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Gerald Genova
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May 11, 2007
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Flash Player 9 won't install on Mac OSX(PC)

  • May 11, 2007
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I got a prompt on a website saying that I needed to download FlashPlayer 9 and plug-in. I downloaded the installer and tried to install the application. When I get the test page I also get the same prompt telling me I need the plug-in and taking me back to the page where you download the installer. In other words, I'm going in circles. Something is preventing the application from installing. And most web pages have cube questionmark icons where I should be viewing flash content.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated
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    tec17
    Participant
    September 30, 2008
    hi i'm having the same issues with flashplayer 9 not seeming to install and i am really reaching the end of my rope. i have a 800mhz ppc g4 laptop 1mb ram 1 gb sdram system 10.4.11. after i seem to install 9 when i return to a website with flash based content tells me i still need it. i tried the disk permissions thing and i checked the quicktime system preferences thing(flash stuff was already unchecked) i've uninstalled and installed. nothing is working. i can't believe this is such a clusterf*ck. can someone please get me out of hell?!!!!!
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    tec17
    Participant
    September 30, 2008
    sorry, forgot to say i'm using safari browser 3.1.2 ....PLEASE HELP!!!
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    mythmakr
    Participant
    September 27, 2008
    hi

    just fixed this issue. i am using a macbook (early 08). intel. os x 10.5.5. QT 7.5.5(249.13).

    after trying the perms thing over and over i went ahead and created a new admin user. switched to that user. installed flash 9. all is ok (so far) with my regular user as well as the new temp user.

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    LuckyNumberSleven
    Participating Frequently
    September 15, 2008
    STLWriter,
    We heard you the first time! :)
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    palcraiger
    Participant
    April 17, 2008
    thanks bentley
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    Anonymous
    November 13, 2007
    Well I disagree. What you're doing is moving the plugins into a folder that Quicktime isn't taking charge of. There isn't anything wrong with the plug-ins or their installation itself. And at that point you've worked around the problem, but you haven't really solved it.
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    PFSLOW
    Participant
    November 13, 2007
    >And at that point you've worked around the problem, but you haven't really solved it.<

    You are missing the point. It is true that I have worked around the problem. But it is Apple, ADOBE and the community that developed FireFox that have not solved it. The reason that I include Apple is that it often doesn't work in Safari unless the first set of fixes that I posted are done. It is absurd to think that ADBE should not fix the installation process so that these issues are resolved regarding Safari.

    Let's face it: FireFox is amateur hour run amuck. No one should depend on it for anything. Were it not for the fact that it does certain things better than any other browser, no one would. There's the problem. It has to be supported even though logic dictates that it shouldn't.

    ADOBE is partly responsible. For me, reinstalling FP 8 always worked except that MySpace required FP 9 earlier this year to upload pictures on a Mac. Until I discovered these fixes and workarounds, I would install FP 9 to upload my pics and then install FP 8 so that other web sites would work properly. Yesterday, I dedicated four hours to this problem and got it licked. That's insane. There is no place that I could find -- including on ADOBE's web site -- where a complete set of instructions can be found for making FlashPlayer 9 work properly on a Macintosh. Well I figured it out. You want to scold me because I actually worked around the problem instead of solving it? It shouldn't have been my problem to solve. It now works properly and that was my only goal. You should not worry so much about who is right. Until this is fixed, I am.

    Of course, everything will probable screw up the second I upgrade to Leopard.
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    PFSLOW
    Participant
    November 12, 2007
    The QuickTime / FlashPlayer 9 Issue: what worked for me. PPC Macintosh 10.4.10

    My problem was that FP8 worked fine but I had to use FP9 to upload photos onto MySpace. With 9 I was getting the QuickTime icon on many web sites and YouTube no longer worked. None of the many solutions that I tried worked -- the big problem is that every one of them assumed that this was a) a Windows problem and b) it only affected FireFox. Mac instructions were included as an afterthought, if at all, and they were wrong.

    The following works on a PPC Mac with both QuickTime 3(beta) and FireFox. I am running 10.4.10 on a G5.

    Run Software Update to ensure you have the latest version of QuickTime and the Safari Beta (download and upgrade to the Safari Beta if running Safari 2)..

    Open QuickTime Player

    Open QuickTime Preferences, go to "Advanced" and uncheck "Enable Flash". Go to "MIME SETTINGS", open "Images -Still Image Files" and uncheck "Flashpix Image". Click OK

    Quit QuickTime

    Download the latest version of FP9. Quit your browser.

    Reinstall FlashPlayer 9 (this is the important step that everyone leaves out).

