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I am trying to download adobe flash player and it says I have to disable Firefox? If I do how do I do it and why do I have to disabe firefox

harold50
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cannot download adobe flash player on firefox it says i need to disable firefox first? If i have to disable how do i do it.

cannot download adobe flash player on firefox it says i need to disable firefox first? If i have to disable how do i do it.

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the-edmeister
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Download and installation are two separate steps. The Adobe Flash installation procedure requires that Firefox be closed before installing Flash.

orange Firefox button > Exit or File > Exit to close Firefox. Then wait a minute or so before starting to install Flash.