Flash Player update Installation w/o local admin privileges

Hi guys!
I'm a trainee at a small "electrical retailer".
We set up an Active Directory with a Windows 2011 Essentials last week.
There are several Win XP and 7 Clients. Users have no administrative rights, but they can install Windows Updates (group policy).
And here comes the problem: each time adobe flash player wants to download and install an update you have to promote with an administrator account.
Is there a possibility to grant special rights to the adobe installer? Is there an opportunity to integrate flash player updates into the group policy oder WSUS?
Thanks a lot!

Just an update to Pat's post. A full install, such as 11.2 will actually require admin privileges. However, subsequent updates using the new silent auto update mechanism will work fine on a standard user account without admin intervention.
Chris

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My Flash Player Update Installer is Blank

My Flash Player Update Installer is Blank
Hi guys need a little help here, I've been having this problem for months and it's time I seeked advice.
I downloaded the flash player update off the internet no problem, Click to install and press yes. Then the installer comes up blank with nothing on it but minimize and close(close doesnt work) at the top. The only way I can exit is to 'ctrl+alt+delete' and end task. which in-turn it wont update my flash player.
I'm trying to install this file. install_flashplayer16x32au_mssd_aaa_aih
My PC spec
Operating System
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit SP1
CPU
    Intel Core i5 3570K @ 3.40GHz    21 °C
    Ivy Bridge 22nm Technology
RAM
    16.0GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 666MHz (9-9-9-24)
Motherboard
    ASRock Z77 Extreme4 (CPUSocket)    25 °C
Graphics
    BenQ RL2455 (1920x1080@60Hz)
    BenQ GW2760 (1920x1080@60Hz)
    Intel HD Graphics 4000 (ASRock)
    3071MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 (Gigabyte)    24 °C
Storage
    1863GB Seagate ST2000DM001-1CH164 ATA Device (SATA)    22 °C
    119GB ATA Corsair Force GS SCSI Disk Device (SSD)    21 °C
Optical Drives
    PIONEER BD-RW BDR-208D ATA Device
Audio
    Realtek High Definition Audio
Please excuse any grammar and spelling mistakes

Hi,
Looks like this is something from Promethean Planet and it's using Flash Player. Found the following that should help:
Adobe Flash Update blocked by flashbridge-wrapper-crossplatform : Cumberland Academy Technology Department
How To Quit "flashbride-wrapper-crossplatform" on a Mac - YouTube
Maria

Adobe Flash Player Update Installer

After dbl-click downloaded update file, Adobe Flash player installer DOS-like [i.e. black background] window appears - using Firefox in Windows 8 - then nothing happens
what to do ?

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

Flash player update installation on Mac OS

Mac Mini, OS X 10.9.5,
Web browser: Mozilla Firefox 34.0.5
I have down loaded the latest version for Adobe Flash player (AdobeFlashPlayerInstaller_16_ltrosxd_aaa_aih) for Mac. After initializing, downloading files, etc ... finalization requires all open browsers and DashboardClient be closed. Okay, so it's clear open browsers need to be closed, but stopping DashboardClient cannot be done. Mac OS auto-restarts the application each time it is Quit using Activity Monitor.
Why does Adobe require my DashboardClient to be closed ? I do not have any widgets running in Dashboard that utilize Flashplayer. The installation does not complete and I am now seeing Firefox warnings about possible issue with an outdated Flash player version, and is disabled.
This is not a new issue, as each previous attempt to install the update, results in the same message and non successful update.

ATTENTION MAC CUSTOMERS - Flash Player 13 "Plugin Failure" Workaround

Flash player update installer message "flashbridge-wrapper-crossover" on Mac 10.10

Hi All
Just tried to update my Mac with the latest version of Flash Player and when it gets to 97% I get a message to to close the following program to continue - "flashbridge-wrapper-crossover".
I cannot find such a program on my Mac and I have to cancel the update.
What is happening, how do I close this program?
Never had a problem before, but looking at other posts on this forum and I see other people with similar issues but not this one!
Thanks for all your help.
I have a screen grab of the screen if needed.
Many thanks.

