Flash Player will not download. freezes and stops. Was previously on PC. Updates will not download.

Anybody have a reason this is happening? Or I should say not happening?

@dummergold
I'm sorry, I really do not understand what your issue is. Your first post indicates an issue with downloading the online installer, which requires an internet connection to download/install. User andys75622553 provided a link to the offline installer, which does not require an internet connection to install. You're response to andys75622553 is a bit confusing. Please restate your issue in a clear manner, preferably as stated here Read Before Posting: How To Get A Useful Answer To Your Question
Maria
Sorry to intrude and cause a second issue. I did read the 'Read Before Posting: How To Get A Useful Answer To Your Question'. and I ask to be dismissed from the trouble shooting with respect to my Windows 7 issue, as I will not be able to concentrate and other stuff. Please help Mike.
I do find it interesting that you are running XP Mike, because I also run XP on this 'dial-up internet connected' computer that I type from at present - and interesting because I thought I had given up on Flash Player updates back last April when XP became obsolete - not that XP doesn't function, as I am still using it also, but that I could not update my Internet Explorer - so, I thought that because I could not update my Internet Explorer, that Flash Player was telling me that it couldn't update. And note that my statement could be warped by time, but something like that.
Good luck

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We've just released a new version of Windows Flash Player for Mozilla Firefox, Netscape, Opera and other browsers. Please give it a try and let us know how it works for you.
6/21/2012 - Windows Flash Player Update
Download here: http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer

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I finally solved it. What I had to do was, from Internet Explorer
7, go to Internet Options then 'Advanced' then click 'Reset' to
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I bough a used Macbook Pro mid 2009 that came with OS 10.8.9 it didn't have a backup restore disk with S/N W8******66D
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Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2013 12:42:26 -0700
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