Grey boxes around my flash elements?

I currently run a website that is set up with several flash
elements butted up next to each other using tables (
http://www.deltasoniccarwash.com).
This method used to be fine. The tables were invisible to the user.
With the latest update of internet explorer this is no longer the
case for pc users. Now when my site is viewed in Explorer 7 (on a
PC) grey boxes appear highlighting my table when a user scrolls
over them. My flash rollovers do not work until a person clicks
into the box. I've looked at several other flash sites and this
problem is not seeming to affect them. Can someone please point out
what I'm doing wrong. Thank You.

Geez... two years now it's been like this and this question
is _still_ being
asked. Go figure... Just use SWFObject.
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Box around flash

Here's my problem. I have a box appear around my Flash in
internet explorer, I know about the lawsuit between Microsoft and
Active X, and understand why it is there, and can even get rid of
it with a javascipt file. My problem is that whenever I get rid of
the box, I also get rid of my dhtml. Here is the page:
http://d14684333.r200.radiowebworks.com/info_farm.htm.
As you can see, my dhtml menu goes "OVER" the flash, but
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lost! Please advise. I am at my wits end! Also, by the way, I am
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appreciate it greatly!

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"ChuckRWD" <[email protected]> wrote in
message
news:e9la0c$k0f$[email protected]..
> Here's my problem. I have a box appear around my Flash
in internet
> explorer, I
> know about the lawsuit between Microsoft and Active X,
and understand why
> it is
> there, and can even get rid of it with a javascipt file.
My problem is
> that
> whenever I get rid of the box, I also get rid of my
dhtml. Here is the
> page:
>
>
http://d14684333.r200.radiowebworks.com/info_farm.htm.
>
> As you can see, my dhtml menu goes "OVER" the flash, but
because of that
> box,
> no links can be clicked until you click on the flash. I
am pulling my
> hair out
> here! How can I get rid of that box and not get rid of
my DHTML script?
> Please don't send me to the Microsoft site because I
read their info there
> and
> was totally lost! Please advise. I am at my wits end!
Also, by the way,
> I am
> using Dreamweaver MX 2004. Thanks for all the help guys,
I appreciate it
> greatly!
>
>

Strange Box Around Flash File IN PC I.E.

I have a strange box that appears around my flash file when
viewed using PC Internet Explorer 6.2. Thhe box appears when the
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you do that you can access the buttons and the box goes away.
Baffled.....please help.

Please dont cross-post either - already answered twice in the
flash general forum.
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m.fogarty wrote:
> I have a strange box that appears around my flash file
when viewed using PC
> Internet Explorer 6.2. Thhe box appears when the page
loads and does not go
> away until you click on the flash, once you do that you
can access the buttons
> and the box goes away.
>
> Baffled.....please help.
>

Strange Box Around Flash IN PC I.E.

My flash files have strange boxes around them when viewed on
a PC using internet explorer. You have to click on the file before
you can access the buttons. Using I.E. 6.2.
I am baffled. Please help.

on man - ok - really must search before posting - this has
been a topic discussed every day and
lately several time per day and as recent as within the hour.
http://www.keyframer.com/?p=24
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m.fogarty wrote:
> My flash files have strange boxes around them when
viewed on a PC using
> internet explorer. You have to click on the file before
you can access the
> buttons. Using I.E. 6.2.
>
> I am baffled. Please help.
>

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On my flash movies when I post them to the web, there is a
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my 1st reaction is that these posts are just a funny
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> On my flash movies when I post them to the web, there is
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