I have an electric monitor that displays on my Firefox. It is unfortunately a Flash Player application. It only displays at less than 1/2 the screen and is impossible to read. I can zoom the page as large as I want but the Flash part remains small. I tried Flash Game Maximizer with no improvement. Googling it finds similar problems with no solution. This is Win7 with a widescreen monitor. It worked perfect with Win98 and a 4X3 monitor.Anyone have any ideas?Thanx

What version of Flash are you using? Are you current?

az99 writes "This is Win7 with a widescreen monitor. It worked perfect with Win98 and a 4X3 monitor."Win7 AND widescreen monitor is most likely not compatible with your monitor program even though it is using a browser.That is some very big changes, newer version of OS (98 to W7), FF (FF v3.x? perhaps to FF v12 or higher?) browser program not to mention large changes to flash player from 98 to W7 along with a lot of other changes under the hood of W7 which may not be friendly).I would suggest seeing if there is a new version of monitoring software for your device, otherwise you may need to install a virtual machine environment and install 98SE as a virtual device (although support for 98SE within a virtual environment is sketchy at best).

Gdetrailer wrote:az99 writes "This is Win7 with a widescreen monitor. It worked perfect with Win98 and a 4X3 monitor."Win7 AND widescreen monitor is most likely not compatible with your monitor program even though it is using a browser.That is some very big changes, newer version of OS (98 to W7), FF (FF v3.x? perhaps to FF v12 or higher?) browser program not to mention large changes to flash player from 98 to W7 along with a lot of other changes under the hood of W7 which may not be friendly).I would suggest seeing if there is a new version of monitoring software for your device, otherwise you may need to install a virtual machine environment and install 98SE as a virtual device (although support for 98SE within a virtual environment is sketchy at best).On edit.. If you have Win7 PROFESSIONAL you are eligible to download a FREE virtual XP environment (Home or other versions do not include this free download). This basically installs XP as a "virtual" PC and would allow you to attempt to run your monitoring program from XP which may have a better chance of running correctly..

two questionswhat was the display resolution of the win98 machine vga 640*480 or svgs 800*600? what is the resolution of the new 1280*720, 1366*768 or 1920*1080? you realize that using the smallest numbers in each set the new display is almosr Four times the area of the old one, so the swf window only uses just over 1/4 of the displayyou are lucky it displays at half size and not smalleryou say flash, but flash has become a generic termoriginal programs from that 'ERA' are swf aka shockwave, not flv - flash videoswf is a programing language,flv is a video format that allows for embedded links , and comments etc..Adobe bought swf then added flv 'flash video' format ,then re-badged everything as 'Flash'some programs have a line of program code that specifies the display size of that swf windowto change this you will have to decompile and edit that program5 maybe six years ago i was doing quite a bit of that as I was adapting swf apps and games for use on 'dumb/Feature' phonesreplacing a built in currency exchange app or tip calculatorwith a gamedoing custom wallpaper apps with built in clocks etc.this was before I switched to smart phonesnot sure if there is a 'Player' program that will allow resizing

It's going to be difficult, even not possible without actually examining the Flash based page. Do you have an URL?

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MrWizard
Moderator
Aug 10, 2013
glad you found and easy working answer
az99
Explorer
Aug 10, 2013
Tom_M wrote:

Windows also has a Magnifier app that may help. Go to Start/All Programs/Accessories/Ease of Access.
That works good. I knew someone on here would have a solution. :)

Thank You
Tom_M1
Explorer
Aug 10, 2013
It may be as simple as changing the screen resolution. Right click on a blank area of the desktop and select Screen Resolution and change it to the lowest setting, probably 800x600.

Windows also has a Magnifier app that may help. Go to Start/All Programs/Accessories/Ease of Access.
MrWizard
Moderator
Aug 10, 2013
SWF (/?sw?f/ SWIF)[2] is an Adobe Flash file format used for multimedia, vector graphics and ActionScript.[3] Originating with FutureWave Software, then transferred to Macromedia, and then coming under the control of Adobe, SWF files can contain animations or applets of varying degrees of interactivity and function.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SWF

Developed by FutureWave Software,
later taken over by Macromedia and
Adobe Systems
Type of format Vector graphic animation
Container for Shockwave Flash, later called Macromedia Shockwave Flash then Adobe Flash.

