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dewolf99
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June 12, 2010
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Flash no longer works in Chrome

  • June 12, 2010
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I was playing apps on facebook on a Chrome browser last night, when at about midnight (cst) Flash crashed.  No problem, usually I just refresh & it's fine.  Not last night.  I uninstalled & reinstalled six times.  No luck.  Absolutely no Flash working on Chrome.  I switched to IE8, where it does crash more often than it used to on Chrome, but was still working after one uninstall/reinstall.  Reading the forums, I got so confused, I don't know what to do.  I don't understand all the technical terms.  I gather from reading that a new version was released, which appears to be the problem.  My computer is 64-bit, which I am aware is the problem causing the crashes.  Can I get some help in plain-English-computer-idiot?  Please.  I miss my farmville & my food spoiled in cafe world. 

thanks,

Pam (dewolf99)

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    Anonymous
    June 12, 2010

    Hi, thanks for starting your thread:-) Yes it is confusing, I agree. Some threads are more so and I didn't want you to get mixed up in those.

    Please post back what operating system you are using, Windows XP, ??. Also since your system is a 64bit, you always need to use the 32bit browser, which I'm sure you are aware of.

    In order to save you some time, go to C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Macromed\Flash  Right click on Flash and Open the folder. Then post back all files listed there. The files NPSWF you will need to right click on each one and then click on Properties in order to obtain the version numbers.

    If you need direction on how to get to the Flash folder let me know.

    Keep in mind also, that since Adobe come out with an update for Flash Player, some of the websites may be updating as well. Hopefully it was just a glitch and nothing wrong with your computer Flash Player. We'll see.

    Thanks,

    eidnolb

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    dewolf99Author
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    June 14, 2010

    hey, thanks for getting back to me so fast.

    Guess what? My computer-genius son is down for the weekend, and fixed whatever I did wrong. He said that while Chrome appeared to be closed, there were still Chrome.exe processes remaining. As a result, when I tried to install Flash, it would install incorrectly...telling me the download was successful, while in reality it wasn't.

    Let me know if you still want that info, I can still post it if you want me to.

    Thanks, Pam (dewolf99)

    Date: Sat, 12 Jun 2010 12:23:28 -0600

    From: forums@adobe.com

    To: dewolf99@msn.com

    Subject: Flash no longer works in Chrome

    Hi, thanks for starting your thread:-) Yes it is confusing, I agree. Some threads are more so and I didn't want you to get mixed up in those.

    Please post back what operating system you are using, Windows XP, ??. Also since your system is a 64bit, you always need to use the 32bit browser, which I'm sure you are aware of.

    In order to save you some time, go to C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Macromed\Flash Right click on Flash and Open the folder. Then post back all files listed there. The files NPSWF you will need to right click on each one and then click on Properties in order to obtain the version numbers.

    If you need direction on how to get to the Flash folder let me know.

    Keep in mind also, that since Adobe come out with an update for Flash Player, some of the websites may be updating as well. Hopefully it was just a glitch and nothing wrong with your computer Flash Player. We'll see.

    Thanks,

    eidnolb

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    Anonymous
    June 14, 2010

    Hi,  well lucky you that your son picked the right time    No, you don't need to post any info, sounds like he has it under control.

    Thanks for replying back with the update on the situation.

    Just a FYI, when you reply to a public forum, don't use your email. At the bottom of the email notification use the "visit the message page" I'll see if it can be removed.

    Regards,

    eidnolb

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