Hi,
Looks like this is something from Promethean Planet and it's using Flash Player. Found the following that should help:
Adobe Flash Update blocked by flashbridge-wrapper-crossplatform : Cumberland Academy Technology Department
How To Quit "flashbride-wrapper-crossplatform" on a Mac - YouTube
Maria

Can you please update the link for the flash player standalone installer?

Can you please update the link for the flash player standalone installer?
Link: http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/flashplayer/updaters/11/flashplayer_11_plugin_debug_3 2bit.exe
Source: http://kb2.adobe.com/de/cps/191/tn_19166.html#main_ManualInstaller
Source: http://forums.adobe.com/thread/889580

Dogs Key wrote:
Source: http://kb2.adobe.com/de/cps/191/tn_19166.html#main_ManualInstaller
That is an old document (Flash Player 10.3) that shouldn't be there anymore. (The English document redirects to the link below.)
The download links for the offline installers for FP 11.2 are here http://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/installation-problems-flash-player-windows.html#Ins tall_in_a_firewall_proxy_server_environment
I have updated the download links for FP 10.3 in http://forums.adobe.com/thread/889580

Incomplete installation of downloaded flash player update

A required file (C:Windows\SysWOW64\Macromed\Flash\flahplayer.xpt:5) could not be written while I was installing downloaded flash player update in Windows 7 due to insufficient permissions. how do I get sufficient permissions?

Administrative permissions are necessary so that the Adobe Flash Player installer can access the Windows system registry and the following folder:
C:\WINDOWS\system32\Macromed\Flash folder for a 32-bit machine
C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\Macromed\Flash folder for a 64-bit machine
In Windows Vista® and Windows 7®, regardless of your permissions, you can run any application as an administrator. To run an application as an administrator, right-click the filename and select Run As Administrator. Provide the administrator ID and password when prompted.
If you need more help, contact your system administrator.

Flash Player Update Fails Windows 7 64 bit??

This problem has been the case on many applications & websites over the past 8 months, which renders much of the web and some of my software, useless.
I have followed all recommendations, from MS, Adobe and from suggestions on many, many forums, yet still the problem of installing the FlashPlayer update continues to hamper my Windows experience. I have been FORCED to use Chrome as my browser instead of Internet Explorer and now my printing software from HP no longer works.
The ActiveX control/Update from Adobe will NOT under any cenario, complete installation and continues to fail when registering. I am using admin rights and I am very competant with the use of computers and software. The only thing I am reluctant to do, is to manually edit the registry.
Searching the net, I find this is a very common issue which is yet to be resolved. Why is this? The installation of any software in this day & age, should be straight forward and simple. This issue has been a problem for thousands of people for quite some time and I am dismayed that it has continued!! Why have Microsoft & Adobe failed the end user in respect of this?
I have tried all previously suggested options and procedures set out here, on the Adobe website and those recommended in forums. I have also tried the option to un-install Flash Player (with Adobe Flash Un-installer), and re-install from scratch. I do have full admin rights on this PC and have run the update as Administrator. I have - before someone should ask - followed the install procedure with all security software disabled.
So sensible people, with sensible answers, how did you fix this issue on your machine?
Thank you!
(OS: Windows 7 64bit, IE 10 - Latest - also now have to use Chrome to view online video content).

'Failed to register' is caused by inadequate/corrupted registry key permissions.
One possibility to fix it (does not work in some cases): How do I fix Windows permission problems with Flash Player?
Another possibility that I have just though of: can you try http://support.microsoft.com/mats/program_install_and_uninstall/
Also, have you tried to use the offline installer from http://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/installation-problems-flash-player-windows.html#mai n-pars_header ?

