FYI can't install flash without McAfee box checked!

So yeah, I was at my wits end trying to install flash player. I kept unchecking the supposed "optional" install of the McAfee Security Scan as I don't ever want it. Finally I decided to not uncheck it because as I said, was at my wits end, and was going to try anything at this point, and low and behold, it effin' installed!
So people, if you have Firefox and can't install flashplayer it's cause though it's marked as "optional" to include McAfee it most certainly is not!
I had to uninstall that dumb crap afterward.
-Rogue

What happened was "nothing." I downloaded the file, ran file, got my pop up about "allowing changes to my comp", blah, blah, blah; did all I am supposed to do and nothing installed. 
After many tries and reading all the install issues/possibilities in Adobe support that includes making sure nothing is being blocked from my computer's protection services, I simply decided to NOT uncheck the optional McAfee box to see what happens and EVERYTHING installed with no problem when I allowed McAfee be installed as well, and so, hence, my topic/comment.

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