Flash Player installer does nothing when activated

This happened last time too. The Flash online download method never seems to work for me. I need a direct download.

UPDATE: I was able to install the new version of Flash when, after uninstalling Flash entirely from my computer, I went to a website that used Flash, and Firefox asked me if I wanted to install Flash. That installation seems to have worked. It wasn't the online installer, as that file has still done absolutely nothing since I downloaded it.

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Flash Player installation does not complete

Help! I am at my wits' end! Windows 9, 32-bit. I have uninstalled older versions of Flash Player and appear to be downloading it but after several hours' waiting, am still on 'Step 2' of the download. Task Manager suggests install_flashplayer is a process but never completes. Have followed instructions on Adobe website, security to Medium, ActiveX Filtering off etc. Any ideas gratefully received.

Download the Adobe Flash Player installer directly by right clicking the following link and selecting "Save target as".
Flash Player for ActiveX (Internet Explorer)
Save the file to your downloads folder or desktop, wherever you can find it - DO NOT run it yet.
Reboot your system - a hard reboot - shut it down, waith 30 seconds and then restart it.
BEFORE opening anything else, locate the downloaded installer and run it.

Flash Player Installs but Uninstalls When Switching Users

I use Vista Business on my home computer. We have multiple users on our computer. I do not have a problem installing the Flash Player, but when we switch users or restart the computer, the player does not work. We used IE7 and recently IE8 and Flash 10.0.22.87.
After switching users or restarting, when we visit a website that needs flash, we get a message that we don't have flash. If we immediately follow the link to download flash, we get the message that installation was successful but the completion movie does not show. We have to close the browser to reinstall from the abobe website.
We have a temporary fix. We double click on FlashUtil10b.exe in C:\windows\system32\Macromed\Flash. That works until the next time we switch users or restart the computer.
The player does not stop working if a single users exits IE and then opens it later.
I have tried the troubleshooting methods in Abode Support.

I use Vista Business on my home computer. We have multiple users on our computer. I do not have a problem installing the Flash Player, but when we switch users or restart the computer, the player does not work. We used IE7 and recently IE8 and Flash 10.0.22.87.
After switching users or restarting, when we visit a website that needs flash, we get a message that we don't have flash. If we immediately follow the link to download flash, we get the message that installation was successful but the completion movie does not show. We have to close the browser to reinstall from the abobe website.
We have a temporary fix. We double click on FlashUtil10b.exe in C:\windows\system32\Macromed\Flash. That works until the next time we switch users or restart the computer.
The player does not stop working if a single users exits IE and then opens it later.
I have tried the troubleshooting methods in Abode Support.

Bookmarks sidebar cover Flash player and PDF plugin when active.

This problem is present in FF 5 - 6 - 7.
When i leave the Bokmarks sidebar active in my FF a blank square flickering on flash player like youtube videos and on pdf documents opened with PDF plugin.
This square appear and disappear when i move the mouse over this, or the problem go back when i close the bookmarks sidebar.
[http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/822/20110930154105.jpg/ Screenshot captured on PDF documents]

Ok, I tried to download the firefox browser but IE wouldn't let me download it. My friend downloaded it from their computer to a flash drive and I loaded it to my computer from the flash drive. The download of Firefox from the flash drive worked, and now I'm using Firefox & both my adobe flash player and my adobe reader are working just great.
However, neither the flash player nor the reader are working if I use IE, so I guess I will just have to use Firefox as my browser.
I'm going to mark my question as answered since I really don't care that I have to use Firefox instead of IE,although I can't understand why it works using Firefox but not using IE.
Thank you so much for your assistance in walking me step-by-step through this problem until I was able to reach a satisfactory solution.

Install Button for Adobe Flash Player 12 Does Nothing in FF26

The only option now on the Adobe site to download FP 12 is to click on the 'Install' button. That is, there is no longer any option to just dl an exe file and then run it to install the player.
The Adobe page correctly recognizes that I'm using FF and Win7 32-bit. But when I click on the 'Install' button, there is no install activity. Instead, I'm redirected to somewhere else on the Adobe site, some generic page listing various Adobe sw IIRC.

