Flash Player being counter productive?

I recently tried to update my Adobe Flash Player, only for it to seemingly make everything worse.
At present, I have the latest versions for Shockwave and Flash Player, and I am using Firefox on Windows 7. When I have Player disabled and only use Shockwave, Youtube runs normally and other sites ask me to install Flash. However, if I activate the Flash Player in the Add-Ons, in any capacity ("Ask to activate", turning Shockwave off, ect), suddenly anything Flash related refuses to load. I don't even get a message telling me to install the program, the entire box where the media should be just remains blank.
I tried going in and deleting my my local data for Flash player as the help guide recommended, and still nothing changed. So what should I do?

Okay, was messing around and tried to run a flash program on Windows Media Player, which asked me to download the Flash Player. Since I already had the Firefox version, I downloaded the one for Internet Explorer.
That... somehow... fixed the problems with Firefox... I don't even know how or why, but it works... so I guess I accidentally solved my own question.

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I have an update that needs to be installed but I noticed it is also trying to download Google products. I DO NOT wish to have these items on my computer but did not receive the option to update without them. Can you please send another link to ONLY update the Flash Player without any additional downloads? And please do not suggest I update and then go into the install/uninstall program and remove the Google products. I do not wish to do this. If I wanted those items, I would download them from Google, not from Adobe.
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You can download the offline installers (without any bundled 3rd-party software) from http://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/installation-problems-flash-player-windows.html#mai n-pars_header (under the heading Progress bar hangs...).

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Okay, was messing around and tried to run a flash program on Windows Media Player, which asked me to download the Flash Player. Since I already had the Firefox version, I downloaded the one for Internet Explorer.
That... somehow... fixed the problems with Firefox... I don't even know how or why, but it works... so I guess I accidentally solved my own question.

Cant download flash player being blocked?

hi cant dwnload flash player beig blocked all the time

Download the installer(s) from the links in http://forums.adobe.com/thread/889580

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Problems with Flash Player being recognized in Windows 8.1

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This is a known problem with Internet Exploder 11, which Microsoft has been aware of since October 18 when they released their latest "untested" browser. The pages can't recognize the browser, so they don't recognize any of the plugins, like Flash Player. So far, Microsoft has made NO indication that they have any plan to fix it soon.
Microsoft's recommendation is to use Compatibility View for affected pages, and "pretend" you're using an different browser. Trouble with that is it has seen limited success at best, and you have to individually enable it for EVERY page that has problems.
I'm not big on "pretending" so I recommend actually using another browser.
Firefox (from Mozilla)
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Safari (from Apple)
Chrome (from Google)
ANY of those will work where IE11 won't, with the Flash Player Plug-in (For all other browsers), and Chrome doesn't even need that because it has its own Flash Player plugin built in.

Macromedia Flash Player being blocked

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Hello , issues with flash player being unresponsive?

I have windows xp , 32 bit , and i was previously using internet explorer 8 however due to constant freezes and crashing , i switched to google crome. I go to facebook alot and i like to play games through there, such as bingo blitz and bubble safari, and chefville. On bingo blitz and bubble safari , my sound cuts in and out and i get alot of crashes lately , however when i try to play chefville, i will repeatedly get a message stating shockwave flash plugin is unresponsive. I have went to the google forum and did all there troubleshooting as well as uninstalled and reinstalled and updated my adobe flash plugin. All this to no avail , im still getting the same issues , and yes i have tried just using google cromes built in flash , and now to date i have all google cromes flash disabled and i have my updated adobe flash enabled. Still doing the same thing. Any advice on this plz?

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http://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/enable-system-flash-player-goog le-chrome.html
If you find that this fixes the problem, please open a new bug report here: http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/entry

Problem with Flash Player in Windows 8

My Windows 8 OS no longer 'sees' Adobe Flash Player.
I have followed all the troubleshooting steps described online however my specific problem is not addressed. Here are the facts:
Shockwave Flash Object is listed in the Manage Add-ons window BUT it is listed under the "Not Available" section.
The Publisher is listed as "Not Available"
The Status is "Enabled."
Active X Filtering is NOT activated in the Safety drop-down box
I can see the Shockwave files in C:/Windows/System 32/Macromed/Flash
I downloaded the uninstall program from Adobe, followed directions. It reported that the uninstall was successful.
I restarted the computer
However, the program files are still there. All the same problems are persist.
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When I test the Flash Player it responds:
Products Affected: Flash Player 11
"Either Flash Player is disabled or Active X Filter is ON." (From the above, you know that neither of those statements is true.)
Apparently the problem is that Windows 8 is not recognizing the Publisher and lists the object as unavailable. How to I get it back to being available or uninstall it so that I can reinstall.
Your assistance will be greatly appreciated.
KPS

