Cannot install flash, using latest version of Firefox

Hi computer noob here.
OS Windows Vista 16b , Browser Firefox V 3.6.23
Im having a couple of problems with adobe at the moment, first of all when I tried to install flash on a friends lap top today it downloaded a DLM , then when thats installed it does nothing, I still have no flash, then I go back to adobe and try to download again and it keeps telling me I need to install a missing plug in so it can download....when I click on "install missing plug in" it says adobe can not download the missing plug in, it gives me the option to download it manually but when I try that it asks me to find a programme to open it with? Seems like something is not working as it should be, please help!! Why cant I just go to adobe with Firefox , click download and restart my browser, that would be so much easier lol
Second problem , OS Windows XP
Second problem im having for the past week is I cannot connect to adobe to update my adobe reader, It keeps telling me that it cant connect to the server , and it just keeps timing out? Is there a problem with readers latest install because I tried to update another friends comp too and I had the same problem
Thanks for the help

Flash Player: don't use the DLM - it causes nothing but trouble! Download the executable installers from http://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/fp_distribution3.html
Adobe Reader: I don't know why the Updater doesn't work; download the latest Reader version directly from http://ardownload.adobe.com/pub/adobe/reader/win/9.x/9.4.0/en_US/AdbeRdr940_en_US.exe

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