Xcelsius swf imported into Flash fla

Hello
I'd like to import the interactive chart we've created into a Flash application but when the Xcelsius' swf file is shown on the stage, it doesn't show any graphics and instead shows some text placeholders.
Has anyone done this and am I doing something stupid.
Thanks
Chris

Try uninstalling and reinstalling the Flash Player on the IE browser.
1)You can use the following link to uninstall Flash Player from your computer:
http://download.macromedia.com/pub/flashplayer/current/uninstall_flash_player.exe
2) After uninstalling flash, use Internet Explorer to install Flash Player. You can use the following link to install Flash:
http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash

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