Flash won't work on my Windows User

When I go to any site that requires Flash, I get a message
that I need to download flashplayer. When I download it, i get a
message that the installer can't find the source folder and creates
a new one. When I go to the Adobe site and test the plugin, it says
it works but the web sites still don't work. ie:
http://music.aol.com/top11/
If I switch over to my wife's Windows User profile.... Everything
works great on all websites.. I can't find the difference between
the two profiles on Windows XP. I am using Windows XP SP2, AOL 9.0,
IE 7 and Flashplayer 9.0
I even tried making a new user on Windows and had the same
problem...
Maybe if other people having this problem can try other users
on WindowsXP to see if the problem is with one user or all
users.... This may help Adobe engineers find the problem.

The problem is that Flash Player 9 creates registry keys that
grant permissions only to the administrative user who installed it,
and no others. I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling from anothe
administative user account, and then the 2nd account can use it and
the first cannot. I've gone in and looked at permissions on the
registry keys with both installations, and it's clear Adobe's
install sets up registry key permissions for just one user. I've
verified this on one of our home PCs and one work PC, both running
Windows XP SP2. I've reported it to Adobe support and have been
waiting since Jan. 3, 2007 for a response.

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