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 Getting this error from the Flash element on your webpage? Upgrading Flash Player not the issue?

This might be your problem:

Simply taking out the <p></p> from around the object does the trick, and the warning message goes away.

<p><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" width="170" height="128" id="FLVPlayer6">
    <param name="movie" value="FLVPlayer_Progressive.swf" />
    <param name="quality" value="high" />
    <param name="wmode" value="opaque" />
    <param name="scale" value="noscale" />
    <param name="salign" value="lt" />
    <param name="FlashVars" value="&amp;MM_ComponentVersion=1&amp;skinName=Clear_Skin_1&amp;strea mName=animation_6&amp;autoPlay=true&amp;autoRewind=true" />
    <param name="swfversion" value="8,0,0,0" />
    <!-- This param tag prompts users with Flash Player 6.0 r65 and higher to download the latest version of Flash Player. Delete it if you don’t want users to see the prompt. -->
    <param name="expressinstall" value="Scripts/expressInstall.swf" />
    <!-- Next object tag is for non-IE browsers. So hide it from IE using IECC. -->
    <!--[if !IE]>-->
    <object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="FLVPlayer_Progressive.swf" width="170" height="128">
      <!--<![endif]-->
      <param name="quality" value="high" />
      <param name="wmode" value="opaque" />
      <param name="scale" value="noscale" />
      <param name="salign" value="lt" />
      <param name="FlashVars" value="&amp;MM_ComponentVersion=1&amp;skinName=Clear_Skin_1&amp;strea mName=animation_6&amp;autoPlay=true&amp;autoRewind=true" />
      <param name="swfversion" value="8,0,0,0" />
      <param name="expressinstall" value="Scripts/expressInstall.swf" />
      <!-- The browser displays the following alternative content for users with Flash Player 6.0 and older. -->
      <div>
        <h4>Content on this page requires a newer version of Adobe Flash Player.</h4>
        <p><a href="http://www.adobe.com/go/getflashplayer"><img src="http://www.adobe.com/images/shared/download_buttons/get_flash_player.g if" alt="Get Adobe Flash player" /></a></p>
      </div>
      <!--[if !IE]>-->
    </object>
    <!--<![endif]-->
  </object>

</p>