Alex, Silverlight is Microsoft's equivalent of Flash. It uses a different approach, but it's effectively a platform for presenting animation, vector graphics and multimedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silverlight Regards, Léonie. -----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of alex.thynne@xxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: 11 January 2008 18:46 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; bcab@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] silverlight Hi all when I started IE7 just now, I got taken to the microsoft site instead of my home page and was asked if I wanted to install something called silverlight. Anyone know what this is please? Is it woroth it and if I did install it is it accessible? Alex skype name: grytpype2006 windows live messenger name: alex.thynne@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq