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Flash version 11 does not seem to work with FF 7. My earlier version of Flash Player was crashig so I installed the latest version and now FF doesn't recognize it at all. I'd rahter not have to use IE, but now am doing so for NPR & Pandora!

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I have Flash version 11.0.1.152 installed and it works with IE, but FF tells me The Player requires version 8 or higher of the Adobe Flash Player.

Please obtain a free upgrade to the latest version of the Adobe Flash Player.

I have Flash version 11.0.1.152 installed and it works with IE, but FF tells me The Player requires version 8 or higher of the Adobe Flash Player. Please obtain a free upgrade to the latest version of the Adobe Flash Player.

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There are two different versions of Flash, the ActiveX version for IE and the Plugin version used by most other browsers.

1.Download the Flash Plugin version setup file from here:
Adobe Flash - Plugin version.
Save it to your Desktop.

2. Close Firefox using File > Exit
then check the Task Manager > Processes tab to make sure firefox.exe is closed,
{XP: Ctrl+Alt+Del, Vista: Shift+Ctrl+ESC = Processes tab}

3. Then run the Flash setup file from your Desktop.

4. Start Firefox and test your installation here: https://www.adobe.com/software/flash/about/

  • On Vista and Windows 7 you may need to run the plugin installer as Administrator by starting the installer via the right-click context menu if you do not get an UAC prompt to ask for permission to continue (i.e nothing seems to happen).

See this:
http://vistasupport.mvps.org/run_as_administrator.htm