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Anonymous
May 22, 2012
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File associations with FLV

  • May 22, 2012
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I have installed Flash Player this afternoon but despite rebooting the computer it does not find Flash Player as an app when I go to add FLV as an association.

I am using Windows XP Pro fully patched and want Adobe to open FLV files ... not Nero!

What is wrong please?

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    chris.campbell
    Community Manager
    chris.campbellCommunity Manager
    Community Manager
    May 23, 2012

    If you installed Flash Player as a plugin, then it will not appear as an application in either your start menu or the open with dialog.

    For FLV playback, I'd personally recommend VLC or Potplayer.

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    Anonymous
    May 24, 2012

    Hi Chris

    I understand, or at least I think I do, what you are saying there.  However, when I open an flv file on IE8 it still opens Nero and I'd prefer it to open Adobe Flash Player.  How do I stop it doing Nero and get it to do Flash Player please?

    Thank you,

    Paul

    chris.campbell
    Community Manager
    chris.campbellCommunity Manager
    Community Manager
    May 24, 2012

    Hi Paul,

    How are you opening an FLV on IE8?  Do you have a link I can try out?

    Chris

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