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I HAVE DOWNLOADED FLASH PLAYER BUT WHEN I TRY TO WATCH A VIDEOS IT SAYS TO GET FLASH PLAYER,I ALREADY HAVE IT.I KEEP DOWNLOADING IT BUT IT STILL DOESNT HELP

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Question I HAVE DOWNLOADED FLASH PLAYER BUT WHEN I TRY TO WATCH A VIDEOS IT SAYS TO GET FLASH PLAYER,I ALREADY HAVE IT.I KEEP DOWNLOADING IT BUT IT STILL DOESNT HELP. THANKS

Question I HAVE DOWNLOADED FLASH PLAYER BUT WHEN I TRY TO WATCH A VIDEOS IT SAYS TO GET FLASH PLAYER,I ALREADY HAVE IT.I KEEP DOWNLOADING IT BUT IT STILL DOESNT HELP. THANKS

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-> Update Firefox to the latest version 10.0.1

Perform the suggestions mentioned in the section "Flash does not work properly and/or will not update" in the following article:

Check and tell if its working.

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Perform the suggestions mentioned in the following articles:

NOTE: When Downloading Plugins Update setup files, Remove Checkmark from Downloading other Optional Softwares with your Plugins (e.g. Toolbars, McAfee, Google Chrome, etc.)

Check and tell if its working.

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You have a very old Shockwave Flash 10.0 r42 player installed according to your system details list.

Update the Flash plugin to the latest version.

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I KEEP DOWNLOADING VERSION IIX64,IT SHOWS IT HAS DOWNLOADED BUT THEN IT STILL SHOWS THAT I HAVE VERSION 10,0,42,34.

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Firefox is a 32 bit application, so you need to install the 32 bit Flash version.

Flash Player uninstall:

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I HAVE TRYED TO DOWNLOAD IT OVER & OVER & IT DOESNT WORK.COULD I UNINSTALL IT & THEN REINSTALL IT,WOULD THAT WORK. THANKS

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Chosen Solution

-> Update Firefox to the latest version 10.0.1

Perform the suggestions mentioned in the section "Flash does not work properly and/or will not update" in the following article:

Check and tell if its working.

Modified by Hasan

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I UNINSTALLED 64 & DOWNLOADED 32,IT SEAMS TO BE WORKING NOW. THANKS FOR ALL THE HELP