There is a Windows Update KB patch and two registry keys that will prevent uninstallation of the ActiveX plug-in in Win 8 or 8.1. using the Flash Player Uninstaller from here.
Additionally, those files will prevent you from manually reinstalling it even if you manually delete the plug-in files and reg keys. I've been successful at removing the ActiveX plug-in once, but was unable to manually reinstall it.
I'd recommend repairing Internet Explorer: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/318378

Flash player issues with system recognizing it's installed - all versions

I am running a Vista 64-bit computer.I seem to have had lots of trouble with Adobe Flash Player being recognized by various sites (and have the same issues with other computers running both XP and Windows 7). I've downloaded, I've clicked install, it shows in the computer but the sites keep asking me to download. I downloaded 11 recently, which didn't help and later found out that it doesn't support Vista 64 bit, even though I've had Vista 64 bit for 3 1/2 years! Anyway, I uninstalled 11 and found a download for 10 and put it back to that but it still doesn't help.For example, I was looking at patterns on michaels.com and I got the message to install Flash.
Again, I have FP 10 installed (now) and would like to know if there are additional steps to take in order to get sites to recognize it is installed. Additionally, I am curious as to the short-sitedness of Adobe NOT to provide Flash Player for 64 bit Vista machines. Because Microsoft charges crazy amounts to upgrade OS, it is unlikely that I'll upgrade to Win 7 anytime soon. And since the product (Vista x64) has been around for many years, why is it treated as though it doesn't exist?

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How do I troubleshoot Flash Player's protected mode for Firefox?

