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Adobe Flash Player plugin missing

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FireFoxFan1
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I recently found that my Flash Player was out of date and compromising my system, so I uninstalled this old version (some 14.0 version), and went to the Adobe site and downloaded the latest version. However, I can't seem to find the Firefox plugin. I searched all around the site and was unable to find it, so now I have no Flash Player for my browser. Can someone help me find the plugin?

I recently found that my Flash Player was out of date and compromising my system, so I uninstalled this old version (some 14.0 version), and went to the Adobe site and downloaded the latest version. However, I can't seem to find the Firefox plugin. I searched all around the site and was unable to find it, so now I have no Flash Player for my browser. Can someone help me find the plugin?

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Actually, according to Adobe, XP is still supported under version 15: https://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/otherversions/

If that still doesn't work, you can try downloading an archived version of the Adobe website: https://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/archived-flash-player-versions.html#main_Archived_versions

Just look for the version that last worked for you.

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CoryMH
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Try: https://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/

It should be able to detect your operating system automatically. However, I notice that you're using Windows XP - I am not sure if the latest versions of flash will support your operating system since Microsoft is no longer releasing security updates for it.

FireFoxFan1
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Yes, this is what I did. I downloaded and installed the latest version, but the Firefox plugin for it is not present.

CoryMH
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Then your operating system is probably no longer supported by Adobe.

FireFoxFan1
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So that we're not going to keep playing ring-around-the-rosey, then, what is the last supported version for XP and the same with the Firefox plugin? I need to get this back so I can watch youtube videos and toggle the plugin.

CoryMH
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Actually, according to Adobe, XP is still supported under version 15: https://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/otherversions/

If that still doesn't work, you can try downloading an archived version of the Adobe website: https://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/archived-flash-player-versions.html#main_Archived_versions

Just look for the version that last worked for you.

FireFoxFan1
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For some unknown reason, after I wrote my last message, the Flash plugin magically appeared in my plugins list. I have no idea about anything with Firefox, anymore.

cor-el
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It is possible that the registry keys that Firefox scan for finding a plugin are missing.

Try to run the Flash installer as Administrator to see if that has effect.

Do you see the Flash plugin (NPSWF32_14_0_0_xxx.dll) in its expected location?

  • C:\Windows\System32\Macromed\Flash\