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Unable to Install Adobe Flash Player 10

I have made several attempts to install and it says I have successfully installed but it is not on my program acces file. However it is shown on the Add/Remove Files under Control Panel but shows no size as other files have. I have adjusted the ActiveX security as instucted by Adobe.
Can you help please as it has proved very frustrating.

ashraf882

Download from www.softpedia.com and then install.

kaskhedikar_tushar

For which browser are you installing Firefox or Internet explorer

Firefox - Please update your Firefox browser version & then visit :http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/

Internet explorer - http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/ (Browser in IE )

johnb6767

Assuming XP? 32/64bit?
Can you please clarify "Program Access File??

senad

If you are running an x64 system then there is no Adobe Flash Player for it.
Not yet....

Iain MacMillan

as others have said, you need one version for IE and another for all non-IE browsers.

i find its always better to download the full files and install them.

I usually get them from Filehippo - http://www.filehippo.com/download_flashplayer/

this version does work under Win 7 64bit also (under the 32bit app section), until such time as they release proper 64bit versions.

johnb6767

You can still use a 32bit IE on 64bit though......
32-Bit ActiveX Controls Do Not Work on 64-Bit Internet Explorer 6.0 for 64-Bit Windows XP-Based Computers
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/294517

normharris

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I am disappointed in the responses! I tried the solution given by ashraf882 but it still didn't install.
kaskhedikar tushar told me to do what I said I had aleady done without success.
John6767 and iainNIX solutions are unintelligable to me. I 'm not a computer geek, I just want to know what to do to install this program. I can't be that big a problem!

senad

If you expect people to help you then you should give them some feedback too.
You have not answered a crucial question if your operating system is x32 or x64 bit.

senad

Adobe Flash Player 10 is not a program access file.
It is an ActiveX component that gets incorporated into your browser
so when you run into a site that uses Flash,your browser is capable
of playing its contents.

To test what version you have :
http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/155/tn_15507.html

To test your Flash Player:
http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/welcome/

As soon as you test your player you will probably get (pic).
So just install it...
sys.png

senad

sorry that was for shockwave ...

senad

If you go to the site :

http://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/

you should be able to see the animation (with sound playing).

To access your Flashplayer settings you right click on the animation and
there you have it (see the pic)
sys.png

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senad

These are the settings that I have and work (pic):

sys.png

senad

security settings (medium-high) :
sys.png

senad

if you have a Java issue then download and install the latest from here :
http://www.java.com/en/download/index.jsp

So check all this....and if it still does not work give us some feedback....

normharris

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The clue that I received was that Flash Player is not a program acces file but is somehow built in to the browser. I see now that the program was installed from the start but I couldn't find it!

Thanks
Normharris