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Steve_Maser
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June 15, 2011
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Mac: How do you use the "Install Manager" to update Flash?

  • June 15, 2011
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So on a Mac with 10.3.181.22 installed, I went to a web page and the "Adobe Flash Player Install Manager" ran and notified me that an update to Flash was available.

I didn't want to install this at that time, so I dismissed it.

How do I force another check for an installation update procedure?  If I manually run the Install Manager in /Applications/Utilities, it only gives me the option to *Uninstall* Flash Player and revisiting the web page (or running some other Flash animation) did not prompt me again that there was an update.

What am I missing to trigger the automatic notification/installation?

- Steve

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    Anonymous
    June 15, 2011

    Hi, I'm not familiar with that Mac feature since I don't use a Mac. However, you can go to this site and Install:

    http://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/fp_distribution3.html

    Also you can now use the automatic Flash Player notification for the Mac here:

    http://www.macromedia.com/support/documentation/en/flashplayer/help/settings_manager05.html

    With this, the next time Flash Player has an update you will receive a prompt and can choose to "Install now"/"Remind me later" or "Don't Install"  I use it all of the time and the update is done in under 2 minutes!!

    Hope that helps,

    eidnolb

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    Steve_MaserAuthor
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    June 15, 2011

    Manually installing is not what I'm looking to do (that, I already could do...)

    Ideally, I should be able to launch an application to "check now" and it would run the install manager and automatically update from there.

    The Global Notification Settings (which I thought was interesting) will only check every 7 days (or longer) -- so there must be some way "under the hood" to launch this check manually.

    That's what I'm looking to figure out how to do.

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    Anonymous
    June 15, 2011

    Hi, I don't know of any feature that automatically checks your system and Installs Flash Player other than what I gave you.

    I know of no automatic check and Install of Flash Player. Youtube will tell you that you need the latest FP version, but you'll be directed to Adobe, probably here: http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/

    Perhaps this is a Mac feature if that's what you first received.

    You can take a look at this site: http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/865/cpsid_86551.html 

    Thanks,

    eidnolb

       

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