Flash Player Compatibility Problem

I am setting up my old G4 (OS 9.2.2) computer for my daughter to get online for games, etc. In order to view some of the websites, I need the latest version of Flash. We're using Internet Explorer 5.1 because I'm not sure if I can upgrade with this OS. According to the website, Flash 8 and 9 are not compatible with Mac classic operating systems. I also have a G5 and OS X. The installation disks that came with the G5 seem specific to the G5. I'm wondering if there's anything I can do to make the G4 work for our purposes. Any help would be appreciated.

Hi, boilerfan -
Welcome to Apple's Discussions.
Flash 7 is the last version that can be used in OS 9. If you need to use a later version, you will need to upgrade the G4 to OSX. In order to do that there are a few things to consider...
You will need to know the specific Apple designation for your G4. This Apple KBase article can help you identify it -
Article #58418 - Power Mac G4: How to Differentiate Between Models
• Firmware. If the machine is a G4 (Digital Audio) or earlier model, it should have its firmware updated if that has not already been done. You can check its current firmware version easily - open Apple System Profiler, and on the tab System Profile scroll down to the section Production Information. Look at the info on the line labelled "Boot ROM version:" - if that states $0004.28f5, the firmware version is 4.2.8, which is current for those models; if that number is lower, then the firmware should be updated. You can download the 4.2.8 updater from here -
Article #120068 - G4 Firmware Update 4.2.8
• RAM. OSX requires more RAM as a minimum than does OS 9. OSX 10.3 and earlier require 128MB as a minimum; 256MB is a more realistic minimum. OSX 10.4 requires 256MB RAM as a minimum; 512MB is more realistic.
• Hard drive space. A normal install of OSX 10.3 or 10.4 will need about 3GB of drive space. This can be reduced quite a lot by choosing to not install all language versions; you can instruct the installer to not install all language versions during the install process. In addition, OSX runs best when there is at least 5GB of free space for it to use (it uses this for its version of Virtual Memory, temporary files, and defragging on the fly).
• Source. The OSX install disks from your G5 are not usable on the G4 - they are model-specific to the G5. You would need to acquire a retail package of OSX; the retail packages include a universal installer. If your G4 is a G4 (DA) or earlier model, it can use any version of OSX released to date. However, the later versions of OSX are more stable and run faster than the earlier ones do, so your choices would be either 10.3 (Panther) or OSX 10.4 (Tiger). Apple no longer sells Panther, but you can get Tiger from the Apple Store as well as from other sources.
Note - the version of Tiger sold by Apple is on DVD only. This requires that the machine it is to be installed on must have an optical drive which can boot to DVDs. Not all G4s have that. At one time Apple offered a disk swap, where the DVDs could be exchanged for CDs; this program has been discontinued. However, you can still get both Panther and Tiger on CDs from sources like -
http://store.yahoo.com/hardcoremac/index.html
EBay is another possibility.
Regardless of the source, be sure to get a retail disk set - the retail packages have a universal installer; model-specific disks do not.

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