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Anonymous
August 27, 2010
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Adobe Flash Player doesn't install

  • August 27, 2010
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Hi there!

I couldn't watch any videos on youtube (the screen remained white, where the video had to be).

So, I uninstalled Adobe Flash Player, and then I wanted to install it again. But that didn't work out, every time I tried to download it, I got only the Download manager, but not the Flash Player. I got the message "firefox, getplusadobe..error.."written" 0x0000000".When I installed it manually, I couldn't find it back on my computer, very strange.

Now, I tried it also with IE, and then I got the Download manager, and then a flash of the installation program of the flash player, but it was gone within one second.

Is there anything I can do?

Eloise

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    32Questioner
    New Participant
    August 31, 2010

    Adobe Flash Player does not work with Internet Explorer or Mozilla Foxfire and

    Windows 7 or XP.  And they know it.

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    Anonymous
    August 31, 2010

    32Questioner: Don't spread rubbish on other peoples' threads. What an absurd statement to make.

    If you have Win7 or XP, IE and or FF and Flash Player is not working, then it is YOUR system that has a problem and you should start your own thread.

    Flash Player works just fine on all you have mentioned.

    eidnolb

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    Anonymous
    August 28, 2010

    I am still having with installing adobe fash player

    pwillener
    pwillener
    Brainiac
    August 28, 2010

    Don't use the download manager - get the executable installers from http://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/fp_distribution3.html

    Close all browser windows before you run the installers.

    K
    K_M_Richards
    Participating Frequently
    August 30, 2010

    As much as I have appreciated all the posts that have already been written on the subject, I have not been able to get Flash Player to work since upgrading to Firefox 3.6.8 over the weekend.

    Here is what happens:

    When I get to a site that needs Flash to display (i.e., the Parade magazine page for the Numbrix puzzle), Firefox displays the "additional plug-ins are necessary ..." dialog bar at the top of the screen.

    Clicked on the "Install Plug-Ins" button, got the Adobe dialogue box, checked the "agree to terms and conditions" and clicked on "Install".

    I get a pretty moving bar and Adobe says it is installed ... nope, not working.

    Checked "plug-ins" on the Firefox "add-ons" menu, and no Flash Player listed.

    Came here, read all the helpful advice.

    Downloaded the uninstaller and the manual installer and ran both (yes, I closed Firefox first).

    No Flash Player working, no mention in the "add-ons" menu.

    Windows Control Panel says it is there, but Firefox doesn't seem to know that.

    Is this some weird compatibility issue between the newest Firefox and the newest Flash Reader?  If so, someone had better blink and correct it.

    K
    K_M_Richards
    Participating Frequently
    September 10, 2010

    Hi, ok. That link you provided. As far as I know that link is different. When you used it did the DLM(download manager ) come up? The Manual Installers do not include options for McAfee or the Google Toolbar nor the DLM

    I'll give you the links, that is all I ever recommend to any users here as they don't include the "extras". I do use that other link for Mac's, since I don't have a Manual one for that OS.

    eidnolb


    Yes, this tried to run the DLM and had the (in my opinion, worthless) McAfee option.

    I remember running a manual uninstaller at one point but I don't remember whether or not I ever had a standalone FP 10 installer.  I think this whole thing is starting to make me dizzy.

    I'm beginning to think I'd have better success convincing the world to stop using Flash content than to make it work on this browser.

    J
    Joël_Sebastien
    Participating Frequently
    August 27, 2010

    Go here: http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/

    Download it with Firefox, and press CTRL-SHIFT-Y, or select Tools->Downloads

    Then Double-click on the flash installer, and select run.

    Hope this helps!

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