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aven_steph

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ok so this problem has been bugging me for ever and i can never seem to fix it no matter what i do. my flash player doesnt work with IE, its installed and it says its installed and when i install it again it STILL says that i need to download flash anytime im on a website that requires it. it works fine with firefox but thats it. please help me fix this ive looked at old posts all over and nothing helps no matter what i do.
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Ax238

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Hello aven_steph,

Use the utility and the following instructions to uninstall flash:
How to uninstall the Adobe Flash Player plug-in and ActiveX control

Make sure you close all open windows (including IE) prior to running the utility. Once completed, use the following instructions to install flash again:
Adobe Flash Player Download Center - Windows

Let me know if this works for you.

Regards,

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no it didnt work....just firefox has it, like it was before. except this time i dont have it at all for IE...at least before i could only watch videos on youtube, but now its like i dont have it, just for firefox like i said before
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aven_steph

You will have to uninstall and reinstall both in Firefox and IE. They use different versions of the same pluggin.
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i uninstalled both in firefox and in IE
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Let's run through some possible fixes (once/if the issue is fixed, leave off following the rest of the instructions):
  • I trust you've already made sure your system is virus and spyware free, if not, please let me know
  • After doing the uninstall as per the instructions above, go to the C:\Windows\System32 directory and delete the folder called Macromed. You'll probably have to exit any web browsers you have open first. Try installing again after the folder is deleted.
  • Use the same instructions as before to uninstall the Flash Player, but this time use the following link to install it again (direct download link):
    Full Flash Player
  • In IE, go to Tools | Internet Options, select the Advanced tab, and click the Reset... button. Confirm the reset and then reinstall the Adobe Flash player.
Regards,

Ax

Edited by Ax238, 18 November 2007 - 12:31 AM.

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aven_steph

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thank you so much :) ...ive been trying to fix that problem forever and you just fixed it in a while...thank you everything seems to be working now :) !
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:) No problem at all! I'm glad that it helped. Which step, if I may ask, worked for you?
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the second one :)
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Thanks, thought so :)
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