Flash 10 - I have tried everything!

Question

I have been trying (unsuccessfully) for 2 weeks to install Flash 10 (following a prompt to update - wish I hadn't now!). I have scoured the forums and tried everything mentioned so far. I'm running XP and IE8. Started off with the "failed to register" problem. Uninstalled using the uninstall download then reinstalled using the downloadable installer then had the tn-19166 error. Can anyone help please

Answer 1

Hello eidnolb and thanks for the quick reply!
you're probably right to be sticking to old things that work, but yes, I did install the october and november windows updates, even installed 5 updates since I published my post, among them the "Update for Internet Explorer 8 Compatibility View List for Windows Vista" and "Security Update for Jscript 5.8 for Windows Vista" which sounded promising to address the issue discussed here (but no). I even updated my java, by downloading the latest package from their site (where I was told my version was old), as suggested by someone in a discussion related to the flash player issue, which turned out to be not such a good idea as java is now taking 50% of cpu and almost freezing ie, which will be another issue that I'll have to deal with later...
My installed adobe programs are "Flash Player 10 ActiveX", "Reader 9.2" and "Shockwave Player 11.5" (which I also downloaded following a recommendation in a discussion related to this issue, but to no avail).
Adobe add-ons are "PDF Link Helper" and "PDF Reader" by "Adobe Systems, Incorporated" (with comma) and "Shockwave Flash Object" by Adobe Systems Incorporated (without the comma - don't know if it makes any sense but ie8 lists them in two different categories), which is the Flash10c.ocx version 10.0.32.18 (latest). (All enabled). Before there was also the "Get atlcom Class" add-on under "Adobe Sytems Incorporated" (without comma) like frustratedcarol, which apparently is a feature of FlashPlayer 9 ("the add-on you have to download in order to get adobe reader 9.1" according to luis100123 in this discussion http://forums.adobe.com/message/1924579), but after running the uninstall_flash_player.exe several times it finally disappeared.
The version 10 Flash Player I have now installed (during several attempts to repair possible installation errors, as suggested by adobe, though nothing was actually indicating I had had any installation errors, appart from the fact that flash player won't play internet radio streams in ie) was installed by using install_flash_player_10_active_x.msi, Install Flash Player 10 ActiveX.exe and install_flash_player_ax.exe (all downloaded standalone install-devices found through links in discussions about this issue) AND I have gone into the system32/macomed/flash folder to do a manual (and "run as administrator" as with the others) install of FlashUtil10c.exe, as was also suggested in sveral threads. (All this didn't help me more then it did frustratedcarol or the many others still searching for the solution). (Haven't gone back to do an online installation from http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/).
Concerning possible conflicts with other add-ons, I have tried deactivating ALL add-ons except for the Shokwave Flash Object, it didn't change anything about the jolting radio streams.
Must have spent more then 10 hours on this issue now. If you can figure it out, you're a hero!!!
many thanks for your concern!