Starting with Flash Player 11.3, a protected mode was added as a new security enhancement for Firefox 4.0 and greater on Windows Vista and higher. This security enhancement is designed to limit the impact of attacks launched from malicious Flash content (SWF files). For additional details on this feature, please see Inside Flash Player Protected Mode for Firefox
After reviewing this FAQ, we'd appreciate if you would take a minute to let us know if it helped. There is a link to a two question survey at the bottom of the page.
While we believe this feature is fully tested and reliable, if you encounter issues with Firefox we recommend the following troubleshooting steps.
Problem: Flash content does not appear, YouTube display errors such as "An error occurred. Please try again later.", or Flash video will not function properly.
Solution: If RealPlayer is installed on your system, please disable the RealPlayer Browser Record plug-in.
Launch RealPlayer
Click the RealPlayer icon in the upper left corner of the window and choose Preferences.
Choose Download & Recording from the left hand panel
Uncheck "Enable Web Download & Recording for these installed browsers"
Click OK and close RealPlayer
Restart Firefox
If you are viewing this page in Firefox and Flash Player is not working, please click here for an HTML5 version of this video: YouTube HTML5 HD Link
Problem: RealPlayer is not installed, Flash Player crashes in Firefox
Solution:
Troubleshoot Extensions and Add-Ons by launching Firefox in Safe Mode
1. Exit Firefox
2. Click Start > Run
3. Type the following then press [Enter]:
firefox.exe -p
4. Click Continue in Safe Mode
5. Attempt to reproduce the problem
If the problem does not occur in safe mode, please try to isolate it down to an individual plug-in.
1. Exit Firefox
2. Re-launch Firefox
3. Click Firefox > Add-Ons > Extensions
4. Click Disable on all of your extensions
5. Attempt to reproduce the problem, while enabling each extension until you can reproduce the issue
If the issue persists in Safe-Mode, please continue with the steps below:
Some users have indicated that random crashing stops when clearing their Firefox profile. This step will allow you to temporarily test with a clean set of Firefox preferences, without losing your preferences.
Exit Firefox
Click Start > Run
Type the following then press [Enter]: firefox.exe -p
Click Create Profile
Click Next
In the Enter new profile name dialog, type "Test"
Click Finish
Select Test and click Start Firefox
Use Firefox as normal. If the problem goes away, clearing your Firefox preferences, or migrating the important settings (bookmarks, etc) to a clean Profile may be a good permanent solution.
If the problem persists, switch back to your old profile by doing the following:
Exit Firefox
Click Start > Run
Type the following then press [enter]:firefox.exe –p
Choose your old account (typically "default")
Click Start Firefox
Solution: Try a clean Windows profile (You must be an Administrator to complete this step. If your user account is not an admin type, skip to the next section for instructions on reporting a bug.) Creating a new Windows user will rule out any account-specific preferences that may be enabled on your system.
Create a user account in Vista
Create a user account in Windows 7
Use Flash Player normally. If the problem goes away, this indicates a compatibility problem, either with software you have installed or with preferences set on your account.
Reporting a bug:
Please file bugs at bugbase.adobe.com.
Choose "Adobe Flash Player" as the product
Choose "Browser Integration" as the product area
Please provide as much information as possible with what you were doing before the crash and an exact URL where the crash occurred.
If available, please attach your Firefox crash logs to the bug using the Attachments field.
Show hidden files and folders. For more details, see the instructions for the operating system that you use: Vista and Windows 7.
Crash logs are located at C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Crash Reports\
Logs will be located in either the pending or submitted folder, depending on whether or not you submitted the crash report to Mozilla.
Last resort
Finally, if these problems are blocking you from using Flash Player we recommend, as a last resort, you either revert back to Flash Player 11.2 or temporarily disable Protected Mode. We strongly recommend that Protected Mode is manually enabled once this issue is resolved.
To revert to a previous version of Flash Player, please see this FAQ: How do I revert to a previous version of Flash Player?
To disable Protected Mode, add the following line to your mms.cfg file located in:
Windows 32bit: C:\windows\system32\macromed\flash
Windows 64bit: C:\windows\syswow64\macromed\flash
ProtectedMode=0
If the mms.cfg file does not exist, create one using any standard text editor (e.g.. notepad)
Depending on your operating system, you might need to first save the mms.cfg file to a writable location (such as your documents or desktop folder) and then copy the file into the destination folder using Windows Explorer.
To re-enable Protected Mode, simply remove the line from the mms.cfg file.
Hopefully this FAQ helped you. Please let us know by taking a minute to fill out this simple survey.
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Installing Adobe Flash Player 10.0.42 Plugin for Firefox 3.5.7

I currently have Firefox 3.5.7 installed and am trying to access a site that requires the current version of Adobe Flash Player (10.0.42). When I download and install it, the website still doesn't recognize flash player being installed.
I go to Adobe.com, make sure I am downloading the one for WinXP/Firefox and install it, then it says that it is successfully installed. However, when I try to access the site, and it says that the current version of flash player is not installed, with a link to the adobe site to download the latest version (which I already did).
I have tried uninstalling the flash player, from both Windows and Adobe's uninstaller, and reinstalling with no success. I have even tried uninstalling/reinstalling Firefox, still nothing. For fun, I tried updating IE, and it works fine, but I REALLY don't like IE.
Another note: when I uninstall Flash Player, it doesn't remove it from my machine (add/remove program list), even when Windows asks, "Adobe ... is already uninstalled, would you like to remove it from the list?" Additionally, when I go to Adobe's Flash Player version tester site, it reports that IE is running version 10.0.42, but when I access it with FF, it shows a link to download the latest Adobe FP.

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mvargas,
Here is the info you requested:
WinXP (32bit)
In C:\Windows\System32\Macromed\Flash:
Flash10d.ocx, flashplayer.xpt, FlashUtil10d.exe, install.log, KB923789.inf, mms.cfg, NPSWF32.dll, NPSWF32_FlashUtil.exe, uninstall_activeX.exe, uninstall_plugin.exe
Add/Remove Programs List:
Adobe Flash Player 10 ActiveX
Below is what I have in the same folders on my home comp (which works).
In C:\Windows\System32\Macromed\Flash:
FlashPlayerTrust (folder): AcrobatConnect.cfg, rpconverter.cfg Flash10c.ocx FlashAuthor.cfg flashplayer.xpt FlashUtil10c.exe genuinst.exe install.log KB923789.inf NPSWF32.dll NPSWF32_FlashUtil.exe uninstall_activeX.exe uninstall_plugin.exe
Add/Remove Programs List:
Adobe Flash Player 10 ActiveX
Adobe Flash Player 10 Plugin

