Remove Old Versions

HI, I ran a software inspection scan at Secunia. The scan
identified old versions of flash player still present. In checking
the details of the scan, it was identifying instances of active x
controls in various applications, e.g. it identies flash player
5.0.42.0, and then says it's found in C:\Program
Files\MUSICMATCH\MUSICMATCH Update\MMJB\Swflash.ocx . There are a
number of similar "finds" in different applications, with different
flash players listed.
I uninstalled flash player 9.0.28.0, but it did not have any
affect on these old active x controls. If I just delete the various
ocx's, will the affected apps still run OK? What's the right (or
best) way to remove or update these ocx's? I plan to reinstall
flash player 9.0.28.0 after removing the old active x controls.
Thanks.
Larry

No. It's safe.

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