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Andrei Costescu
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January 22, 2021
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EOL Flash Player - Adobe's decision to block last version of flash player from working is just wrong

  • January 22, 2021
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See https://community.adobe.com/t5/flash-player/adobe-flash-player-and-hp-printer-hp-solution-center/td-p/11355253?page=1

 

I completely disagree with that topic's resolution. The decision from Adobe to cripple last working version of flash player - that was working perfectly with the HP desktop software - is wrong. It is not a problem of HP (that software is old and big and it wouldn't make sense to rewrite it now - one can't ask that from HP) but of Adobe.

 

Due to this decision you are asking all users of older HP printers to waste money/times/nerves + important physical resources of the ecosystem by just throwing away old perfectly functional printers and get new ones.

 

Suggestion: make last adobe flash player usable for such cases; the hp printer software is started only when I need it. You can add 100 warning dialogs when I am using it that Flash Player should no longer be used but please let ppl. use it. I expect the security implications for this usecase (software started on demand that controls local printer) are minimal to non-existent.

 

Could you explain why it would make sense to take this decision and generate such a large effect at hardware / resources level? It doesn't seem to be based on a "can no longer work because of [technical reason]" but just some random intentional decision to prevent it from working.

 

Or is it still possible to use flash player in some way even now? Even if not advertized? If yes, how?

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      Correct answer jeromiec83223024

      Thanks for your feedback.

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      Alex5EFC
      Participant
      February 11, 2021

      Agreed.  I have a few .swf files saved to my computer of old Flash games that I liked to pull out occasionally and play locally.  I can't do that anymore because you've decided that I'm not competent enough to keep my system secure.

       

      I demand that you let us decide what can and can't run on our machines.  Unblock Flash player.  You have far overstepped your boundaries.

      _maria_
      Community Manager
      _maria_Community Manager
      Community Manager
      February 11, 2021

      There are some options to view SWF files without FlashPlayer.  An internet search for something like view SWF file without Flash Player will return numerous results.

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      Andrei CostescuAuthor
      Participant
      January 22, 2021

      My above text still stands.

       

      However I also bumped into this https://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Printer-Setup-Software-Drivers/HP-Solution-Center-has-an-issue-quot-FI-quot-screen-now-pops/td-p/7931980

      I will try some of those workarounds; maybe they help. Even if they work, few uses will find/use those.

      jeromiec83223024
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      Inspiring
      January 27, 2021

      Thanks for your feedback.

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