This is a catch 22: I go to this web site:
http://ww1.rtp.pt/multimed
Get prompted to install a flash player, because I don't have any installed. Do this, receives the message that it is successfully installed, whereupon I try to web site again, and the same thing happens: I don't have any flash player installed ... ...
What should I do?
I have a Windows XP Pro SP3 English version 32-bit.
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Check your Flash install by pointing your browser at:
http://www.adobe.com/shock
If that works fine the error is either the detection used at the site is coded badly or the message should read, "You either don't have Flash installed or have Javascript disabled".
Enable JS in your browser and try again.
I have IE8. And I can not watch videos from youtube. I get the message that I either have inactivated Java-script, or have an old version of Adobe's flash player. So then I must have inactivated Java-script, but how and where do I activate it?
Control Panel/Internet/Advanced: Java (Sun) Use JRE 1.5.0_12 for <applet> (Requires restart)
Should this one be selected? (It is on my laptop)
You could use adobe's flash uninstaller and reinstall flash again.
Read the overview firstly
http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/1
http://support.microsoft.c
What happens with the shockwave link I posted?
Check for a pop-up box when you go to this page if you have Javascript eneabled:
Also, maybe check:
http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/4
Oranqutang,
I read through the TechNote "Troubleshoot Adobe Flash Player installation for Windows" (TechNote tn_19166) at http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/1
"Download Signed ActiveX controls" and "Run ActiveX controls and plug-ins" options are set to "Prompt".
But in my IE8, the "Run ActiveX controls and plug-ins" are set to Active. Does this make a difference?
The first is the same (Download...), it is set to Prompt.
hermesalpha, I had this same problem and it was driving me nuts!!!!
This is how it worked for me:
1. Uninstall Java, Shockwave and Flash
2. Uninstall IE8 and IE7 using the control panel and selecting "View installed Updates" (you might have a little problem there if you installed IE8 before installing SP3 - You will have to uninstall SP3 also if this is your case).
3. Do a clean install of SP3: Clean Install Method: from the command prompt type msconfig, in the Services Tab HIDE all Microsoft Services, disable all the other services, disable all of the entries in the Startup Tab and restart the computer. NOW install SP3.
4. Install IE8.
5. Go back to msconfig and re-enable all the services and items in the Startup tab.
6. Reinstall Java, Flash and Shockwave.
Hope this works for you.
BitsBytesandMore,
I am not sure whether I installed IE8 after of before I updated my SP2 to SP3. Where can I check that?
It that is the case (that I installed IE8 before I updated to SP3), do you mean that I need to do a completely new installation of the whole OS? And then reinstall all software? Or can I just remove the update and revert to SP2?
Ok back to your original post: Try these quick steps firstly if you want...
1-Download ccleaner http://www.filehippo.com/d
2-Run the flash uninstaller http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/1
3-Download dialafix http://wiki.lunarsoft.net/
Run dialafix(click ok on "unable to determine version of IE")
Wiyhin dialafix:Tick Activex controls/codecs and hit go.
Reboot machine
4-Install flash http://get.adobe.com/flash
5-Try to watch flash videos
If it doesn't show up in your add remove programs (make sure you check the view installed updates) you would not be able to remove because it would not be there it thus you would only have the option of removing the SP3....check out this article:
http://support.microsoft.c
Hope it helps....
Try "A damaged Windows system registry or incorrect permissions in the registry may prevent Flash Player from installing or registering correctly." from http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/4
"The updates are being downloaded and installed"
"Installation status: Installing Internet Explorer 8 for Windows XP (update 51 of 51)..."
The green indicator went to completely full (100 %), but there is no OK button, only Cancel.
It has freezed here whole night, nothing more happens.
Must I reinstall whole XP again, for the 6th time :( :( :(
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by: optomaPosted on 2009-07-26 at 07:11:09ID: 24945843
Firstly, what browser are you using?
And within that browser can you view videos from, for example, from you tube?