Flash Player 10 won't install on Mac

I am running a Mac ibook g4 with Mac OS X V.10.4.11. I am trying to upgrade to flash player 10. In the process I uninstalled player 9 and downloaded player 10. I get the Adobe Flash Player.pkg and when I try to open it to run it it tries to open in word. I am sure it is not installed on my computer because I can no longer run any video on Youtube, I have retired to install player 9 and I run into the same problem. Is there something that I am doing wrong? Do I not want to run that file? How do I get my computer to replay videos without installing Firefox? Thank you.

Hi juano, I'm shaking my head here:-) Strange indeed. Were you able to locate the SWF for Flash Player and Shockwave Player?
They MUST be there and enabled, otherwise even tho this test indicates installed. My opinion is that the tests are looking at the Flash Player and Shockwave Player files. And evidently those files are installed. This has happened many many times with the PC's. I have had too many users report what you are and the tests show installed, but not working. If the
SWF's are not enabled, or the ActiveX Control that is used in IE, then FP will not work. As soon as they enable it, problem
solved. Now, granted that doesn't mean there may not be another problem even with the SWF & ActiveX Control enabled.
This is just something that must be confirmed before proceeding to find what other problem there may be.
This is a different test site from Adobe and it is the one the other Mac user tested on with FF and it told him he needed an
additional plug-in, which was the SWF and it was missing. It wouldn't hurt to try only using FF and it only tests for the Flash Player SWF plug-in, not the Shockwave Player.
http://adobe.com/software/flash/about
Now this test will only tell you that FP is installed and IF the SWF plug-in is missing. If you have the SWF installed, but not Enabled, it won't tell you that. That is why I wanted you to find those SWF plug-ins to make sure they were enabled. If I knew where they were located in Mac, I would tell you. I am guessing here, but I think they are in the Library where any other plug-ins are, as Quicktime, etc.
Thanks,
eidnolb

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quote:
Originally posted by:
Bflowolf
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Well, none of these steps have been tested (by me) on a non
Intel mac.. So maybe we need different steps for PowerPC
processors, which wouldn't necessarily make sense to me.
Can you try these steps in order please and let me know what
happens?
1. Delete the following files (or the entire folder) if they
exist:
/Library/Internet Plug-Ins/Flash Player Enabler.plugin
/Library/Internet Plug-Ins/Flash Player.plugin
/Library/Internet Plug-Ins/flashplayer.xpt
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3. Reinstall Flash Player 9.
THEN... if that fails do this:
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quote:
Originally posted by:
Bflowolf
(iBook G4 1.07 GHz, 768 MB DDR SDRAM, MacOSX 10.4.9) also
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reinstalling too, still no good)
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processors, which wouldn't necessarily make sense to me.
Can you try these steps in order please and let me know what
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1. Delete the following files (or the entire folder) if they
exist:
/Library/Internet Plug-Ins/Flash Player Enabler.plugin
/Library/Internet Plug-Ins/Flash Player.plugin
/Library/Internet Plug-Ins/flashplayer.xpt
2. Repair disk permissions using the Disk Utility
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"Troubleshooting permissions issues in Mac OS X".
3. Reinstall Flash Player 9.
THEN... if that fails do this:
1. Delete the following files (or the entire folder) if they
exist *(again, and yes I know it's repetitive...)*
/Library/Internet Plug-Ins/Flash Player Enabler.plugin
/Library/Internet Plug-Ins/Flash Player.plugin
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2. Run Disk Utility's "Permission Repair" again..
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