02/18/13 Flash Player Update Has Scripting Errors

Win XP
IE 8
11.6.602.168
Attempted to install the Flash Player update that apparently released this morning and my install was interrupted by the following scripting error.
Line 1
Char 13128
'ActionGtbCheck' is undefined
Code 0
URL" http://127.0.0.1:2318/app/_js/adobe.js
Do you want to continue running scripts on this page?
I used the link to the install that the Update Notifier gave me. It appears that I actually have a version installed already that is for IE9 not IE8. Not sure why Adobe would have had me upgrade to an incompatible version or why the Update Notifier is telling me to patch if I already have the most recent version installed Either way, this needs to be fixed. My scripting options are all checked as directed in your tutorial. My Java is also patched and active.
Downloads should be quick and pain free. All I should have to do is click Install and it should happen. Whatever is going on here needs to be fixed on YOUR end. Customer service chat told me that they are unable to help and suggested I purchase a $39 phone call in order to notify Adobe about the problems with their install. LOLOLOL

If Adobe is one of the few non-public sector companies left in the US who still observe President's Day by closing their doors and giving staff a holiday then kudo's to them! If this was the case, then might I suggest that releasing a patch the day before the holiday closure might not have been the wisest course of action?
Pat, I could begin with the on-line chat individual who tried to sell me troubleshooting for a properly functioning system when I was trying to report an issue with the patcher and perhaps also receive some acknowledgement that the issue was known (or not) and being addressed. But let's not go there. I will suggest, that if you believe ignoring those who have questions about your product for an extended length of time is an acceptable way to engage in business, then perhaps you have a bright and promising future at the local mall. End of that topic.
Chris, I don't understand what you mean by "appropriate stand alone Windows installers". I clicked the link embedded in the update notification and it took me directly to the installer that I attempted to use and that subsequently returned the scripting error. So how could that not be appropriate? But comparing the version the site says is already on my system to the version numbers given on the patch it appears that I already have the most recent version installed.
If this is the case then perhaps the error was actually in the program that checks for the patches thinking I even needed a patch? Also when I checked the system specs for the download I don't think it listed it as being appropriate for IE 8, which is the most current version available for XP, so perhaps that's causing errors? So I'm confused as to what's going on.
At this point I'm not certain I need to do anything other than wait for Adobe developers to troubleshoot the patcher? The version of Flash I have installed, though it has the memory issues that have been the topic on this thread for months (http://forums.adobe.com/message/5089040#5089040), seems to be performing the same as it usually does. It still takes 15 minutes or longer to load the thumbnails on the Netflix homepage and Hulu, but I can at least use the Hulu player if I'm willing to ignore the flickering and occasional freezing. Silverlight, as always, runs beautifully.
Of more concern are potential security loopholes that might still be unplugged if my version isn't correctly updated. I was actually hacked just viewing a fan site and had a game account stolen about a year and a half ago June, when a newly released Flash version left out a security correction included in the older code.
Thanks to both of you for taking the time to respond to my posts. I realize I was not at my sweetest and most adorable while posting.

