Finally!!!!!
Figured out why videos don't play and java based links
in my e-mail won't work either.
It is NOT enough, that in IE Tools the Pop-Up blocker
must be disabled.
In Windows XP Inside Out page 444 (under 'Tip') :
Basically it says you must hold down the Ctrl key
to allow pop-ups from a site temporarily.
I had the Pop-Up blocker
disabled in Tools already. This was not enough.
(which I still don't get, but it doesn't matter now)
So when I go here for example:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4925881
I now hold down the Ctrl key as I click on
the LAUNCH button. The video loads!
This must all be related to the Java script pop-up code.
I hope I'm done here, for myself anyway. If there are any
questions I'll be back.
-Stephen