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    What's causing this annoying pop up? "Please download the latest version of Flash Player"

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by Jay., Sep 9, 2010.

  1. Jay.

    Jay. Notebook Consultant

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    I get it every time I use my some of my Acer laptops... they are on factory installs...

    I have the latest version of flash.

    :confused: :confused:
     
    Jay., Sep 9, 2010
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    Hi,

    if I remember correctly, then there is a flash based screen saver preinstalled (perhaps to increase spare battery sales). Ditch that.

    Additionally, there are two flavours of flash installed on many systems:
    The ActiveX control for IE and the plugin for Firefox, Opera etc.

    Apart from removing the screensaver, I would uninstall all instances of flash player using the "progams" thingy in Control panel at first. Then use Adobe's Flash Uninstaller from here: http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/141/tn_14157.html in order to get rid of fossile versions that come with Windows (at least XP has such a fossile Flash player ActiveX aboard).

    Reinstall the latest Flash version you want (IE or Mozilla/Opera).

    Michael
     
    michael_recycled, Sep 10, 2010
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    Done and done. Thanks michael! I hope the annoying pop up is gone forever :D.
     
    Jay., Sep 11, 2010
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    Hehe. Keep us posted :D

    Michael
     
    michael_recycled, Sep 11, 2010
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