Recurrent requests to download latest ver. of Adobe Flash Player

Question

I have Windows 7 Pro 64bit. I have downloaded what is called the latest version of Windows 7 64 bit ver. of ADFP  (Ver. 11.9.900.170) and Adobe says this download minus the Chrome should be 16.4mb. When I download it and it is installed in control panel under the list of programs Adobe Flash Player 11 ActiveX is shown and the ver. is listed as:
11.9.900.170 but it shows the program to be only 6.00mb. Also on the left side where there should be a red icon for Adobe Flash Player the icon is NOT red but it is a rectangular box black out line and center white. I have gone to "Manage ad ons" and it is enabled there. Still I get daily requests from www.lumosity.com to "Download the latest version of Adobe Flash Player and they will not let me go on with their program until I do so again. This time everything is the same except the icon on the left side of the program is red as it should be. I also get same requests from World of WarGames, they don't stop the game but at the end they suggest downloading the latest version. When I down load the Flash Player why is it not the 16.4mb they say it will be. Why only 6.00mb. What is disabling Adobe Flash Player. I'm using the 64bit version of internet explorer to download it but it seems I'm only getting the 32bit version of Adobe Flash Player. Could that be the problem? What would be a way to fix this? I'm using Internet Explorer 10 and I have both the 64bit and the 32bit versions on my desktop. Please offer some experienced help with this annoying, recurrent problem! Thanks. I've uninstalled and reinstalled several times, but that was no help.

Answer 1

I'm not a tech. I don't work here. I'm a volunteer, as are ALL participants here... with a very limited few exceptions.
The following instructions will be as clear as if I were sitting right next to you holding your hand on the mouse:
Download the Flash Player for ActiveX (Internet Explorer), Flash Player Uninstaller and the Shockwave Player Uninstaller
Save them to your Downloads folder - DO NOT RUN THEM.
Close your browser.
Make SURE it's closed.
The icon should NOT have a frame around it.
Open your Downloads folder and run the Shockwave uninstaller.
Follow the prompts.
until it finishes.
Then, run the Flash Player uninstaller.
Once it finishes, open Windows Explorer to the "Computer" window.
Double click the C drive to open it. Open the Windows folder.
Open the System32 folder.
Open the Macromed folder.
Delete the Flash folder.
Press (Shift+Delete) and click Yes.
Navigate back to the Windows folder. Double click the SysWOW64 folder.
Open the Macromed folder.
Delete the Flash folder.
Press (Shift+Delete) and click Yes.
For the next part, you need to have Hidden Files and Folders visible.
Click Tools>Folder Options
(If your Windows DON'T have a menu bar click Organize>Layout>Menubar)
In the Folder Options, click the View tab, and check the button for "Show Hidden Files, Folders and Drives"
Click Apply
Click OK
In Windows Explorer, open your [user] folder
Double click the AppData folder.
Double click the Roaming folder.
Double click the Adobe folder.
Delete the Flash Player folder.
Press (Shift+Delete) and click Yes.
Navigate back to the Roaming folder and open the Macromedia folder.
Delete the Flash Player folder.
Press (Shift+Delete) and click Yes.
Close the window and click Start>Run (Press thw Windows key+R if your Start menu doesn't have "Run" in it.
Type "regedit" and click OK
In the Registry Editor, goto HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software and delete the Macromedia folder.
Go to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE and delete the Macromedia folder there.
Close the Registry Editor and then run the Flash Player installer and the Shockwave installer for Internet Explorer/AOL from here: http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/alternates/#sp