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Need help from any Windows RT Tablet owners

trooper11

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I am currently looking at getting a tablet. I would like to do a Windows 8 or Windows RT tablet, but I first need to confirm something.

My main problem is that the tablet must be able to access a certain website that uses flash. This one point could force me into an x86 based Windows 8 tablet. I happen to use security camera hardware from Logitech that offers remote interaction via a flash based website.

I know that Windows RT does support flash in IE, but only based on a whitelist that MS maintains. I checked that list and the Logitech site is not listed. When I got my hands on the Asus RT tablet at a store, I tried to load the page and it failed. However, I discovered that there is a registry change that allows you to individually add a website to the whitelist, making use of a debug key. Unfortunately, I cant try that on a demo unit at a store, so I have no other choice but to try and reach anyone that owns one to actually try the work around and then the site.

The site is: alert.logitech.com

If anyone is willing to try and add the site to through the registry change, here are the steps that I found via MS' documentation:

To test your Flash content in Internet Explorer 10, add the following registry key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Flash\DebugDomain

where DebugDomain is a string value specifying the domain name as its data. (For example, movies.contoso.com). For example:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Flash\DebugDomain = movies.contoso.com


Here is a link to the page I got this from:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ie/jj193557(v=vs.85).aspx

I'm stuck until I can confirm this, so if anyone could do that, it would help alot. I'm happy to add the site in that manner if it will work after doing so.
 

Ferzerp

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There is an xml file that you can change to allow flash from arbitrary sources, or just use the desktop mode and flash works on any site.
 

trooper11

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Id be fine with using the desktop IE, but unfortunately, Windows RT relies on MS' compatibility list for both the desktop and metro IE.

I did find out more about the xml file, so that could be the answer. Thanks for the tip.