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33.1.1 Adobe Flash Pre Installed?

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xMatter
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I know Chrome comes with Flash pre-installed, but does the latest version of FF as well?

I just wiped my laptop and installed all MS updates (Win7 32-bit), Java, and Flash for IE11. I then downloaded and installed FF, and went to a site that I know always prompts to install the Flash Plugin. Well..... I was not prompted this time. I went into Windows 7 Control Panel and only see the normal Adobe Flash Player 15 Plugin (which IE uses).

I know Chrome comes with Flash pre-installed, but does the latest version of FF as well? I just wiped my laptop and installed all MS updates (Win7 32-bit), Java, and Flash for IE11. I then downloaded and installed FF, and went to a site that I know always prompts to install the Flash Plugin. Well..... I was not prompted this time. I went into Windows 7 Control Panel and only see the normal Adobe Flash Player 15 Plugin (which IE uses).

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xMatter
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screen shot of adobe's site. Maybe Flash isn't pre-installed, but uses the standard version that IE does.

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user633449
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Firefox doesn't bundle flash (we don't have the money to do that) nor do we use the one for IE, but it's possible that Adobe's installer simply installs both now.

xMatter
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Ah, didn't think of that. Either way I think it's great.

xMatter
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I received Phillips response in my email, but it never showed on this thread.

Screen shot shows my Plugins Settings. Again, usually FF it prompted to install the Adobe Flash plugin (all these years it prompted) and most of the time the auto plugin install failed. I would always have to choose "Manual Install".

I have been using FF since the beginning, so it's strange to me that I not longer receive that prompt. Strange, but AWESOME.