Flash Player Is Not The Problem, so let's fix

I was about to pull my hair out. Everything that I tried did
not seem to work. I even had the technicians of my virus
protection/firewall to help behind the scenes. And then I contacted
Adobe for technical support who ended up directing me to the
support / forums. I continued to read the posted messages along
with the advice that was offered. Nothing seemed to work for me. Of
course, I began to get aggrevated. But, there was one message that
stuck out in my mind. That note informed that Flash Player was not
Compatible with Internet Explorer - even though it referred to some
other issue or problem. This seemed to make sense. So, let me tell
you what worked for me. Again, it is IE that is causing all of the
numerous problems with not being able to download Flash Player,
etc. I am not sure of what has changed with Flash Player now that
may be causing this particular issue, but. . . So, I decided to go
to another web browser - like Netscape because on one occasion, I
was having great difficulty with IE and the technicians downloaded
Netscape. I had no more problems with Netscape, but of course, I
like IE. So, I eventually went back to IE and never thought about
Netscape again, until now. I went to Netscape (with all of the
issues at hand) and decided to see if I could view many of the
cites that were provided in the Forums. Well, much to my surprise,
all of the web pages that required Flash Player seemed to work
automatically - but only in Netscape. I did not even have to
download Flash Player while in Netscape. See if this works for you
and pass it own to everyone if you have success. Some of you may
need to download the Flash Player while in Netscape, but I did not.
Good luck. I am so happy that something FINALLY worked. Maybe it
will work for you too and do not forget to pass it on - if it does
happen to work for you also. 2byoung

This is true. There is a Flash Player for Windows IE and
another Player for Netscape and Firefox browsers.
If you have all ready gone through all of the usual
troubleshooting techniques (listed below) and ONLY have this issue
with IE you may have some issue with your system registry. I would
be happy to help you troubleshoot this.
Check the following troubleshooting steps before moving onto
registry issues:
http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/knowledgebase/index.cfm?id=tn_19166
Instructions for uninstalling and reinstalling the Flash
Player:
1. First download the latest uninstaller to your desktop from
here
http://www.adobe.com/go/tn_14157
2. Before running this uninstaller be sure to read the
instruction and close all running programs.
3. Open the following folder
C:\WINDOWS\system32\Macromed\Flash
4. Run the uninstaller
5. What files are left in this folder?
C:\WINDOWS\system32\Macromed\Flash
6. If there are files left, delete the Flash folder.
7. Install the Flash Player from here:
http://www.adobe.com/go/getflashplayer
8. Test the Flash Player here:
http://www.adobe.com/products/flash/about/
Flash Player still not installing on IE?
Warning: The following solution involves the Windows System
Registry. Editing or manipulating the registry incorrectly can
result in serious system damage which may require re-installation
of the operating system. If you are not comfortable editing the
registry, then take your system to a professional. If you choose to
proceed, then it is essential that you create a complete system
backup and a Windows System Restore Point before proceeding. Adobe
Systems cannot be held responsible for damage resulting from this
information.
Note: this is specifically for Window XP Pro
Here are Instructions for checking the system registry for
issues. I would suggest that you compare the Advanced Security
Settings for HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT with the one from this link:
http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/knowledgebase/index.cfm?id=kb400116
(Scroll down to see the HKCR image)
Please login as the Administrator (NOT a User with Admin
privileges) and follow these instructions to open the registry.
1. Select Start > Run
2. Type in “regedit”
3. Right click on HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
4. Select Permissions
5. Select Advanced
If you can take a screenshot and post it online for me to
look at, that would be ideal.
Best,
Darren J. McNally
Technical Support Engineer
Adobe Systems

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