Thanks all...

It appears that my new IE8 installation wasn't "all the way" completed.

Instead of selecting "Ask me later" with my latest update attempt - I let it "install" the default settings...

All working now.

Thanks again.

But there is some chatter about IE8 and SWF... not applicable here though.

Thanks Remus -

There's a few ways to navigate there - but here's a path:
from SketchUp:
Help
Help Center
gets you to Google SketchUp Help
Training Programs
Learn More
Online Tutorials : Videos
New to SketchUp
Basic Concepts
This is the first in the series - but none of them play in IE8

Thanks again !!

Steve W

Thanks in advance for all the help I'll be getting here...

I just upgraded to IE8 and the tutorial videos don't play... I just get that lovely red "x". A quick search suggests that IE8 has problems with embedded SWF files... Anyone experience this and/or develop a work around ?? Or might someone have a line into our friends at Google/SketchUp to let them know of this issue ??

For validation - I fired up Mozilla and the videos play just fine...

Thanks again,
Steve W
Southern California