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DaveHelversteijn
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April 8, 2012
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Trying to get the correct Adobe Flashplayer

  • April 8, 2012
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I am quite annoyed by the adobe site. It keeps redirecting me to www.adobe.com/nl for me to download and install my flashplayer.

However I do NOT have a Dutch Windows 7. I have Windows 7 UK 64 bit. So by that logic I should be getting the UK/US version of Flashplayer.

However the horribly annoying adobe site keeps redirecting me to the Dutch site AND version ....

I have even set my region to US, nope still to the Dutch site. It even says I have a Dutch Windows 7, most likely based on my IP and not by checking my

Windows 7.

So my question is ... how do I get the UK/US version of flashplayer for my 64 bit UK Windows version, because I am tired of getting redirected to the Dutch site tbh ...

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pwillener
pwillener
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April 9, 2012

Many websites do this; most download sites direct me to their Japanese download pages.

However, there is only one Flash Player installer (apart from the different versions for different environments), and that should automatically detect your language and install the English user interface.

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Carl_E__Myers_Jr_
Participating Frequently
April 8, 2012

Download the current 64 bit uninstaller

  Close all browser windows and run the uninstaller 

Restart Windows

Delete all remaining files and folders located in the following directories. (tip: copy and paste these paths into the path bar in a Windows Explorer window)

  • C:\Windows\system32\Macromed\Flash 
  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Macromed\Flash 
  • %appdata%\Macromedia\Flash Player 
  • %appdata%\Adobe\Flash Player

Verify that the file “FlashPlayerCPLApp.cpl” in C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ has been deleted.

Download the following installer file: 64 bit Flash Player for ActiveX (Internet Explorer)

Physically disconnect from the Internet and run the installer.

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