if you're using windows 7 i think you might have to run as administrator

No, that did nothing. I'll probably have to redownload IE on my laptop and see if it works there (takes out razor blade).

Did anyone ever mess with the later versions at all to see if they had any differences? It was always odd that Neopets doesn't actually have the latest version. Should I tell the people at flashpoint that there's a newer version than the one they curated?

How did Neopets not have the newest version of their own game?

No clue if there are any substantial differences between the versions, but it would make sense if Flashpoint had the most updated version, or the option to use any version.