Hi all,

yes this problem occurs after the last windows update, not the flash 8 player upgrade and it doesnnt' seem to make any difference which version of Flash is being used.

Microsoft obviously know what a pain this is as they've released a 'Compatibility Patch for Internet Explorer for Windows XP Service Pack 2', repairing the updates which effect flash / active x

Info about it here: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/917425

Download the patch from here: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

Hope this helps ...
Cheers,
Mark