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karlakraus
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February 23, 2011
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How can I open an old Flash file?

  • February 23, 2011
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A tech person and I created a show in Flash in 2004 called Black on Black / 13; I'm not sure which version of Flash we used. It was put up in the Gallery of the website of a group I headed called The Lark Ascending, and sometime between then and now it disappeared off that website. I have about half a dozen Flash files of the show, but they will not play in the current Flash player or open in the current version of Flash, both of which I own.

I have the original jpegs and music and intend to recreate this work in another program and post it on Vimeo, but it would be very helpful and time-saving if I could use the original show as a reference as it is a highly complex work, and without the reference, it will take me a VERY long time to re-create it.

Is there any way to get one of those old files to play?  I have older versions of Flash and probably the player from previous Creative Suites?  Should I reinstall them and try them?  Is it a lost cause?

Thanks for whatever, including the awful truth,

Karla

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    pwillener
    pwillener
    Legend
    February 23, 2011

    Usually Flash Player is backwards compatible and should be able to play older Flash content.

    What exactly happens when you try to play it?

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    karlakrausAuthor
    Participant
    February 23, 2011

    Exactly nothing happens in the Flash Player. In Flash itself, some of the files open, but these are only the loader.

    pwillener
    pwillener
    Legend
    February 24, 2011

    It sounds important to you, so you should try a few things.

    You mention the year 2004; that was when Flash Player 7 was around.  Try downloading Flash Player 7 from the archive page http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/142/tn_14266.html

    Make sure to uninstall the current version first with the uninstaller linked on that page.

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