Hello,

Try downloading and installing the standalone version of the player
http://www.softwarepatch.com/internet/shockwave.html

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"Dar" <Dar@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> I have IE8 Windows Vista Home Premium SP2. I had uninstalled Adobe
> shockwave
> player and then tried to reinstall it. And when I hit the download button
> instead of the shockwave downloading it has a little red x in the left had
> corner of the box and I can not install it. I do not know if I am in the
> right place but I hope someone can help. Oh I uninstalled it from add and
> remove program.