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March 19, 2010
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Can't find Flash Player location

  • March 19, 2010
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I have a flash video file (.FLV) on my desktop.  When I double-click to launch, Windows pops up to ask for a program association, naturally.  But when I browse for Flash Player, it isn't listed.  I could navigate thru Windows Explorer to the file - but I can't find it! (At least, it's not in Windows\System32\Adobe or Macromed - neither of those folders exist).  Control Panel>Uninstall Programs shows both Adobe Flash Player - ActiveX and AFP - Firefox Plugin as being installed - but no location is given.  And Control>Change File Associations does not even list a .FLV file type.

Where is AFP 10 installed to?  And how can I associate the file type?

Win 7 Home Prem 64-bit, Dell AMD Quad-core

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    Anonymous
    May 6, 2010

    Exactly the same issue...Am trying to open a .swf file with flash player so that I can do a "create projector" and convert it into a .exe file. This is a part of the company presentation file.

    WIndows 7 (64-bit). I used IE (32 bit) from Syswow and I can see the 2 flash installer and uninstaller exe files in the macromed foldder. I can run flash websites with no issues. I just cant find the player in my "open with" list and program list and associate file list. Where is the player downloaded?

    It would be great if u cud tell me how u solved it.

    Ranjana

    (India)

    pwillener
    pwillener
    Brainiac
    March 20, 2010

    Flash Player is a web player (browser plugin), not a standalone player.  You should be able to play the file with your browser.

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    RustiferionAuthor
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    March 20, 2010

    So I right-clicked the file, chose Open With..., found and clicked Firefox, got a dialoge box that said "Open With... Adobe Flash Player Helper 10.0 r45 (default)?"  I click on Okay and get... nothing. Blank browser window (untitled). 

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    Anonymous
    March 20, 2010

    Hi Rusti, Go to C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Macromed\Flash   Your Flash Player files are probably there.

    Hope that helps.

    eidnolb

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