How Can We Enhance PhysicForums for Internet Explorer Users?

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PhysicForums presents issues for Internet Explorer 6 users, particularly due to persistent error messages prompting the download of Flash 8 player. Users with slow connections may not have the latest service pack from Microsoft, leading to Active X being disabled and rendering Flash content unnecessary. A suggestion was made to include an option in the control panel to disable Flash loading on pages, favoring the Prime skin over Nexus, which does not use Flash. The user later realized the option to switch skins was available, prompting a retraction of the initial suggestion. The discussion highlights the need for better support for older browsers on the platform.
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I'm sorry but physicforums really bothers me when I use internet explorer 6 to visit it because I get 2 Error messages asking if I want to download Flash 8 player (I always click NO) for every page that I click on.

I do not have the lastest service pack from Microsoft because I have a slow connection and the number of patches are just immense. Hence I have Active X off, which means the Flash content will NOT have been displayed anyway (so there is no point in me downloading the Flash 8 player).

I generally use FireFox so this is not much of an issue, but I thought the wonderful webmaster may be interested in this issue. If I may provide a suggestion, we could have an option in our control panel that prohibits Flash from being loaded in our pages.
 
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Use the Prime skin instead of Nexus. Prime doesn't use flash. Just scroll down to the bottom of the screen and look for the drop-down menu on the left side of the screen to switch from Nexus to Prime.
 
Moonbear said:
Use the Prime skin instead of Nexus. Prime doesn't use flash. Just scroll down to the bottom of the screen and look for the drop-down menu on the left side of the screen to switch from Nexus to Prime.

Ooops! I never even considered looking at anything below the last post in the page.

In that case webmaster, please feel free to ignore my above mentioned suggestion.

Thanks Moon!
 
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