Latest Flash player versions here:
*http://www.adobe.com/special/products/flashplayer/fp_distribution3.html
You can check the version of the current Flash player here:
*http://www.adobe.com/software/flash/about/
*http://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player.html

The flash player installer does not start

Operating system version: Windows 7 32bit
Web browser and version Firefox 34.0
A brief explanation of the problem, including exact error messages received
When I try to start the installer it doesn't start visually. It Meaning, it appears for several seconds as a process in the Task manager, but it closes after a few seconds.The windows prompts me if the program can make adjustments to my hard drive and I accept it.
If I try to run it twice, in the short time window when it`s visible in the Task manager, there`s an error message that the installer is running.
Please, if you have a suggestion why this is happening, share it with me.
I apologize if there`s such topic available but I was not able to find it.
Regards,
Jigi

Hi Georgi Filipov,
Are you using the online installer (about 1.2 MB file size)? If so, please try the offline installer, posted at the bottom of the Installation problems | Flash Player | Windows page, in the 'Still having problems' section. There are three different files and you'll want the one(s) that corresponds with the browser(s) you're using.
Maria

Macbook pro. app tries to use flash player and get " Blocked plugin" how to uninstall and reinstall flash player. update does nothing ?

Wife has an older MacBook Pro. when an app uses flash player "Blocked plugin" comes up. I don't know much about mac, tried to update flash player and get newer version already installed, and update and still get same message. How do I uninstall flash player and reinstall?

Sounds like it is blocked for the website you are at. Check with this:
You can quickly test whether a recently added plug-in is causing problems by blocking it.
Choose Safari > Preferences, click Security, then click Website Settings next to Allow Plug-ins.
Select the plug-in you want to disable on the far left, then click each pop-up menu on the right and choose Block.For some plug-ins, you see pop-up menus for different websites, and you can choose to block each one individually. Use the “When visiting other websites” pop-up menu to block all other websites that don’t have individual settings.

Adobe Flash Player Installer not doing anything?

This seems different from the problems other people have had on these forums with flash. My current flash works, but when I try to install the latest version and open Adobe Flash Player Installer, all I see is a grey rectangle, just a blank window with no buttons or text. When I close out of this window, I'm taken to a page on Adobe's website with the following message:
Step: 3 of 3
Adobe Flash Player could not be installed.
You can troubleshoot your installation with the following resources:
Troubleshooting Macintosh Installation
Flash Player Help and Support
I followed both links, which had some basic info asking if I'd quit all my browsers before the install (I had), or if I'd allowed plugins in Safari preferences (also yes). I go back and try to install again and the same thing happens, endlessly. It is the same on all of my browsers (Safari, Chrome, and Firefox), and I have rebooted several times to no avail.

Please read this whole message before doing anything.
This procedure is a diagnostic test. It’s unlikely to solve your problem. Don’t be disappointed when you find that nothing has changed after you complete it.
The purpose of the test is to determine whether the problem is caused by third-party software that loads automatically at startup or login, by a peripheral device, by a font conflict, or by corruption of the file system or of certain system caches.
Disconnect all wired peripherals except those needed for the test, and remove all aftermarket expansion cards, if applicable. Start up in safe mode and log in to the account with the problem. You must hold down the shift key twice: once when you turn on the computer, and again when you log in.
Note: If FileVault is enabled in OS X 10.9 or earlier, or if a firmware password is set, or if the startup volume is a software RAID, you can’t do this. Ask for further instructions.
Safe mode is much slower to start up and run than normal, with limited graphics performance, and some things won’t work at all, including sound output and Wi-Fi on certain models. The next normal startup may also be somewhat slow.
The login screen appears even if you usually login automatically. You must know your login password in order to log in. If you’ve forgotten the password, you will need to reset it before you begin.
Test while in safe mode. Same problem?
After testing, restart as usual (not in safe mode) and verify that you still have the problem. Post the results of the test.

Adobe Flash Player Installer blank when installing?

