V10.3 says "can't install" because my Intel Mac is "PPC"

Question

Something is really wacky. I DL'd the 10.3 Flash Player installer on my friend's Intel iMac (and, yes, it's a 27" Core2Duo 2009 model running 10.6.8). When I attempt to install it, the installer complains that I need the PPC version and won't install. It directs me to a link where I can DL the PPC installer which, of course, won't work on an Intel iMac.
How do I resolve this?

Answer 1

Jay,
I have the same problem when installing upgrades to existing programs.  I've searched the communities pretty thoroughly and there doesn't seem to be a permanent fix for the problem, but there are two work arounds that seems pretty robust.
First, some folks have reported if when you get the first "info.plist in use" error to clear the error message and simply wait instead of attempting to move the application into the application folder (or the icon in the dmg file for the application folder) again.  I have found personally that waiting about 30 seconds often solves the problem.
The other option is to "manually" open the application folder and throw the older version of the application into the trash and then drag the new version into the applications folder.  Be aware with this strategy that sometimes you will get the same info.plist error message when trying to discard the existing app.  Again, waiting seems to solve the problem.
Hope this helps.
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