Do I uninstall a previous version of Flash Player before downloading upgrade?

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thats the question I have. Don't know much about it, but I didn't unistall on a Microsoft word program and had a LOT of troubles

pwillener · Answer

Since you mention Microsoft Word, I assume that you are on Windows.

For many programs there may be difficulties when installing a new version that is much newer than the version you have currently installed. E.g. upgrade Flash Player 7 to Flash Player 11, I would recommend to uninstall the old version before installing the new version.

Upgrading from Flash Player 10.x to 11.x should not be a problem. However, even if you uninstall the old version before installing a new one, that will work fine, as all your setting will be preserved.

On the other hand, if you experience some problems with Flash Player, a clean install is also recommended. See http://forums.adobe.com/thread/928315

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