The small company FutureWave Software originally defined the file format with one primary objective: to create small files for displaying entertaining animations. The idea involved a format which player software could run on any system and which would work with slower network connections. FutureWave released FutureSplash Animator in May 1996. In December 1996 Macromedia acquired FutureWave and FutureSplash Animator became Macromedia Flash 1.0.

Adobe acquired Macromedia in 2005.

On May 1, 2008, Adobe dropped its licensing restrictions on the SWF format specifications, as part of the Open Screen Project. However, Rob Savoye, a member of the Gnash development team, has pointed to some parts of the Flash format which remain closed. On July 1, 2008, Adobe released code which allowed the Google and Yahoo search-engines to crawl and index SWF files.
MrWizard
Moderator
Aug 10, 2013
try Irfanview, adobe is corporate.. they automatically tell you nothing can be changed

they developed/engineered Flash Video FLV

they bought swf .. and Incorporated it

they made changes to swf, but they did not develop it/invent it
just as M$ as done to many things

you don't have to listen to me

but it won't cost you any $$ to try my suggestion
az99
Explorer
Aug 09, 2013
I finally got in touch with the designer. It is Adobe Flash Player. The size is set and can not be enlarged by any method. It was designed back during Win98 era and 4x3 monitors.

Thanx for the help
Gdetrailer
Explorer III
Aug 09, 2013
MrWizard wrote:
two questions
what was the display resolution of the win98 machine vga 640*480 or svgs 800*600?

what is the resolution of the new 1280*720, 1366*768 or 1920*1080?

you realize that using the smallest numbers in each set the new display is almosr Four times the area of the old one, so the swf window only uses just over 1/4 of the display

you are lucky it displays at half size and not smaller

you say flash, but flash has become a generic term

original programs from that 'ERA' are swf aka shockwave, not flv - flash video
swf is a programing language,
flv is a video format that allows for embedded links , and comments etc..

Adobe bought swf then added flv 'flash video' format ,then re-badged everything as 'Flash'

some programs have a line of program code that specifies the display size of that swf window

to change this you will have to decompile and edit that program

5 maybe six years ago i was doing quite a bit of that
as I was adapting swf apps and games for use on 'dumb/Feature' phones

replacing a built in currency exchange app or tip calculator
with a game
doing custom wallpaper apps with built in clocks etc.

this was before I switched to smart phones

not sure if there is a 'Player' program that will allow resizing

I suspect the OP is attempting to connect to a local network "appliance", sort of the same idea as connecting to a router via a local network address on your own network.

The "appliance" uses your browser just like a internet page and may require a specific browser version along with other supporting plugins like flash player.

I have personally run into this very issue with a router, I could connect via Win7 IE but all I could see was a blank page. I had to use a XP PC with an older version of IE in order to view the router setup pages correctly.

Messed up, that's for sure but it is a real possibility that the OPs "appliance" for power monitoring may not like the newer versions of browsers and or plugins.

It would be helpful if the OP could at least give the name and model of the power monitoring equipment they are trying to work with..
MrWizard
Moderator
Aug 09, 2013
Irfanview image editor, a photo program

i use it all the time, it plays swf files, and when the window opens there is an arrow ? in the bottom right corner for resizing

i just tested it on an old swf game program 'zoo keeper'
on my windows 8 laptop

its free, no malware, very good photo program, and way more uses than you need for just swf

but it will do the trick

just install it

put your 'electric monitor' in a folder with or without some images
and open irfan view and browse to the electric monitor
MrWizard
Moderator
Aug 09, 2013
i did not Dl and check it
but i wonder why "swf player' is being called 'media player' in the DL install

this is not a good sign

might be advisable to see out another program
1492
Moderator
Aug 09, 2013
Just so there is no confusion, SWF Player is not Flash Player by Adobe. It also appears to install adaware and tracking as flagged by VirusTotal, though does not appear to be malicious.

By installing the Swf Player file, you may be agreeing to install the adaware and tracking apps.

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