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Installing Macromedia Shockwave
You must have a recent version of the Macromedia Shockwave Player installed on your computer to view the content on Alta Online.
If Shockwave is installed correctly, you will see a Shockwave movie running.
You may be prompted to install or update Shockwave before you can see the movie.
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This movie checks for the Macromedia XML Parser Xtra for Shockwave on your computer and downloads it from the Macromedia web site if necessary. The XML Parser Xtra is required to play content on Alta Online, and is not part of the standard Shockwave installation.
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| Picture | This is a picture of the movie you will see when Shockwave is installed correctly.
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Manually installing Shockwave:
You can install Shockwave Version 10 from here:
Run this file: Shockwave Installer
If you are running Windows NT 4 you cannot install version 10 and must install version 8 instead.
The latest version of the Shockwave Player can also be downloaded from
You can test your Shockwave and Flash installation here
Notes:
If you are running Windows NT 4, Windows 2000 or Windows XP you need to be a computer Administrator to install Shockwave. The default accounts on home computers are Administrators.
Most problems can be fixed by removing the current version of the Shockwave Player and re-installing it.
To remove Version 8:
Run this file: Shockwave Uninstaller
(If you are running version 10, running this file will not harm your computer)
To remove Version 10:
Open Windows Explorer
Locate the folder c:\windows\system\macromed\shockwave10
Run the unstaller - a file called unwise.exe
Delete the folder
or use Add/Remove programs in the Control Panel
To install Version 10:
Run this file: Shockwave Installer
If you are running Windows NT 4 you cannot install version 10 and must install version 8 instead.
The latest version of the Shockwave Player also can be downloaded from
Frequently asked questions about the Shockwave Player are available on Macromedia's web site:
I need to install Shockwave 