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download adobe flash player addon

sureshhifive
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adobe flash player doesn't download from http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer. it stops midway and does not respond with neither through firefox nor through bit comet.

adobe flash player doesn't download from http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer. it stops midway and does not respond with neither through firefox nor through bit comet.

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

1.Download the Flash Plugin version setup file from here:
Adobe Flash - 32-bit 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