Further info.
After further research I found two solutions to the problem.
The Cause, well, that will be Bill Gates and those wonderful A**H***s at Microsoft. A recent update, or "security patch" has turned off ActiveX support from IE 6 SP1 - there is NO setting that can fix this, the only solution is to install a "vaccine" that reverses the patch. The problem is that no website can install an activeX control through IE, and this prevents much of the technical side of the internet from working properly. The Flash site will say that Flash has been installed, however it has not been, the old version remains, and the MG Update needs Flash 8 (the error page is wrong, as it states only 6 or above). Not all players are affected, it depends on things like OS and other settings.
The full solution is on the forums on
www.pcpitstop.com - if you try to use their testing tool you will get the message "activeX not supported" and it will not work - this will determine if you have this problem.
Cure 1 -
Microsoft tech note (can't remember which, but you will want a file called "urlmonfx.exe"). This will install a fix for the update MS05-054 which is what frigged up IE in the first place.
Cure 2 (Cure 1 will ensure all activex support is restored)
www.adobe.com - now owns Macromedia, look for the Flash player support pages, and download the stand alone installer for Windows. As this is executed from outside the browser, it will work even with the above bug. There is a flash uninstaller too, this fully removes flash, rather than overwriting it with the upgrade - used if the flash plugin has become corrupt.
I executed both, and I no longer have any MG casino producing this error, and even Casino Rewards casinos gained through their Webinstaller utility now launch and upgrade - I will deposit when they start answering E-mails! (I do not include an autoresponse, or a promise to refer to the appropriate person an answered E-mail). I will then need to verify that phone support works.
I cannot see how this Neteller WR crap applies though, the MG "bubble, EZBonus, ClearBonus etc" is supposed to make this kind of issue a thing of the past.
I now still have my other problem to solve (it appears that I am not alone either) - anyone would think I do this for a living