Please Help Me Install Flash player

Yesterday I unintentionally uninstalled Flash player with a product named Perfect Uninstaller. During the process it states that the Item I uninstalled will be uninstalled now and forever. Every time I click "run" to install it starts for about one second and then stops completely. I'm beginning to think that they meant it and that there is some sort of blocking going on but that is just an assumption. I hope some can help. I am a novice obviously. I am using Windows XP.
Message was edited by: toad eater
Message was edited by: toad eater

Yeah it was a goofy move for sure. Thanks for the direction I finally got the download..
Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2010 15:50:03 -0600
From: [email protected]
To: toad eater
Subject: Flash Player Please Help Me Install Flash player
Hi, I really don't know how one can "unitentionally uninstall" anything, LOL
You can go to this site and follow the instructions:
http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/191/tn_19166.html
Thanks,
eidnolb
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Flash player permission box pops up but won't go away

This little annoying box that aways pops up wanting permission to store things onto my laptop pops up and will not go away. How do I get rid of it? I have tried the settings box, checking the tiny box for it to not ask again but it keeps popping up anyways.

Websites might occasionally want to store information, such as your high score from a game that runs in Flash Player or what products you have purchased, to your computer. In the Global Storage Settings panel, you can control how much disk space websites can use to store information, or you can prohibit websites from storing any information at all. (If you prohibit websites from storing information, the website might or might not function as intended.)
Use this panel to specify the default storage settings for websites that you haven't yet visited. (To change settings for websites you have already visited, use the Website Storage Settings panel.) The following list explains the storage options:
If you don't want to let applications from any website save information on your computer, and you don't want to be asked again, select Never Ask Again. This action doesn't delete any information that is already stored. (To delete existing information, use the Delete options in the Website Storage Settings panel.)
If you want to decide on a case-by-case basis whether applications from a website can save information on your computer, move the slider to the far left (None). Each time an application wants to save information on your computer, you will be asked for more disk space.
If you want to let applications from any website save as much information on your computer as they need to, move the slider to the far right (Unlimited).
If you want to let applications from any website save information on your computer, but want to limit the amount of disk space they can use, move the slider to select 10 KB, 100 KB, 1 MB, or 10 MB. If an application needs more space than you have allotted, you will be asked for more disk space while the application is running.
(Flash Player 8 and later) If you do not want to let third-party content store information on your computer, deselect Allow Third-Party Content To Store Data On Your Computer.
When you visit a website, the address shown in the browser address bar is usually where most of the website is located. For example, if you visit a fictional website www.[hotel].com, most of the website is located at www.[hotel].com. Sometimes, websites combine content from different sources. For example, www.[hotel].com might display a reservations form in Flash that actually comes from [reservations.hotel].com. The content from the latter website is called third-party content.
Third-party content might try to store information on your computer. In the hotel reservations example, you might be willing to let [reservations.hotel].com store information on your computer, such as data about which hotels you prefer, so that you can make a hotel reservation. However, you might not be willing to let third-party content store information on your computer in other situations. For example, a car-rental company, www.[my-car-rental].com, might have a banner ad on www.[hotel].com, to track your website usage or to record your preferences.
To prohibit all third parties from storing information on your computer, deselect Allow Third-Party Content To Store Data On Your Computer. This option is available only with Flash Player 8 and later. Adobe recommends that you upgrade to the most recent version of Flash Player available.
(Flash Player 9.0.115.0 and later) If you do not want to store Flash components on your computer, deselect Store Common Flash Components To Reduce Download Times.
Flash Player lets you store common or shared SWF and FLV files and other components from different websites on your computer to significantly reduce download times and allow faster viewing. For example, www.[hotel].com and [reservations.hotel].com might both use the same Adobe components on their sites.
For an overview of issues related to storage, see What are storage settings? in the discussion of the Settings Manager. (http://www.macromedia.com/support/documentation/en/flashplayer/help/settings_manager03.htm l)

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