Can't install Flash on Vista clean install

OK...I am thoroughly frustrated. I am working on a clean
install of Vista Ultimate, administrator account with all requisite
permissions, IE7 is conifgured to prompt for Active X, etc. Yet,
when I try to install Flash Player, I get to the screen that has
the green bars running across as if it is installing. Then, it
either runs forever, or I get a pop-up saying "Network Error" or
"Download Interrupted". I am able to download anything from every
other site on the web, so I am not worried about my network
settings. When I check system32/.Macromed directory, there is no
Flash sub-directory, only a Download directory. In that directory
are the following files: Install.exe and Download.dll.
Can anyone please help??? I am pulling my hair out (and I
don't have a lot left!)
P.S. I have another Vista computer that has FLash on it. Can
I just copy the files from that computer?

That's interesting, and unusual. The two files that you DO
see are put there by the install process. They basically -are- the
Flash Player installer.
If you were installing the Flash Player PLUGIN (for FireFox,
any non-IE windows browser) then you could copy it over. But for
the OCX activeX control install you cannot. It has to actually
install.
Can you grab and post a screen shot of those errors? I don't
find any other similar cases in the database.. it's not clear to me
if they're coming from Vista or from the installer..

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