I tried updating my adobe flash player and every time I installed it, and from all my three browsers, it remains blank when the "Adobe Flash Player Installer"
comes up and I cannot do anything. I just have to log off because it won't close. I tried uninstalling all my adobe stuff in my computer and still nothing will install and now I can't watch no youtube videos and it's just so annoying. Please help! (Picture below of issue)

Pat-
Finally found the fix with the last link on the page with the direct download. Not sure why the update is doing this.
Looks like a lot of people are experiencing this.
Thank you!

I am running Windows 7 Professional. When I try to install Flashplayer, I get to step 3, and then the installation will not proceed any further. A blank dialog box appears, with Adobe Flash Player Installer in the upper left corner. I have tried to ins

I am running Windows 7 Professional. When I try to install Flashplayer, I get to step 3, and then the installaion will not proceed any further. A blank dialog box appears, with Adobe Flash Player Installer in the upper left corner. I have tried to install on Explorer, Firefox, and Chrome. Nothing works. Please help.
Thanks/ Scott

1. Restart your computer to stop any Adobe process that is running.
2. Click on the following Adobe link. Go to the bottom where it says "Still having problems?". Click on the version of Flash Player for your browser.
Installation problems | Flash Player | Windows

Flash Player Content does not Minimize when Firefox does

When Firefox is Minimized, Flash Player Content does not.
It shows it perfectly with other opened (not minimized) applications in the exact location where it was (the flash content) before. The other application seems to need an RGB colour map of exactly #000000 for it to show.
It cannot be captured in a screenshot using screengrab, nor can it be shown in playback from recordmydesktop.

How about the screen saver that kicks in...
It can even be worse when you also get a red/blue color swap.
*https://bugbase.adobe.com/index.cfm?event=bug&id=3109467
Unfortunately Adobe no longer maintains Flash on Linux, so Flash 11.2 is the latest and Adobe has no intention to fix any issues in this version apart from security updates.

Unable to install flash player. After downloading the Adobe FLash Player Installer and running it, a grey pop up window opens up but nothing is displayed in it. There is no progress bar or anything.

Unable to install flash player. After downloading the Adobe FLash Player Installer and running it, a grey pop up window opens up but nothing is displayed in it. There is no progress bar or anything and even after keeping it running for a long time there is no progress. Please help with this issue.

Hi Prat,
We are aware of this issue and are working on a fix. In the mean time, please use the offline installer, posted at the bottom of the help page corresponding with your OS and browser:
Installation problems | Flash Player | Windows
Installation problems | Flash Player | Mac
The installers are at the bottom of the page, in the 'Still having problems' section.
Maria

When I try to update thru Adobe Flash Player installer I get the following message: Internet Explore

When I try to update thru Adobe Flash Player installer I get the following message:
Internet Explorer Script Error
Line 1
Char 13976
Error Object Expected
Code 0
URL http://127.0.0.1.1106/app/_is/index.js
Can you help me?

Download and run the offline installer from http://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/installation-problems-flash-player-windows.html#mai n-pars_header

I keep getting notices to install Adobe Flash Player version 10, however when I click on the various boxes, it then tells me that Flash Player does not support Vista. What does all this mean?

I keep getting notices to install Adobe Flash Player Version 10, however when I click on the various boxes, it then says that Flash Player does not support Vista. What does all this mean and what is a Flash Player?

I keep getting notices to install Adobe Flash Player Version 10, however when I click on the various boxes, it then says that Flash Player does not support Vista. What does all this mean and what is a Flash Player?