Mac: InDesign CC crashing after Flash Player update

System: Mac OS X 10.8.4, Adobe CC (InDesign, Photoshop, Muse) running on a MacBook Pro retina from mid-2012.
Yesterday, after the Media Encoder and DPS update, InDesign begun to crash and did not run. I already reported this in another thread.
I restored my system from a clean, perfectly working clone. No problems at all. Of course, I avoided the CC updated for now.
Now, I did update the Flash Player (from 11.7.7 to 11.8). No other changes were made. And InDesign begun to crash AGAIN. This time, if I chose reopen from the crash notice, I can run the application. But it is very clear it is caused by Flash Player.
The error report:
Process:         Adobe InDesign CC [301]
Path:            /Applications/Adobe InDesign CC/Adobe InDesign CC.app/Contents/MacOS/Adobe InDesign CC
Identifier:      com.adobe.InDesign
Version:         9.0.0.244 (9000)
Code Type:       X86-64 (Native)
Parent Process: launchd [122]
User ID:         501
Date/Time:       2013-07-15 07:26:56.563 -0300
OS Version:      Mac OS X 10.8.4 (12E55)
Report Version: 10
Interval Since Last Report:          172907 sec
Crashes Since Last Report:           3
Per-App Interval Since Last Report: 8005 sec
Per-App Crashes Since Last Report:   3
Anonymous UUID:                      D2AE7186-A8CF-EEB2-BFF3-43BD23A2650D
Crashed Thread: 0 Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread
Exception Type: EXC_BAD_ACCESS (SIGSEGV)
Exception Codes: KERN_INVALID_ADDRESS at 0x0000000000000000
VM Regions Near 0:
-->
    __TEXT                 0000000100000000-0000000100006000 [   24K] r-x/rwx SM=COW /Applications/Adobe InDesign CC/Adobe InDesign CC.app/Contents/MacOS/Adobe InDesign CC
Thread 0 Crashed:: Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread
0   PublicLib.dylib                         0x00000001010e796c CDataExchangeController::GetInternalizeableFlavors(K2Vector<unsigned int, K2Allocator<unsigned int> >&) const + 108
1   PublicLib.dylib                         0x0000000101386278 0x1010ab000 + 2994808
2   PublicLib.dylib                         0x0000000101386693 MOSTypeUTIMap::GetIDSupportedUTIList() + 19
3   com.adobe.InDesign.Application UI          0x0000000110ac0d7e 0x110a8b000 + 220542
4   com.adobe.InDesign.Application UI          0x0000000110bc0469 0x110a8b000 + 1266793
5   com.adobe.InDesign.AppFramework          0x000000010eafcd7e 0x10e9f0000 + 1101182
6   com.adobe.InDesign                      0x0000000100001dbc main + 412
7   com.adobe.InDesign                      0x0000000100001bb4 start + 52
Thread 1:: Dispatch queue: com.apple.libdispatch-manager
0   libsystem_kernel.dylib                  0x00007fff81200d16 kevent + 10
1   libdispatch.dylib                       0x00007fff8868cdea _dispatch_mgr_invoke + 883
2   libdispatch.dylib                       0x00007fff8868c9ee _dispatch_mgr_thread + 54
Thread 2:
0   libsystem_kernel.dylib                  0x00007fff812000fa __psynch_cvwait + 10
1   libsystem_c.dylib                       0x00007fff81b1b023 _pthread_cond_wait + 927
2   com.apple.CoreServices.CarbonCore          0x00007fff8908a406 TSWaitOnConditionTimedRelative + 163
3   com.apple.CoreServices.CarbonCore          0x00007fff88feca98 MPWaitOnQueue + 252
4   PMRuntime.dylib                         0x000000010165ebe1 0x10165d000 + 7137
5   com.apple.CoreServices.CarbonCore          0x00007fff890617e0 PrivateMPEntryPoint + 58
6   libsystem_c.dylib                       0x00007fff81b167a2 _pthread_start + 327
7   libsystem_c.dylib                       0x00007fff81b031e1 thread_start + 13
Thread 3:
0   libsystem_kernel.dylib                  0x00007fff812006d6 __workq_kernreturn + 10
1   libsystem_c.dylib                       0x00007fff81b18f4c _pthread_workq_return + 25
2   libsystem_c.dylib                       0x00007fff81b18d13 _pthread_wqthread + 412
3   libsystem_c.dylib                       0x00007fff81b031d1 start_wqthread + 13
Thread 4:
0   libsystem_kernel.dylib                  0x00007fff812006d6 __workq_kernreturn + 10
1   libsystem_c.dylib                       0x00007fff81b18f4c _pthread_workq_return + 25
2   libsystem_c.dylib                       0x00007fff81b18d13 _pthread_wqthread + 412
3   libsystem_c.dylib                       0x00007fff81b031d1 start_wqthread + 13
Thread 5:
0   libsystem_kernel.dylib                  0x00007fff812006d6 __workq_kernreturn + 10
1   libsystem_c.dylib                       0x00007fff81b18f4c _pthread_workq_return + 25
2   libsystem_c.dylib                       0x00007fff81b18d13 _pthread_wqthread + 412
3   libsystem_c.dylib                       0x00007fff81b

