Flash player 23 fails to update in Firefox with Win XP

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I have read many remedies.  None work.  Firefox has deactivated the current installed version and many different things need Flash player to operate.  This is very aggravating.

_maria_ · Accepted Answer

Should I run the full program? Will it just replace what is already there?

Yes. It'll uninstall the version currently installed (if any) and then install the latest version, 23.0.0.162. If the installer returns an error, post a screenshot and upload the FlashInstall.log file (see my previous post for the link to the instructions).

Satinder S Bains · Answer

Which SP version do you have installed, if any ?

SP2 lacks the latest cryptographic technologies to sign binary installers, which the online installer uses. You can try the standalone installer posted at the bottom of the Installation problems | Flash Player | Windows 7 and earlier page in the 'Still having problems' section, however, there is no guarantee that it'll work. If it doesn't work, the alternative is to upgrade your system to something that supports the latest cryptographic technologies necessary to sign binary installers. You'll begin see similar behaviour (installers not working) with more applications as Microsoft will stop recognizing the validity of apps signed with the older sha-1 certificate in 2016 (seeSecurity Advisory 2880823: Recommendation to discontinue use of SHA-1 - Security Research & Defense - Site Home - TechN…)

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