS X Plugin Installer	Install Flash Player 6 OSX.hqx	6,0,79,0	6,0,79,0
Macintosh Standalone Player	SAFlashPlayer	6,0,79,0	6,0,79,0
Macintosh Test Movie Player	AuthPlayLib	6,0,79,0

For more information on what's new in this version of Macromedia Flash Player 6, please see the Flash Player 6 Release notes.

What is the Debug player?
Macromedia Flash MX includes an integrated debugger. To use this feature, you need to use debug-enabled (debug) versions of the Macromedia Flash Player. The debug versions of the Flash Player are identical to the non-debug-enabled (release) versions, except that the debug versions contain additional code to communicate with Flash MX. By default, the debug versions are installed into your browser(s) by this installer.

What is the Standalone player?
The standalone player plays Flash movies exactly as they appear in a Web browser or an ActiveX host application, but without a browser. When you double-click a Flash movie, the operating system starts the standalone Flash Player, which in turn runs the movie. You can use the standalone player to make movies (projectors) viewable for users who aren't using a Web browser or an ActiveX host application.

What is the External (Test Movie) player?
The external (test movie) player plays Flash movies within the context of Flash MX. This is the player that is run when you select Control > Test Movie in Flash MX.

For more information on how to use the installers in your \Players folder, and how to install and remove the updated players, consult the file \Players\Readme.htm within your Macromedia Flash MX installation directory.