Macromedia Flash

[someone]

After some inactivity on my Windows XP Pro, instead of the screen saver, I
get a dark screen, with the message: "Could not find Macromedia Flash."
OK. For some reason, I didn't have it any more. Maybe SP3. So I
downloaded it, but I still get the same message.

 

[Elmo]

After some inactivity on my Windows XP Pro, instead of the screen saver,
I get a dark screen, with the message: "Could not find Macromedia
Flash." OK. For some reason, I didn't have it any more. Maybe SP3. So
I downloaded it, but I still get the same message.

- Open Internet Properties.
- On the General tab page, click the "Settings" button.
- Click "View Objects".
- Right-click the "Shockwave Flash Object".
- Click Update. If no results, click Remove. It should be reinstalled
as needed; a damaged component is doing you no good.

 

[Kayman]

After some inactivity on my Windows XP Pro, instead of the screen saver, I
get a dark screen, with the message: "Could not find Macromedia Flash."
OK. For some reason, I didn't have it any more. Maybe SP3. So I
downloaded it, but I still get the same message.

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

Not successful?

1. 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

2. Download SubInACL from Microsoft to fix permission issues that prevent
the Flash Player Installation.
(Supported Operating Systems: Windows 2000; Windows Server 2003; Windows
XP)
http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/knowledgebase/index.cfm?id=fb1634cb

3. Security Update for Flash Player (KB923789)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...57-5f14-4fb2-bc0c-2c4f3c56274a&DisplayLang=en

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

Still no luck?

Flash Support Forums
http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/webforums/forum/index.cfm?forumid=15