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liam_macmillan199
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February 10, 2014
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Help! My flash player has issues!

  • February 10, 2014
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This isnt very important but when ever i try to watch anime on any website using adobe flash player (note sometimes it works and sometimes doesnt after the 2nd or 3rd video). I click play and it just shows the loading sign for a couple of seconds then goes back to the press play button. the second time i press it, it just keeps showing the loading sign and i dont know what to do! (note i have unchecked hardware acceleration).

Any suggestions? Im not very interested in re installing anything...

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    C_F_McBlob
    C_F_McBlob
    Inspiring
    February 10, 2014

    We need to know:

    What OS?

    What browser?

    And interest (or lack thereof)  in reinstalling Flash Player won't eliminate that as the only viable solution.

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    liam_macmillan199Author
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    February 11, 2014

    Hp windows 7, Pavilion dv6. And i use google chrome. (dont ask about internet explorer cause if i open that it crashes my computer)

    C_F_McBlob
    C_F_McBlob
    Inspiring
    February 11, 2014

    Chrome has its own "proprietary" Flash Player plug-in. It's called "PepperFlash", and it's modified by Google before they embed it in the browser. Adobe writes the code, but once Google gets it, they make the necessary changes to convert it to a PPAPI plugin (it's NPAPI in other instances), and it's "their baby" from that point. Adobe collaborates with Gogole on updates, but the implementation of PepperFlash in Chrome is strictly Google's work.

    There are usually two options for fixing Chrome problems:

    The first...

    1. Exit chrome, make sure it is not running

    2. Using Windows explorer go to C:\users\[user name]\AppData\local\Google\Chrome\User data\Pepperflash

    3. Delete the folders you see there

    4. Start chrome again.

    Notes:

    [user name] is your login name.

    In order to access the AppData folder, you need to "Show Hidden Files and Folders" in your Folder Options, under the View tab.

    The second...

    Uninstall and reinstall Chrome, since the PepperFlash plug-in is unavailable from Adobe, and it can't be repaired or updated here.

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