Conditional IE code confusion

[newGenWeb]

Hello everyone, as you can tell by my username, I am a new generation of Web designer and developer.

Anyway, I am having a little trouble with IE conditions.

My code:

<!--[if !IE]>
<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="dewplayer-rect.swf" width="240" height="220" id="dewplayer" name="dewplayer">
<param name="movie" value="dewplayer-rect.swf" />
<param name="flashvars" value="mp3=mp3/1_I_Want_to_be_a_Mexican.mp3|mp3/2_Please_Take_Me_In.mp3|mp3/3_Lonely_Like_Me.mp3" />
<param name="wmode" value="transparent" />
</object>
<![endif]-->
Now it's what I want. If the browser is NOT IE, then show the MP3 player otherwise do not show. But it will not show in Chrome or Firefox, so being a newbie I need a little guidance. To my understanding it should work.

Does anyone have a suggestion? Or am I just making a complete a really easy newbie mistake?

Thanks!

[PBSWebDesign]

Try this . . . .

<!--[if !IE]><!--> HTML <!--<![endif]-->

you can also try Downlevel-revealed Conditional Comments

<![if !IE]>
    ...statements...
  <![endif]>

notice the -- -- is missing now and its just <![]> <![]> instead of <!--[]> <![]-->