I need to uninstall Adobe Flash Player Installer/Uninstaller 14.0 r0

I need to uninstall Adobe® Flash® Player Installer/Uninstaller 14.0 r0 but have looked everywhere for how to do this & can not find out how to do this can someone please help? I am using A Sony Vaio, Windows Vista Home Premium 32 bit, I use Chrome Version 36.0.1985.143 m.
I want to get it off of my system because ever since I installed it I have had problems with Chrome loading it does not want to load then if I restart my comptuter & I click on chrome 5 windows open up at one time a white box appears saying "Your profile can not be used because it is from a newer browser version of google chrome. Some features may be available. Please specify a different profile directory or use a different version of chrome" then if you click ok it shuts all the windows down. I have figured a way to get one window to stay open so I can use chrome, now I do have other browser I can use but I do not like them at all & do not have a flash player since mine is built in with Chrome. So on to the other problem that began as soon as I downloaded this & I understand it may not be this but I still want to get it off of my computer. I also have been having trouble with my flash player error messages: saying it has stopped working constantly, it says upgrade flash text, a plug in shock wave flash isn't responding then in (stop plug in) it wants you to hit. I have run 3 different Mallware programs through my computer just in case that was one question that was going to be ask. No other programs jave been downloaded wither.
I am not very good with computers so I have to come to places like this for help & I really have to have help explaining what to do because do not know much about computers other then getting on them & surfing the web & some basic things. When chromes message said specify a different profile directory that went right over m head. So that should give you an idea where I am coming from. I want to thank you in advance & hope I have made sense in what I have written I tried to give all the information that I could.

Your screenshot of task manager clarifies things.
When I replied, I had been looking at the screenshot of the desktop from the original poster, which shows the uninstaller executable and it's properties. That executable doesn't install anything -- it can just be dragged to the trash; however, that didn't completely align with the behaviors either of you were describing, and we've been trying to figure out what you were talking about. It wasn't making a lot of sense to me, and it's not a question that I've seen come up before, at least not articulated this way.
FlashUtil32_XX_XX_XX_XX.exe is the sandbox broker for Internet Explorer. You can read more about the sandbox work here: Flash Player Security with Windows 8 and Internet Explorer 10
The description listed in Task Manager is a bug, and the source of the confusion. We've been doing a lot of work modernizing our build systems, and this is fallout from that work. This is something I'd like to see cleaned up, but it's pretty low on the list of priorities.
The broker service is invoked when Internet Explorer is running in Protected Mode. On my Windows 7 machine running IE 10, running Flash content in Internet Explorer with Protected Mode enabled causes the broker service to be invoked (this is probably true for previous versions as well, but I didn't test them). If I disable Protected Mode and restart Internet Explorer, the broker is not invoked, which is expected.
To disable Protected Mode, launch Internet Explorer and choose security. Uncheck Enable Protected Mode. Internet Explorer will restart, and you should be able to verify that the broker is no longer invoked when loading content with Flash Player.
I've included a screenshot showing the expected processes in both scenarios below. As the Flash Player ActiveX control is loaded into an Internet Explorer process, you'll see the child explorer.exe process listed, which hosts the Flash ActiveX control in the process list.
Sandboxing the Flash Player plug-in is an important security mitigation intended to increase the cost of successfully developing and deploying malware. While it's not a panacea, it significantly raises the bar for attackers. As I'm sure you've read in the news and trade literature, the threat landscape has evolved significantly over the last few years, and modern security threats and their mitigations are a necessary reality. New mitigations typically come with some additional processing overhead. The overhead varies based on the architectural choices made by the particular browser vendors, but the overhead in IE is pretty reasonable.
We haven't published a blog post specific to IE, but if you're interested in the implementation details, the sandbox architecture is similar to what we did with Protected Mode for Firefox on Windows. The Flash Player process that handles untrusted content runs at Low Integrity, which restricts access to critical system resources in the event that you encounter malware designed to take control of the Flash Player process. Access to system resources is negotiated through a Medium Integrity broker process. Without Protected Mode, the Flash Player process handling untrusted content runs at Medium Integrity, making it easier for malware to escalate privileges from a hijacked process. Depending on the functionality in play, a lot of message-passing can take place between IE, the broker and Flash Player. We've effectively doubled the number of messages that get passed, plus put a bunch of validation checks in, and all of that consumes CPU. It also makes your web browsing activity more secure.
Some desktop applications (Yahoo Messenger, for example) also use the ActiveX version of Flash Player installed on your machine. This could explain why you see Flash Player and the broker invoked unexpectedly. We're also aware of an issue on Vista where the broker doesn't always exit as expected. In that instance (and on WinXP), I'd highly recommend that people use Google Chrome for web browsing, as Google has extended some security mitigations that would only be available to Internet Explorer users running in newer versions of Windows, and it doesn't suffer from this specific issue with the broker.

Flash Player installer does nothing when activated

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