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EctoSD
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October 21, 2013
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Flash Player 11.9.900.117 not recognized by Opera and Firefox in Windows Vista (32-bit) SP2

  • October 21, 2013
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I use 4 browsers on my Toshiba laptop running Windows Vista (32-bit) SP2:

Internet Explorer 9

Google Chrome Version 30.0.1599.101 m

Opera Version 17.0.1241.45

Mozilla Firefox Version 24.0

I just downloaded and installed Flash Player 11.9.900.117 which is recognized by IE9 and Google Chrome, but not by Opera and Firefox, even after closing all browsers and re-booting.

How do I get Flash Player to work with Opera and Firefox?

Thanks for your help.

Cheers,

Joel

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Correct answer C_F_McBlob

There are two different versions of Flash Player for Windows (3 if you count Chrome)

ActiveX which is ONLY for IE,

Flash Player for other browsers which is for Opera, Safari and Firefox, and

"PepperFlash" which is embedded in Chrome by Google.

Downloading the AcitveX or other browser version will have NO EFFECT on Chrome.

Downloading the ActiveX version WILL NOT install a plugin for Opera or Firefox because they DON'T use ActiveX controls - NO browser but IE uses them anymore; not since about 2001.

Download the Adobe Flash Player installer for Firefox and Opera directly by clicking the following link.

Flash Player Plug-in (All other browsers)

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C_F_McBlob
C_F_McBlobCorrect answer
Inspiring
October 21, 2013

There are two different versions of Flash Player for Windows (3 if you count Chrome)

ActiveX which is ONLY for IE,

Flash Player for other browsers which is for Opera, Safari and Firefox, and

"PepperFlash" which is embedded in Chrome by Google.

Downloading the AcitveX or other browser version will have NO EFFECT on Chrome.

Downloading the ActiveX version WILL NOT install a plugin for Opera or Firefox because they DON'T use ActiveX controls - NO browser but IE uses them anymore; not since about 2001.

Download the Adobe Flash Player installer for Firefox and Opera directly by clicking the following link.

Flash Player Plug-in (All other browsers)

EctoSD
EctoSDAuthor
Participant
October 21, 2013

Thank you for your detailed answer. I was also working on this myself and came to a similar conclusion that there were separate downloads. But you gave me a more complete understanding. and I really appreciate your help.

Cheers,

Joel

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Anonymous
October 23, 2013

PLease, this solution did not work for me. I cannot play any facebook games at all. I uninstalled all Adobe Shockwave and Flash and installed the link you provided. Please tell me what more I can do, this is annoying

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