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Anonymous
October 10, 2019
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Flash End of Life

  • October 10, 2019
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Hi,

 

I want to ask about the EOL, will I be able to play the flash files that I have on my laptop offline? Not on a web browser but the ones that I own on my computer offline.

 
 
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Correct answer jeromiec83223024

It depends on your timescale.  You could grab the last version of the offline Flash Player, and that would work until it doesn't.  (e.g. you get an operating system update that breaks it.)

 

The way that people frequently deal with legacy software long-term is to take a snapshot of a working set of all the software required to make something run (the OS, the content, the offline Flash Player), and make a virtual machine out of it.  You're then depending on the underlying virtualization technology to stay abreast of any changes in the OS or hardware that might prevent the legacy software from running.

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amro hamdy
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January 31, 2020

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Inspiring
October 15, 2019

It depends on your timescale.  You could grab the last version of the offline Flash Player, and that would work until it doesn't.  (e.g. you get an operating system update that breaks it.)

 

The way that people frequently deal with legacy software long-term is to take a snapshot of a working set of all the software required to make something run (the OS, the content, the offline Flash Player), and make a virtual machine out of it.  You're then depending on the underlying virtualization technology to stay abreast of any changes in the OS or hardware that might prevent the legacy software from running.

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heavy_bearded
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January 3, 2020

Hey jeromiec83223024, 

 

I am super interested in this from your reply above: 

take a snapshot of a working set of all the software required to make something run (the OS, the content, the offline Flash Player), and make a virtual machine out of it.

I am trying to figure out the best way to go about this for our application.  Does Above have any guidance or best practices for this type of setup? 

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