SWF Won't Play Locally or In Browser

I put an .swf file on the home page of my site. When I try to play it locally (preview in Safari, Firefox, or Chrome) I am in given this message.
When I try to view it online on any of 3 previous browsers I simply get a blank screen. On IE it attempts to download a later version of Flash but nothing happens.
I'm guessing something is wrong with the .swf they are referencing but is was provided to me by Flash along with the actual .swf I exported. I imagine it will actually be necessary for the viewer of my site who doesn't have Flash. Any thoughts?

This appears to be a Dreamweaver problem. I never, ever, use Dreamweaver, and so I'm not the best person to parse out a problem. I tried the same thing that you did with an .swf of my own and I got the same error message.
It seems that the problem is with the default html that Dreamweaver writes when you embed a Flash file. There is a line:
<param name="swfversion" value="17.0.0.0" />
The number "17" is the problem. You need to change that to the number of the Flash player that you are designing for in Flash. If you've left Flash's Publish settings at their defaults, then you are designing for Flash Player 11. So you need to change that number 17 to 11 in the html.
To find the Flash Player value that Flash is using, go to the File menu and select Publish Settings. A new window will open. In the upper left is an option labeled: Target. This is the player version that Flash is using.

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