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    How Do I Install Adobe Flash Player in Vista?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by jmcmaster, Jun 10, 2007.

  1. jmcmaster

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    I just got a new Dell xps1710 running Vista. I was already struggling with Windows xp, but Vista has me completely lost. I'm trying to install Adobe Flash Player from the internet. I go through all the steps on the Adobe site and it tells me that Flash Player is successfully installed. When I go back to Vista to launch a Flash Player application, but only Adobe Acrobat launches. If I right click on the application, it offers to display programs I can launch it with, but when I hit the Browse button, Adobe Flash Player is not listed as an option. If I look at all my programs in Vista, Adobe Flash Player is not listed. However, I know it's there somewhere, because when I go to the Control Panel to uninstall programs, Adobe Flash Player is listed. I'm completely lost.
     
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    Sorry, that didn't work. Still can't find Adobe Flash Player listed among programs, but it's there when I go to uninstall. I hate Vista. Thanks for the help, anyway.
     
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    Maybe I should also clarify that I can run FlashPlayer content on the web. What I want to be able to do is download FlashPlayer files and run them later from my computer. However, when I open a downloaded file, FlashPlayer doesn't run (it tries to launch in Adobe Reader).
     
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    Greg Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Turn off UAC...then try. I had the same problem at one point. You can turn UAC back on after the install I think.
     
    Greg, Jun 10, 2007
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