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IE "previous webpage might require add on Windwos Media Player Shim--

Posted: 06-12-2006, 02:36 PM
Clark
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Anyone know what this means?

Complete message is in bar at top:

The previous webpage might require the following add-on: "Windows Media
Player Shim' from Microsoft Corporation'. Click here to allow it to run...

Prior to this I had deleted all history, so I am not sure what is meant by
"previous". It seems to mean current or it is a fake message.

Thanks,
Clark

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Re: IE "previous webpage might require add on Windwos Media Player Shim--
Posted: 06-12-2006, 03:22 PM
On Mon, 12 Jun 2006 08:36:18 -0500, "Clark" <noone@comcast.net> wrote:
>Anyone know what this means?
>
>Complete message is in bar at top:
>
>The previous webpage might require the following add-on: "Windows Media
>Player Shim' from Microsoft Corporation'. Click here to allow it to run...
>
>Prior to this I had deleted all history, so I am not sure what is meant by
>"previous". It seems to mean current or it is a fake message.
>
>Thanks,
>Clark
A "shim" is a sort of patch to allow stuff written for XP to run under
Vista. For an application you wish to install it will be OK. For a
website that needs a patch to run something in IE or WMP you have to
ask yourself do I trust this site?

8-)

Jonah
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Re: IE "previous webpage might require add on Windwos Media Player Shim--
Posted: 06-12-2006, 04:04 PM
OK, Thanks.

Clark

"jonah" <jonah123@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
news:cutq82dc80c2f09u80ocr55hjsmraskfba@4ax.com...
> On Mon, 12 Jun 2006 08:36:18 -0500, "Clark" <noone@comcast.net> wrote:
>
>>Anyone know what this means?
>>
>>Complete message is in bar at top:
>>
>>The previous webpage might require the following add-on: "Windows Media
>>Player Shim' from Microsoft Corporation'. Click here to allow it to
>>run...
>>
>>Prior to this I had deleted all history, so I am not sure what is meant by
>>"previous". It seems to mean current or it is a fake message.
>>
>>Thanks,
>>Clark
>
> A "shim" is a sort of patch to allow stuff written for XP to run under
> Vista. For an application you wish to install it will be OK. For a
> website that needs a patch to run something in IE or WMP you have to
> ask yourself do I trust this site?
>
> 8-)
>
> Jonah
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