Box around my Flash in IE

Yes there is. The change is due to some sort of lawsuit that was settled between Microsoft Internet Explorer (I think) (and whoever else) in the way flash files can be displayed and retrieved. You'll also notice that it now takes two clicks to activate the flash. Here's the workaround:

Instead of inserting your flash file directly into the web page where you want the flash file placed, insert a javascript file insertion that says something like this:

<script src="main.js"></script>

Your "main.js" file will look like this:

document.write('')

Be sure you insert the correct width and height of your flash file.

Let me know if that helps. I do lots of pages with flash inserts and it seems to work beaurifully for me.

I'm sure it will work if you set up the code exactly as I showed it. You need to set up a separate javascript file as I described in my "main.js" file and it should reside in the same directory as the page that is calling the script portion in.

as far as i'm aware you cannot over-ride the focus rectangle in IE 6/7 for flash and other activex controls. its a legal requirement as microsoft was in breech of copyright somewhere along the lines. I dont know all the details.