Macromedia flash wont install on IE

[Guest]

I have tried everything I can think of, I have win xp pro on a new HP
computer. I have IE 6 with all the updates for Win SP 2. I have disabled all
pop up blockers and still I cant get it to load. When I go to the macromedia
web sight it seems as though the flash player is installing just fine, the
little video at the top shows a sucsesfull install and it has installed yahoo
toolbar and that is there but when I go to my home page www.comcast.net the
flash wont work, and on several other sites as well, but it works just fine
on FireFox and Opera I have tried.
So I am stuck here. And yes I did use IE to download Flash itself, not FF or
Opera. Does anyone have any ideas for me to try??

 

[Vincenzo Di Russo [MVP]]

I have tried everything I can think of, I have win xp pro on a new HP
computer. I have IE 6 with all the updates for Win SP 2. I have disabled
all pop up blockers and still I cant get it to load. When I go to the
macromedia web sight it seems as though the flash player is installing
just fine, the little video at the top shows a sucsesfull install and it
has installed yahoo toolbar and that is there but when I go to my home
page www.comcast.net the flash wont work, and on several other sites as
well, but it works just fine on FireFox and Opera I have tried.
So I am stuck here. And yes I did use IE to download Flash itself, not FF
or Opera. Does anyone have any ideas for me to try??

See: http://www.macromedia.com/support/flashplayer/

Try to install Flash Player from here:
http://www.macromedia.com/go/full_flashplayer_win_ie

 

[Jon Kennedy]

Do you have any toolbar or other helper application that blocks Flash? Some
toolbars that block pop-ups also have a Flash-blocker.

See this site for .reg file to make sure Flash is enabled in the registry:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm - line 363 on the left.
Download to your desktop and double-click to merge to your registry or right
click and choose Merge - or Edit to see exactly what modifications it will
make to your registry.

Check your security settings - Tools...Internet Options...Security tab,
click Internet Zone, click Custom, and make sure automatic downloads are
enabled. Ensure that "Download Signed ActiveX controls" and "Run ActiveX
controls and plug-ins" are not disabled.

If you are behind a proxy server or are in an administered network
environment - they may be blocking Flash.

If you are trying to install via a web page, try installing via the
downloadable installer:
http://www.macromedia.com/go/full_flashplayer_win_msi or
http://www.macromedia.com/support/flash/ts/documents/killbitblock/flashplayer7_ax.exe

This is a silent installer - you will get no feedback if the install is
successful. You can check for your Flash install status here:
http://www.macromedia.com/software/flash/about/

Tools...Manage Add-ons...change menu to "Add-ons that have been used by IE"
and make sure that "Shockwave ActiveX Control" and "Shockwave Flash Object"
are set to "enabled".

Try posting your issue to the Macromedia Flash support forum:
http://www.macromedia.com/cfusion/webforums/forum/categories.cfm?catid=184&forumid=44
As you'll see, you are not alone in having trouble installing Flash, and
they have support engineers there monitoring the group.