Why won't firefox let me install an older version of Flash ?

I'm trying to install Flash Player_10_plugin. Since ever since I 'upgraded' to the latest flash version it crashes too much. I downloaded the file, but when I try to download it, a pop up says that I can't; that I should download the latest version, which is exactly what I don't want. And yes, I've read some instructions, tips on here but none have helped. Any ideas or suggestions? Thank you.

Uninstall the 11.3 first, with uninstaller program from Adobe :
[https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/flash-113-crashes#w_step-1-uninstall-flash-11-3 Uninstall Flash 11.3]
then follow the directions : [https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/flash-113-crashes#w_step-2-install-flash-10-3-or-11-2 Install Flash 10.3 or 11.2]
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