Back to my initial rotice, I saw the crash is not due to Flash Player. This is what I made:
1. Restored again the system. Did open ID. It runs ok the first time. Closed ID and tryed to open it again. Crash. I do not did anything else after the restore so it is not caused by Flash Player update.
2. Tried the solution already known regarding users fonts. Not to avail.
3. Maybe another app would cause the problem. So I begun to remove apps which run with the system start. For each one, I did an uninstall, restart the system and then tried to open ID. The results:
3.1. BetterTouchTool: ID kept crashing.
3.2. Midnight: ID kept crashing.
3.3. Boom: ID kept crashing.
3.4. FocusMask: ID kept crashing.
3.5. KeyRemap4MacBook: ID kept crashing
3.6. ClipMenu: ID kept crashing.
4. Thought some customization could also interfere with ID. So tried:
4.1. Remove personal keyboard layuot: ID kept crashing.
4.2. Remove personal keybindings: ID kept crashing.
5. Considered Spotlight indexing may also be the cause. So I made sure this process is not underway prior to open ID. Crash again.
6. Maybe the problem is releated with some very specific system privilegies ID needs and are not the default ones set up in the system. In order to fix this I did set up total control to my user over all folders I guess ID may be using, propagating these privilegies to subfolders. No better.
7. Created another admin user and then I am able to use InDesign CC with it (thanks, Steve!). This is a solution I tried to avoid with the 1–6 procedures because I knew I ahd to invest several hours in order to configure the system to this new user. But at leat it is working. Anyway, another problem appeared: Creative Cloud app says it has an update available but the installation fails every time.
So, I exchanged a critical problem to a relevant one. Better but still far from good.
By now, I really do not believe the ID crash is a sytem problem. See, I made a clean install of OS X 10.8, updated to 10.8.4, tested all and saved a clone. Then, added all the apps I use except CC, configured them all, did tests and saved a second clone. Finally, I did add CC apps (actually, just ID, PS and Muse), tested them and again saved a clone. Everything is ok with restores made from these three clones. I have 84 apps working fine –including other CC apps– and just ID crashing. Nothing indicates the problem is with the system and not InDesign.
Actually, I still think there is something to do with file and folder privilegies used by Adobe installer which does not match the user ones. The fail to update CC app also seems to point to this. But I do not know enough about these deep system administration issues to do further investigation. I suppose Adobe will release an update within a month and point to some "system conflict" with ID.

Problems after flash player update with firefox

I have problems with video streaming on firefox after the flash player updated to 11.7. The video plays but the audio suddenly stops while the video continues to play but will also stop after a few seconds. Does anyone know what may cause this problem?

Hello,
Flash Player installs to the Windows directory that standard user accounts do not have access to, therefore, Admin access is required for installation.
Maria

Error Flash Player Update service 11.6 r602 ... Bad file

I'm running on Windows Vista 32 with IE9. (an old Dell). I first noticed this problem when the Latest version of Flash Player was updated. Periodically windows will show an Error Flag saying the Flash Player update Service has stopped working...sometimes this flag has interfered with the smooth functioning of programs that I have running; mostly it is an annoyance.
I asked about this last week and was told to try a manual uninstall and check for the removal of all the files. Here is where I ran into the problem. But first, the steps. The Uninstaller did most of the work.
All of the rest of the files were easy to delete; EXCEPT for one. In C:/windows/system32/macromed/Flash is the file 'FlashPlayerUpdateService.exe' 11.6 r602 Version 11.6.602.180 ... It refuses to be deleted !!! I think this is the source of all the problems. I think that it is supposed to function Only with FP Ver. 11.6. and when an updated version is installed, it is left behind AND CAN'T BE deleted.
I checked the Permissions of this file and the user can only read and execute the file, nothing else. Trying to change the permissions gets you a duplicate file that can be deleted. the original file is untouched.
I have tried as Admin to delete it, no luck. I tried the "Unlocker" program and it can't find a handle. It offers to delete it on next reboot, but the file is still there.
I tried to go at it using DOS commands and get an Access Denied. Short of using a .357 Magnum; How do I kill this File????
By the way, I went ahead and reinstalled the latest FP and it works fine... Just this annoying flag keeps poping up every now and then.
P.S. I'm thinking about starting the computer in Safemode or do without windows (DOS only) and see if it will let me delete it that way, but I'm not sure I can remember all the old DOS command structure that I need.
John

