Flash Player 11 not compatible with Mac OS X 10.5

Question

I just received an Update notification from Adobe system - to update Adobe Flash Player but the Update download doesn't specify what version of Flash Player this would install. When I clicked on "See Details" it took me to an Adobe page that does not SPECIFICALLY address the issue of which version of Flash player this Update notice would install. Unfortunately, I had previously choose to install this UNKNOWN version update and it totally screwed up all Flash videos that I attempted to view. I caused a rapid blinking or flashing of the video then crashed the browser (both, Firefox and Safari). Only after a lot of further research did I discover that Adobe's latest Flash Player Update installed version 11 and version 11 is reported (by Adobe) to be compatible with Mac OS X 10.6, 10.7+.  I am running Mac OS X 10.5.8. The Flash installer should have detected the OS version that my computer is running (but obviously it did not!!!). I had to spend more of my valuable time to UN-install Flash Player version 11 and then RE-install version 10.3.183.10. Everything is fine now.............but why is Adobe sending out Updates for Flash Player that: #1 - do not specify what version this Update will be installing and #2 (and more significantly) - why doesn't the Update installer detect the operating system on a computer and if NOT COMPATIBLE, cancel the installation? This is a ridulous and time consuming situation caused by Adobe Systems.

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

I just added a new FAQ that describes why you're getting prompted for an update and what we're doing to minimize the noise.

Why does Flash Player prompt me to install an incompatible version on Mac?

Chris

chris.campbell wrote:
I just added a new FAQ that describes why you're getting prompted for an update and what we're doing to minimize the noise.
Why does Flash Player prompt me to install an incompatible version on Mac?
Chris

Where does the REAL Adobe Flash Player live??? iMac Intel Core 2 Duo - Using Mac, OS X 10.5.8 Using Adobe CS4. In seaching for the REAL version of Flash player, I find:

1. HD > Library > Application Support > Adobe > Flash Player > Flash Player.plugin (version 10.0.2.54

then............

2. HD > Library > Internet Plug-ins > Flash Player.plugin (version 10.3.183.10)

then

3. HD > Applications > Adobe FlashCS4 > Players > Release > Flash Player.app (version 10.0.2.54)

So the question once again is, where does the REAL, ACTUAL, CURRENT version of Adobe Flash Player reside? (behind door No. 1, door No. 2 or door No. 3)??????

DirectorLawrence · Answer

Three Days and no ressurection. !!!!This is NUTSOS 10.8.5 tried all the above suggestions and links. Anyone getting this to work? ANYONE? Model Name: MacBook Pro Model Identifier: MacBookPro5,2 Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo Processor Speed: 2.8 GHz Number of Processors: 1 Total Number of Cores: 2 L2 Cache: 6 MB Memory: 4 GB Bus Speed: 1.07 GHz Boot ROM Version: MBP52.008E.B05

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