I need help downloading Adobe Flash Player

[Barb B.]

When I go through the installation process, and it tells me that the Adobe
Flash Player has been successfully installed. When I go back to find it, it
isn't there. I have the Adobe Reader, and that icon came up right away. Am
I not looking in the right place or is it just not installed? I tried to
read the info. about problems with this download with Vista, but I do give my
permission to install the Active X.
Please, can someone help me?

 

[PaulB]

Hi Barb,
There is no icon for Adobe flash. It runs when needed by a web page,
typically. Look in IE/tools/manage add-ons to see if Shock Wave flash object
is there.

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Download and run the Adobe Flash Player uninstaller:
http://kb.adobe.com/selfservice/viewContent.do?externalId=tn_14157

or direct download:

Adobe Flash Player Uninstaller:
http://download.macromedia.com/pub/flashplayer/current/uninstall_flash_player.exe

Close all IE windows and run the Flash Player Uninstaller.

Then visit:
http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash

and click on "Install Now".


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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows Desktop Experience -
Windows Vista Enthusiast

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When I go through the installation process, and it tells me that the Adobe
Flash Player has been successfully installed. When I go back to find it, it
isn't there. I have the Adobe Reader, and that icon came up right away. Am
I not looking in the right place or is it just not installed? I tried to
read the info. about problems with this download with Vista, but I do give my
permission to install the Active X.
Please, can someone help me?

 

[Kayman]

When I go through the installation process, and it tells me that the Adobe
Flash Player has been successfully installed. When I go back to find it, it
isn't there. I have the Adobe Reader, and that icon came up right away. Am
I not looking in the right place or is it just not installed? I tried to
read the info. about problems with this download with Vista, but I do give my
permission to install the Active X.
Please, can someone help me?

Flash Player 9 April 2008 Security Update (version 9.0.124.0).

1. Check version here:
http://www.macromedia.com/software/flash/about/
or
Version test for Adobe Flash Player.
http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/knowledgebase/index.cfm?id=tn_15507

2. How to uninstall the Adobe Flash Player plug-in and ActiveX control.
http://kb.adobe.com/selfservice/viewContent.do?externalId=tn_14157
Direct link:
http://download.macromedia.com/pub/flashplayer/current/uninstall_flash_player.exe

2a. Alternatively, uninstall "Adobe Flash Player Active X" in Control
Panel\Add or Remove Programs, if it exists.

3. Reboot!

4. Install Adobe Flash Player.
http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash
or
Adobe Flash Player.
http://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/
Direct link:
http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/ge...censing/win/install_flash_player_active_x.msi

5. Reboot!

6. Check version here:
http://www.macromedia.com/software/flash/about/
or
Version test for Adobe Flash Player.
http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/knowledgebase/index.cfm?id=tn_15507

That's it, good luck

 

[John Barnett MVP]

I replied to this one yesterday but it appears that the post got lost - well
at least it isn't showing up on my newsreader. Apologies if this as double
posted.

Adobe flash player is a plug-in for Internet Explorer; you don't get a
desktop icon. The flash player is needed to play video etc on websites.

Open Internet Explorer, Click Tools on the toolbar (right hand side of
Internet Explorer window). From the drop down menu Click hover your mouse
over the 'Manage Add-Ons' another menu will appear. Now click on 'Enable or
Disable Add-Ons.' When the 'manage add-ons' window opens look down the list
for 'shockwave flash object'. If you can see that in the manage add-ons'
window then Adobe Flash is installed.

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John Barnett MVP
Associate Expert
Windows Desktop Experience

Web: http://xphelpandsupport.mvps.org
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[Colin Barnhorst]

I replied to this one yesterday but it appears that the post got lost -
well at least it isn't showing up on my newsreader. Apologies if this as
double posted.

I have been having the same problem for about a month. Sometimes someone
will reply to my post and I will know that they can see it even if I can't
either in WinMail or in Google groups. Very annoying.