Safari in 32 bit?

My kids play miniclip non stop and today we were asked to load an update to flashplayer so that some of the games will run.
However, after doing so the web app asked for us to change Safari to 32 bit? not sure how to or even if I should?
Message was edited by: Sickofpcs

HI,
Yes, run Safari in 32 bit mode.
Since you are running Snow Leopard, make sure Safari is running in 32-bit mode, not 64. Right or control click the Safari icon in the Applications folder, then click: Get Info In the Get Info window click the black disclosure triangle next to General so it faces down. Select 32 bit mode. Also, (in that same window) make sure Safari is NOT running in Rosetta.
You may need to update your Flash Player plugin. To do so you need to uninstall then reinstall the latest version.
Uninstall Flash
Install Flash
Then repair disk permissions...
Quit any open applications/programs. Launch Disk Utility. (Applications/Utilities) Select MacintoshHD in the panel on the left, select the FirstAid tab. Click: Repair Disk Permissions. When it's finished from the Menu Bar, Quit Disk Utility and restart your Mac. If you see a long list of "messages" in the permissions window, it's ok. That can be ignored. As long as you see, "Permissions Repair Complete" when it's finished... you're done. Quit Disk Utility and restart your Mac.
Carolyn

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