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October 17, 2016
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Can't solve PERMISSION PROBLEM

  • October 17, 2016
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FP not installed.

When I download the current version  I receive message:" Insufficient user privileges to install application"

I have followed the Chris Campbell forum response (9/20/16) for discussion titled: How do i fix permission problem with Flash Player.

All 9 steps completed successfully except FP is not installed.

I have followed all the steps twice.

OS: Windows 7

Browser: Firefox 49.0.1

FP version: none

I've been trying off and on for 2-3 months to try to get FP to work.  What do I have to do??

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_maria_
Community Manager
Community Manager
October 17, 2016

Hi,

Flash Player requires Admin permissions to install. Does the user Account you are using have Admin permissions?  Please provide the FlashInstall.log file saved at the following location (depending on your OS architecture):

  • 32-bit OS: C:\Windows\System32\Macromed\Flash
  • 64-bit OS: C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Macromed\Flash

Upload the file to cloud.acrobat.com/send using the instructions at How to share a document  and post the link to the uploaded file in your reply.


Thank you.

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Maria

Known Participant
October 17, 2016
_maria_
Community Manager
Community Manager
October 24, 2016

The "How do i fix permission problem with Flash Player" FAQ is for a different error, not the one you are reporting.  The "Insufficient user privileges to install application" error is only returned when the user account installing Flash Player does not have Admin permissions.  According to the log file you provided, Flash Player NPAPI plugin for Firefox was installed, without error, on 11-Oct via Background Update.