The flash player installation program will not complete because it thinks Internet Explorer is open.

In trying to install Flash Player, the installation won't complete and I receive an error message saying Internet Explorer needs to be closed. I do not have any instances of IE open. How can I get the program to complete the installation?

It's not an "officially" supported browser for Flash Player.
System requirements
Windows
2.33GHz or faster x86-compatible processor, or Intel® Atom™ 1.6GHz or faster processor for netbooks
Microsoft® Windows® XP (32 bit), Windows Server 2008 (32 bit), Windows Vista® (32 bit), Windows 7 (32 bit and 64 bit), Windows 8 (32 bit and 64 bit), or Windows Server 2012 (64 bit)
Internet Explorer 7.0 or later, Mozilla Firefox 17 or later, Google Chrome, Safari 5.0 or later, or Opera 11
512MB of RAM (1GB of RAM recommended for netbooks); 128MB of graphics memory
Mac OS
Intel Core™ Duo 1.83GHz or faster processor
Mac OS X v10.6, v10.7, or v10.8
Safari 5.0 or later, Mozilla Firefox 17, Google Chrome, or Opera 11
512MB of RAM; 128MB of graphics memory
Linux
2.33GHz or faster x86-compatible processor, or Intel Atom 1.6GHz or faster processor for netbooks
Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® (RHEL) 5.6 or later (32 bit and 64 bit), openSUSE® 11.3 or later (32 bit and 64 bit), or Ubuntu 10.04 or later (32 bit and 64 bit)
Mozilla Firefox 17 or Google Chrome
512MB of RAM; 128MB of graphics memory
Note: Flash Player 11.2 is the last supported Flash Player version for Linux. Adobe will continue to provide security updates.
Adobe Access clients for protected content playback
Windows: Microsoft Windows XP (32 bit), Windows Vista (32 bit and 64-bit), Windows 7 (32 bit and 64 bit), or Windows 8
Mac OS: Mac OS X v10.6, v10.7 (32 bit and 64 bit), or v10.8
Linux: openSUSE 11.3 or later (32 bit and 64 bit), RHEL 5.6 or later (32 bit and 64 bit), or Ubuntu 10.04 or later (32 bit and 64 bit)
Note: Ubuntu Linux requires libhal (Hardware Abstraction Layer). Install hal to play the protected content.

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I have tried to download many, many, times to download the latest version of your flash player!!! I have called geek squad to help me fix the problem. It still has not been resolved. I have visited you trouble shooting sites and followed all steps explained and still will not complete download. I have deleted all flash on my computer and tried to down load and it starts to go through the steps and completes the download but does not complete instillation. When I try to play a game it tells me that I have to download the new version. I am getting very frustrated!!!! When I look in my programs the icon is not complete, and when I uninstall the program it says that there was an error in the installation and download not complete. PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!!!!

My problem is a little different.
Yesterday, I received a notice to download an update to flash player. I did so, but it was just as Microsoft Word started up. The installation took forever and eventually I received a message to the effect the installation was incomplete.
I also discovered a new user account had been created on my computer. Its name is 'bimvhcba'. Inside the account is a Windows-free zone -- basically a black screen. I deleted the account through control panel and rebooted. I do not seem to be able to rid my computer of this account.
My computer is a laptop running Windows Vista with Chrome as the default browser. Through this site, I checked to see what version of Flash Player was running on my computer. It is the most recent one.
I have run comprehensive virusscans and spyware scans. No malware turns up.
I'm baffled. Any suggestions you have would be welcome.
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FLASH PLAYER INSTALLS BUT WILL NOT RUN

I have installed Flash Player multiple times. The installation indicates it was successful, the Control Panel and list of programs installed indicate that the program is present but when I run a web site that requires it, I get a message that I need to install it. The Adobe Flash Player Help does not indicate that it is installed.
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I went to the discussion you referenced and did the following ;
Under Internet Options, I disabled Protective Mode and restarted the computer. Flash Player did not work. I then removed Flash Player using Windows uninstall via the Control Panel. I reloaded Flash Player with Protective mode still off. After Flash Player successfully loaded, I turned Protective mode back on ( I didn’t want to run in unprotected mode) I restarted the computer and Flash Player worked and has been ever since. Thank you.

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iTunes
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Bonjour
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Reboot, download iTunes, then reinstall, either using an account with administrative rights, or right-clicking the downloaded installer and selecting Run as Administrator.
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C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Apple\Apple Application Support
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Hi,
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T

Yes Friend and I posted a message of thanks also which I'm very pleased to send to you personally, the missing link was that little check box you mentioned, I had done the install or tried to many times but never seen that small box so that was the problem.
Very grateful - thanks very much for your time and patience !!
Best Regards
Tim
Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2011 10:53:23 -0600
From: [email protected]
To:
Subject: Flash Player Flash Player 10.2 will not install - not same problem as Audrey below.
Hi, Since you marked your thread as answered, I'm assuming you have FP Installed and working!!
Thanks,
eidnolb
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* Tools > Options > Content : Fonts & Colors > Advanced > Minimum Font Size (none)
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hankbuck wrote:
Mike M:
It was a beautiful answer but it didnt work for my IE 11 with windows 7 on my desktop HP Pavilion d4650e. It appeared to install after download but would not appear in the all programs line up when hitting start button. It just appeared in control panel. This was when I was having problems running something in shutterfly. Then a week later I was trying to use a usage program from my electric company and no go. BUT, I was able to use Chrome and get flash player to work. ?????????????
It's NOT a program. It's a "plug-in" for your browser. In essence, a "piece" of another program.
If you want to find it, go to C/Windows/System32/Macromed/Flash and C/Windows/SysWOW64/Macromed/Flash.
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Your problems with IE11 are just that; problems with IE11.
Specifically, "User-Agent Strings"
That may or may not mean a lot, I'm sure, but it's the root of your problems, and Flash Player has nothing to do with it.
Microsoft "rewrote" the User-Agent Strings for the abomination they call their latest and greatest browser. User-Agent Strings are what websites use to identify the browser you're using and provide the proper content for it's browser engine, like ActiveX stuff, and Flash or HTML5 video. Thanks to the geniuses in Redmond, WA, the User-Agent Strings for IE11 (which has a Trident engine), ID it as either "Gecko" (Firefox) or "Webkit" (Chrome). Problem is: when the site the directs to the content for one of these two engines, the Trident engine in IE can't intepret it and the site then sees IE as an "unidentified" browser.
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Microsoft has no plans to "fix" the mess they've created because they think it's a great idea to block you out of the websites you visit.
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I'm not big on "pretending" so I recommend actually using another browser.
Firefox (from Mozilla)
Opera (from Opera)
Safari (from Apple)
Chrome (from Google)
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