Published .exe file - Captivate 5

We recently upgraded from Captivate 3to Captivate 5, with Captivate 3 we published all of our projects as .exe files and never experienced a problem.  However, I just created a project in Captivate 5, published it as a .exe file (tried with both Flash Player 9 and Flash Player 10) and users cannot access the file.  Those of us that have the Captivate 5 application installed on our PCs can open the .exe file without a problem.  However, the users that do not have the Captivate 5 application cannot open it.  All of us have Flash Player 10 installed, therefore, I don't believe it's a problem with the Flash Player.  The error message that they are getting states, "This application has failed to start because the application configuration is incorrect.  Reinstalling the application may fix this problem."
My project information is as follows:
Resolution:  800x600
Slides:  13
Slides with audio:  0
Audio quality:  MP3, 96 kbps, 44.100 KHz
eLearning output:  Acrobat.com
Display score:  Yes
Enable Accessibility:  Yes
Skin:  City Night
Flash(SWF) size and quality:  Custom
ActionScript Version:  AS3
I also published it as an .swf file (with html) and they cannot open the .swf (I believe because they don't have a swiff point player), but could open the .html.  However, the .html doesn't work properly with posting quiz results to acrobat.com. 
Your help is greatly appreciated, at this point, it's preventing us from using Captivate 5 for anything.
Nikki

Hi David,
I don't understand why Adobe Technical support is still working on a solution .... when one has already been developed and WORKED !!! Unless other people are having a slightly different problem with publisheding as .exe file ??
Here is the details of the bug I reported on 16th August 2010:
Feature Request/Bug Report : Bug Report
Product                    : Captivate
Product Version            : version 5
Browser                    : Microsoft Internet Explorer
Web Server                 :
Application Server         :
Database                   :
Operating System           : Windows XP
OS version                 : 5.1 SP3
HTTPREFERRER               : https://www.adobe.com/cfusion/mmform/index.cfm?name=wishform&product=5
Feedback Report            : ******BUG******
Captivate 5 Projects published as .exe will not run on Learners computers where Captivate 5 has NOT been installed. When they try to run the .exe file the following message is received: "This application has failed to start because the application configuration is incorrect. Reinstalling the application may fix this problem". Learners computers are running on Windows XP
Steps to reproduce bug:
1. Start Captivate 5
2. Create project from project template. Note project template was created in Captivate 5
3. Project created contains 5 slides, 4 slides are recording slides
4. Save project
5. publish project as Windows .exe  6. .exe files runs on computer with Captivate installed
7. send file to learner (with no Captivate installed) and when the try to run it, the error message appears
Results: error message received: This application has failed to start because the application configuration is incorrect. Reinstalling the application may fix this problem"
Expected results: .exe file should run eLearning program created with Captivate 5
Here is the solution (minus the attached file since I can't add files to this forum) I received on 16th August:
We really appreciate you reporting this issue. The issue has been addressed and I am attaching the fix with this email.
Please follow the below steps -
1. Rename the attached 'FakeFlash.txt' file to 'FakeFlash.Exe'.
2. Go to "<Adobe Captivate 5 Installation Folder>/ExecutablePublish"
3. Take a backup of 'FakeFlash.Exe' file.
4. Replace the 'FakeFlash.Exe' with the one renamed in step 1
5. Launch Captivate, Open the Project, and publish it to Exe
Let us know if it solved your problem.
Thanks
Ravi
I suggest Adobe Technical Support talk to their colleague, Ravi, for the solution instead of re-developing it. And post it on the Adobe site so everyone has access to it.
As much as I enjoy particatpating & helping the Captivate community ... I'm sorry I just can not act as you distributor of bug fixes because Adobe can't get their act straight on this MAJOR problem.
Best Regards, Carol

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