Solution on your problem is as follows
Solution to �Registration Failed� message on PIPS 2005-2006 This message occurs when the PIPS software attempts to register Macromedia Flash but fails.
You will probably need to log in as an administrator.
Solution A:
The most common solution is to register it manually. The instructions are different depending on
the system you are using:
Click the Start button on the Windows Start Bar and select Run
Windows NT, 2000
In the text box type in the following:
regsvr32 C:\WINNT\system32\flash.ocx
(note that there is a space between regsvr32 and the letter C, but nowhere else)
For Windows XP
1. Click the Start button on the Windows Start Bar and select Run
2. In the text box type in the following:
regsvr32 C:\windows\system32\flash.ocx
A message box should appear stating that Flash Registration was successful.
PIPS should now run normally.
Solution B:
Another reason could be that your computer has updated Flash Player on your computer - the new
version is named 'flash8.ocx' (or 8a,8b etc) instead of keeping the standard name of 'flash.ocx'.
The new version has also changed its security settings, so that programs such as PIPS are no
longer allowed to �self-register� Flash unless the user has enough Administrator privileges �
standard users or power users fall foul of these restrictions!
Option 1
If you only have a standard user or power user privileges, the best option is to uninstall Flash 8 for
the moment, so that you may carry out the final PIPS assessments. You will then be able to return
to Flash 8 afterwards.
To uninstall Flash 8, close all other programs (including MSN Messenger, as this uses Flash, too).
Go to:
http://download.macromedia.com/pub/flashplayer/current/uninstall_flash_player.exe and
click �run� (or �save� if you need to uninstall Flash on a different computer).
Once this has completed, PIPS should now run, using the previous version of Flash.
Option 2
If you have sufficient administrator privileges, you can still use Flash 8, but the Flash file needs to
be renamed:
1. Click the Start button on the Windows Start Bar and select Run
2. In the text box type in the following:
regsvr32 flash.ocx /u
For Windows XP
3. Open �My Computer� and navigate to C:\Windows\System32
4. Rename flash.ocx to flash.old
5. Copy flash8.ocx (or a, b etc if present)
from C:\Windows\System32\Macromed\Flash\
to C:\Windows\System32\
6. Rename flash8.ocx (or a, b etc) to flash.ocx
For Windows NT, 2000
3. Open �My Computer� and navigate to C:\WINNT\System32
4. Rename flash.ocx to flash.old
5. Copy flash8.ocx (or a, b etc if present)
from C:\WINNT\System32\Macromed\Flash\
to C:\WINNT\System32\
6. Rename flash8.ocx (or a, b etc) to flash.ocx
For Windows 98, ME
3. Open �My Computer� and navigate to C:\Windows\System
4. Rename flash.ocx to flash.old
5. Copy flash8.ocx (or a, b etc if present)
from C:\Windows\System\Macromed\Flash\
to C:\Windows\System\
6. Rename flash8.ocx (or a, b etc) to flash.ocx
Then PIPS will work with Flash 8.