    It is a good idea to open DiskUtility and run Permission Repair

    The above worked for me, I hope it works for you, too.
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    Filip1974
    Participant
    October 5, 2007
    I did as TMC Design did 08/01/2007...BUT... after changing te QT pref pane and before the FP9 download which worked (before I hand and error 1008:5,-5000 access denied error) I quit my browser..
    Than went in the QT Pref Pane and DISabled the MIME settings for FP in Images and Misc.
    I restarted my browser and everything is working;

    I'm on Safari and an Intel based Macbook Pro with OS 10.4.10
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    Anonymous
    October 2, 2007
    I had this problem on my G4 MDD Powermac. I tried all deleting all these files and re-installing but it was a temporary one time fix. FINALLY, I found a solution on another of these forums. It was:
    1 Open System Preferences
    2 Open Quicktime
    3 Select Advanced Tab
    4 Select Mime Settings Button
    5 Everything should be selected except
    Images
    Miscellaneous

    After I made these changes Everything started working correctly.
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    Dailafing
    Participant
    October 2, 2007
    I tried everything mentioned in this fourum. i havent found much else anyware else...

    Installing flash on another profile fixed my primary login's problem, it dint work at first, but then tried installing it on my primary profile and worked...heres my log..

    1. Youtube flash reported missing java/flash (Safari)
    2. Tried with Firefox (Already installed)
    3. Clicked link that youtube suggested, arriving at Adobe website
    4. Attempted install with downloaded file, (Failed with the permission error)
    4.5 Re-downloaded installer, and re-attempted
    5. Browsed the web, this being the most "On Topic" of the sites i found, and tried EVERYTHING listed above. (I'm not typing it all out)
    6. Failed, and started to think out the box, "Permission error? = Try limited account
    7. Installed fine, and worked on that profile
    8. Returned to primary account, to find same error as before (Youtube, & Other flash sites)
    9. Ran the installer on Primary account.
    10. Installed fine.
    11. Problem solved

    Hope this helps
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    Dailafing
    Participant
    October 2, 2007
    I tried everything mentioned in this fourum. i havent found much else anyware else...

    Installing flash on another profile fixed my primary login's problem, it dint work at first, but then tried installing it on my primary profile and worked...heres my log..

    1. Youtube flash reported missing java/flash (Safari)
    2. Tried with Firefox (Already installed)
    3. Clicked link that youtube suggested, arriving at Adobe website
    4. Attempted install with downloaded file, (Failed with the permission error)
    4.5 Re-downloaded installer, and re-attempted
    5. Browsed the web, this being the most "On Topic" of the sites i found, and tried EVERYTHING listed above. (I'm not typing it all out)
    6. Failed, and started to think out the box, "Permission error? = Try limited account
    7. Installed fine, and worked on that profile
    8. Returned to primary account, to find same error as before (Youtube, & Other flash sites)
    9. Ran the installer on Primary account.
    10. Installed fine.
    11. Problem solved

    Hope this helps
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    popmod
    Participating Frequently
    October 2, 2007
    quote:
    Originally posted by: Dailafing
    ....
    6. Failed, and started to think out the box, "Permission error? = Try limited account
    7. Installed fine, and worked on that profile
    8. Returned to primary account, to find same error as before (Youtube, & Other flash sites)
    9. Ran the installer on Primary account.
    10. Installed fine.
    11. Problem solved

    Hope this helps


    I'm sorry I don't understand what you mean by limited account. I'm the only user of my computer.
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    Dailafing
    Participant
    October 3, 2007
    quote:
    Originally posted by: popmod

    I'm sorry I don't understand what you mean by limited account. I'm the only user of my computer.


    Create a new account:

    1. click apple logo on top left, then "system preferences"
    2. hit "accounts", under "system"
    3. (Depending on security settings you may need to press the gold lock (Bottom left) to authenticate changes on this pane)
    4. after authenticate changes, hit the "+" (Plus) button, next the "-" (Minus) button, under the list of currently installed users.
    5. Enter; Name, Short Name, Password, Verify the password, Optionally provide a hint. (I did not have a password on the 2nd account, but did have on 1st, (16 Chars) - "Note you only need a "name" no other fields are required, baring in mind it will alert you that no password is set, cant remember what it says exactly though..."
    6. After confirming details, the new account will be in the list, and i think by default, "Allow this user to administer this computer" is selected, "Off" by default. But just make sure it is, you'll find it right in-front of you after creating the account.

    I don't believe any other settings are relevant, but the default view for this user account is "Simple Finder" and can only access iTunes, Safari... and other basic things...

    Let me know if this helps anyone... thanks

    I have attached video tutorial, heres the link if all else fails Click Here

    Edit: Removing failed Youtube video embedding
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