Flash IE install problem fixed!

It seems like the installers for Flash 8 and Flash 9 don't update the registry properly.

An easy way to check this is to run regedit (Start -> Run -> regedit) and search (Ctrl+F) for:
ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash.9

Websites use this class to detect Flash Player 9 on your computer. If it's not in your registry, the website will think you don't have flash even if you have the proper ActiveX control (i.e. Flash9.ocx).

By the way, can anyone confirm that the CLSID for flash hasn't changed since version 7?
{D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000}

You can go to this site
http://labs.adobe.com/downloads/flashplayer9.html

and get the uninstaller which must be done first,,, then go to

http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/flashplayer9/

and go to Step 5 to get the Update. I've been using it for a week and no more crashes.

I have installed complettion of Flash 9, but nothing happens. It says I still need it. Is there some trick to get it to work. I already restarted and that did not help.

Try these two suggestions from Adobe.
Adobe has a beta release for Flash Player 9.0.18.0. Please download and test it here:

http://labs.adobe.com/
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
As noted, the public beta of the Flash Player 9 updater 1 is live as of this afternoon. I strongly encourage everyone to install a copy and confirm that any issue you're seeing has been resolved. I created a topic called "Flash Player 9 Update 1 Feedback" to ensure your comments on the public beta receive special attention. Note that time is short, so please begin testing soon.

Thank you all for your help and patience to date. The Flash Player team greatly appreciates it.

More information is available on the Labs site:
http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/flashplayer9/

can I just do a pc restore and start all over? Will that make my old version of flash come back? I can not take any of this crap anymore. Version 9 will not let me do any version anymore. I have uninstalled and installed so many things and tried so many suggestions, I am about to give up and toss the computer. PLEASE HELP. I am tired of staying up unitl 3 in the morning for 2 weeks straight trying to figure this out.

I also got flash to work after I
1. Uninstalled the flash Player With the uninstaller http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/knowledgebase/index.cfm?id=tn_14157
2. reboot computer
3. remove safe versions from registry using regedit . follow the steps thru 4 then stop. DO NOT FOLLOW STEP 5 as this will just reinstall the imperfect flash player 9 again.
http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/knowledgebase/index.cfm?event=view&id=KC.4a8d52ae&extid=4a8d52ae&dialogID=157746351&iterationID=2&sessionID=9630212957305d4a5df8&stateID=1+0+157722798&mode=advanced
3. Reboot computer again.
4. Now go to this url and download flash player 7
http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/knowledgebase/index.cfm?id=tn_14266
5. Flash Player should now work.
6. Be very wary of Flash Player 9 untill they fix it.
Hope this helps.

I followed your instructions to the letter. I still get the quotation marks instead of the completion "movie." Any other suggestions? I think I might have deleted my flash player by mistake and nothing I do to get it back works! Help!

I also got flash to work after I
1. Uninstalled the flash Player With the uninstaller http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/knowledgebase/index.cfm?id=tn_14157
2. reboot computer
3. remove safe versions from registry using regedit . follow the steps thru 4 then stop. DO NOT FOLLOW STEP 5 as this will just reinstall the imperfect flash player 9 again.
http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/knowledgebase/index.cfm?event=view&id=KC.4a8d52ae&extid=4a8d52ae&dialogID=157746351&iterationID=2&sessionID=9630212957305d4a5df8&stateID=1+0+157722798&mode=advanced
3. Reboot computer again.
4. Now go to this url and download flash player 7
http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/knowledgebase/index.cfm?id=tn_14266
5. Flash Player should now work.
6. Be very wary of Flash Player 9 untill they fix it.
Hope this helps.

Didn't fix anything for me, all websites still ask me to install flash in order to view there websites or movies. My pc shows flash 9.0.16 installed in my add/remove programs, and when I go to the download page it shows I have 9.0.16 currently installed.

I've updated a few things regarding the flash install problem on my site.

You can have a look here, Go to www.donglefree.com and then click the flashfix button.

Joe