Flash installation file doesn't run at all

[lopesdan]

A week ago, I tried downloading and installing Flash Player. But when I clicked on the downloaded Installer file, it would launch the registration wizard for an old trial version of MATLAB from Mathworks that I had on my MacBook (Retina, running Yosemite), instead of installing the Player.

Then I removed MATLAB. However, when I click on the installer now, it doesn't install, but instead just displays a view of a bunch of text that starts with..

BZh11AY&SYfëÑè Œ–@     1 î=FëP:‰√≈‹ëN $ §a#¿BZh11AY&SYgfi¯m  î¯P§@ Ä·BH¶Ø‹ @  u î»h2d44

=F‘ J 54dhh  iqßr˝Y@ä€"ËJÁôP D

Help! Thanks

[hagge · Accepted solution]

Hi,

I have the exact same problem trying to install flash player 16 today. I'm running OS X 10.8.5 and Safari 6.2.2. I've uninstalled MATLAB, but it doesn't help.
The downloaded file is somehow not a .dmg but a .mdlp, whatever that is, and is a lot of nonsense in a txt file just like for lopesdan above.

It named itself: AdobeFlashPlayerInstaller_16_ltrosxd_aaa_aih.dmg-2.mdlp

Please help us!

[lopesdan]

hagge, based on your note, I tried simply removing everything appended after .dmg and it seemed to run OK. So, there is at least a workaround. I guess the question is: what is appending the .mdlp extension?

[hagge]

That did the trick!
Cheers mate!

[jeromiec83223024]

I've seen this same post about a dozen times over the last couple months.  If anyone figures it out, I'd love to know.  Is there maybe a matlab browser extension or something that gets installed?

[Elias5C1F]

It stems your file has been corrupted somehow.

[_maria_]

This thread is over 6  years old and no longer relevant as Flash Player has reached end of life.

Locking thread.