Flash 7 dynamic text box IE issues

Hi all,
I am having issues with IE V.6.0.3790.0 not loading dynamic
text into text boxes inside a Flash 7 SWF on a remote desktop. Does
anyone know of any compatability issues with dynamic text boxes and
IE? The file loads properly into Safari on my MAC, and I have the
latest Flash Plugin installed. Could it be a Plugin issue, rather
than a IE issue? The reason I am asking is I have a site launched
and many people cannot see the pages that pull in Dynamic text. I
am trying to either get to the bottom of it and provide a fix, or
at least come up with some answers!

quote:
Originally posted by:
AnandMX
use embedFonts=true
coz it seems that your fonts are not embedded thats y it is
not visible there.
Thanks - but why would the fonts be visible in Safari and
Firefox, for example, and not in that version of IE?

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