Flash player update keeps failing

I have been using flash player for years. A couple of days ago I started to get messages when I tried to play YouTube etc saying I needed to update FP.
I have tried updating many times and after each download/install it says it is successful and the latest version is running. But I still get the message saying it needs updating when I try to play YouTube etc.
I have tried everything on the Help pages - closing down antivirus- uninstalling - etc, but nothing works. When I check for successful installation I get no picture in the box so it's obviously not installed. What can I do?? (I seemed to get Chrome installed the first time I tried with FP.)

My computer is Compaq Presario CQ57. CPU Intel Pentium B970 2.3 GHz. 64 bit OS.
Windows 7 Home Premium copyright 2009
Internet Explorer 9 Version 9.0.8112.16421
I am trying to download Flash Player 11.7.700.169 64 bit MSIE.
When I try to play videos from Facebook I get the message: "FLASH PLAYER UPGRADE REQUIRED; YOU MUST DOWNLOAD AND INSTALL THE LATEST VERSION OF ADOBE FLASH PLAYER TO VIEW THIS CONTENT" There is a button marked "GET FLASH PLAYER" which I click on to download.
After screen message says download and installation is complete, I get message: "FLASH PLAYER INSTALLATION SUCCESSFUL"
But I still get the same message regarding upgrade when I try to play from Facebook. No change.

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