An Update: The DOS attempt did not work. (access denied) Don't Bother trying. program was in use, even though it stopped working. I finally figured out that the program somehow gets started a WIN startup... I used "Glary Utilities" in the Modules section... - System Tools - Process Manager: to Stop the Process. Then I used in the Privacy & Security tag - File Shredder: to erase the file. ... But It Came back...again.
So I did Another Clean Uninstall After I first (as Administrator (Right click on Delete)) deleted the file C:\windows\system32\macromed\flash\ FlashPlayerUpdateService.exe (Version 11.6.602.180) Be sure that it is the Older file that you delete!
Refer to http://forums.adobe.com/thread/928315 for the procedure.
I followed the steps carefully and double checked that all and ONLY the files called for were deleted. It surprised me that in step 5. I found still another copy of the offending file (same date) FlashPlayerUpdateService.exe (I deleted it to (as Admin (right click on delete))).
Finally I did a new Install by going to http://get.adobe.com/FlashPlayer and following the process. Note: If you have WeatherBug, shut it down first before going to the installer. (otherwise you will just have to shut it down anyway and the install may not finish (took me 2 tries)) Also, do not close your IE page until the installer tells you to or it may get confused (it did on me the first time).
I (Hopefully) have this problem corrected now.
Note: After the New install if you use windows Explorer & go to C:\windows\system32\macromed\flash and look at the file FlashPlayerUpdateService.exe you will see that it has a Newer version.
John

Flash Player Update disables "restore all windows from last session" in Safari on Mac

I am on Mac OS 10.9.5, using safari 7.1.2. Adobe Flash Player Update loses all safari windows when after update the installer automatically opens safari and just opens flash player website; the "restore all windows from last session" is grayed out in history. The "reopen last closed window" is also grayed out. It has been happening ever since and happened again when I just installed Flash Player ver 16.0.0.257.
For all other normal working situation I can close safari and reopen and see that I can "restore all windows from last session" and there is no problem. But on flash Player install (set on manual install), the problem is annoying and costs me a lot of time to restore one by one from history. I do not think this is a Mac or a Safari issue, but will update to Mac Yosemite help if Adobe Flash Player is updated differently in that setup?
Please help.

Update: I called adobe flash player technical support phone number 1 877-587-1877. They want $59 (warranty only 6 months) to fix this problem as they use a third party to solve this issue; they themselves provide no support. Or buy the paid version. They insist it is my network issue which I absolutely can not believe.
It is adobe Flash player update that forces reopening of safari and wracks the safari losing all windows from last session. That is not my network. Adobe does not have a proper safari compatible flash player update.
Besides, this is a known problem at Adobe and they are not fixing it and want money to fix it one person at a time! They also shared that 25% to 30% of the installations have this problem... wow!! and they still will not fix it in a general update! I wonder if safari has a plug in update that can fix this?

Running without Adobe Flash Player Updater Scheduled Task

I'm trying to understand how to avoid installing Adobe Flash Player Updater Scheduled Task.
I am also unable to remove the Scheduled Task using a script that works on other tasks, on the same workstations.
Is there an mms.cfg setting that will instruct the installer to skip the Task?
1) Uninstall the Scheduled Task from all workstations in my environment.
2) Install future updates without the Scheduled Task.
I have already tried mm.cfg with these lines:
AutoUpdateDisable=1
SilentAutoUpdateEnable=0
It still runs the update process every hour.
I have explained that it hasn't been causing a problem, but running this many processes on so many computers for no reason is causing some concern.
My organization also does not allow big bang automation included with this product.
Has anyone managed to shut off the Updater process from running?
Thank you

Hi Ethan,
try creating an MST file, with Fx, Wise package studio...
Edit the CustomAction “NewCustomAction1” added the parameter “-au 2” to the Command line argument.
you should do that for both:
install_flash_player_11_active_x.msi
and
install_flash_player_11_plugin.msi
If you are using both of them..
Or you can delete the scheduled task with schtask /delete "taskname"
Br Jens

Adobe flash player update service 11,6 r602

Hello im having problem getting rid of box saying {adobe flash player update service 11.6 r602 stopped working and was closed} it also says { a problem caused the application to stop working correctly windows will nitify you if a solution is available i can not click to to open the box it will only let me hit the close button can you help me thanks !!!!

Download the offline installer:
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