Adobe 10.2 downloaded still get message to download it

Question

Hi all and thanks for any help!
Have Windows XP
Have IE8 and ever since I started having issues with it I've been using Firefox 4.0
I've disabled Avast and have AVG but can't find any way to disable it.
If I go to youtube or anywhere to use the player it tells me to download it....I click on it and it just sits there..I checked and it's already downloaded
I'm not computer savvy so please be patient..I do ok but this thing is driving me nuts! Thanks again

Answer 1

Another thing you will be asked to do is to check for the "kill-bit" registry entry. The following link explains how to remove it but I'll sum it up for you as well.
http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/190/tn_19091.html
Click on your start button or windows button (bottom left of the screen)
You need to run your Registry Editor this can be done by one of a few ways:
      Open a run window and type regedit.exe
     Open task manager and click new process and type regedit.exe
     Press the windows key on your keyboard and the r button simultaneously to open the run window and once again type regedit.exe
Now you want to navigate to the following registry entry in the left pane of the Registry Editor:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\ActiveX Compatibility\{D27CDB6E-AE6D-11CF-96B8-444553540000}
There will be a sub-key in the right pane of the Editor that is labeled "Compatibility Flags" if the value to the right of that is anything other than 0 or 0x00000000 then right click on the value and change it to that value. Hit enter and exit the Registry Editor and try a new installation.
Another thought you mentioned running both Avast and AVG. Are you running both Anti-Viruses at the same time? Running more than one Anti-virus at a time is not recommended as it can cause conflicts and a slew of other problems.