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April 6, 2011
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How do I install Flash Player 9?

  • April 6, 2011
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I recently downloaded and installed the newer Flash Player, 10.2.  Only - it turns out, that does NOT work with a website that I use a lot, and want to continue to use - that website needs me to have Flash Player 9, which apparently I did have before.  As you've no doubt guessed - I am NOT a programmer or de-bugger!!!

I've un-installed the Flash Player 10.2, and downloaded and saved a huge zip file - fp9_archive.zip - that appears to have some 17 different versions of Flash Player 9 - but I do not know how to install one.  Any help? - I cannot see any instrux in the accompanying Readme.txt file, or on the Adobe website.

I am using Windows XP, SP3 - 32 bit.

I am using Windows Explorer 8, 32 bit.

Thank you if you can help - I do appreciate it.

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    Anonymous
    April 6, 2011

    Hi, I followed your instructions but didn't see "Evaluator" but did see "Pre-defined Evaluator" and clicked on that and a lot of info came up. But nowhere on any of the pages did I even see Flash Player mentioned at all.

    I have FP 10.2.153.1 Installed.

    What version do you have Installed now?

    Check here: http://www.adobe.com/software/flash/about/

    Thanks,

    eidnolb

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    Cas_userAuthor
    Participating Frequently
    April 6, 2011

    I have NO idea what's going on at this point. I did what you said, and I

    went to the web page which is supposed to show what version of Flash Player

    I have installed - and it doesn't show me anything.

    At the same time - websites that used to give me a drop-down that I needed

    an updated Flash Player to see them correctly - do NOT show any such message

    anymore.

    In short - I have no idea what version of Flash Player I'm running now - if

    any!

    I searched my C: drive for all applications w/ 'flashpl' in the name - and

    it returned ONLY the ones that I knew about, from the Version 9 downloads I

    did.

    So - I have no idea what's installed, what's running, or how it got that

    way. I don't know if it will work, but I've tried to include a screen print

    below, of the screen that I get on the Fidelity website I want - I did NOT

    formerly get this, before I downloaded and installed Version 10.2.

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    Anonymous
    April 6, 2011

    Hi, Ok just take a deep breath! We'll figure this out:-)

    Go to C:\Windows\System32\Macromed\Flash  Right click on Flash and post back all files listed there.

    Then using IE, go to Tools, Manage addons and under "Show"(very light text) look in All addons or Run without Permission.

    Is Shockwave Flash Object Installed & Enabled? If so what version is listed?

    The Screenshot did not come thru but I don't think I need it, since I know what the problem is.

    Thanks,

    eidnolb

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    Anonymous
    April 6, 2011

    Hi, Do you think the website is saying "at least version 9" instead of just version 9?

    The version 9.0.280 and higher is only 21.8 MB zipfile. I would think that would be better to use and extract the file you need.

    Find the file you need by referring to the readme.txt file. You have to right click on the zipfile and open it first.

    Look for and extract: Internet Explorer flashplayer9r280_winax.exe and put it on your Desktop.  (1.46 MB)

    Just so you know you will lose all Security by Installing that old of the version. Adobe stopped supporting this version some time ago. I've not heard of any website only using that version, so that's sort of out of the ordinary.

    eidnolb

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    Cas_userAuthor
    Participating Frequently
    April 6, 2011

    Thank you, eidnolb - very prompt and helpful response.

    You can see for yourself what I'm talking about - go to www.fidelity.com and

    click Research near top middle, and then Mutual Funds. (You don't need a

    Fidelity ID to do this.)

    You will then see a display about a Fund Evaluator, and it says that it

    'requires Flash Player 9.' I did not formerly get this display - I used to

    go straight into the Fund Evaluator. Then, when I downloaded and installed

    Flash Player 10.2 - I started seeing this display. So - it seems that it

    does specifically need that version, and will not work with later versions.

    Thank you again - I will try what you suggested - much appreciated.

    Casual User

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    Anonymous
    April 6, 2011

    Hi, thanks. Let me check that site. I'm quite surprised. I would think the most Secure version of Flash Player would be what a user would want when visiting that kind of a site.

    I know someone that uses them, so if you haven't already Installed vs 9 I can check on that. I'll check the site myself but the person I know won't be able to give me feedback until tomorrow sometime.

    BRB

    eidnolb

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