flashplayer on win 7

Calvin Walley · Post by **Calvin Walley** » 7 Feb 2013 12:00 pm

i have tried everything i can think of but can not get adobe flashplayer to run using ie on win 7
i have downloaded it and uninstalled it many times but it simply wont run ..what give's ?

Jack Stoner · Post by **Jack Stoner** » 7 Feb 2013 3:50 pm

What version of I.E. do you have? If you don't have I.E.9, upgrade to I.E.9 and then see if it will work OK.

I.E.9 is recommended, anyway, as it has improved security.

Wiz Feinberg · Post by **Wiz Feinberg** » 7 Feb 2013 3:53 pm

Adobe Flash was just updated this afternoon. Please make sure you are downloading Flash from Adobe.com and that it is the correct version for you browser and operating system.

Calvin Walley · Post by **Calvin Walley** » 7 Feb 2013 11:47 pm

i think it is ie 9, there are 2 versions on here one is a 32 bit and the other is a 64 bit and that is confusing the dickens outa me .. i have always liked ie and don't want to switch to google

Jack Stoner · Post by **Jack Stoner** » 8 Feb 2013 3:27 am

Use the 32 bit I.E. version. The 64 bit is not compatible with some add-ons. If you are using the 64 bit version that may be the problem.

Calvin Walley · Post by **Calvin Walley** » 9 Feb 2013 8:45 am

i have tried all the above . i am not a computer expert but i suspect it might be somewhere in the permissions or settings but i don't know where to look

Cal Sharp · Post by **Cal Sharp** » 9 Feb 2013 9:50 am

Billy Gates writes: Microsoft is advising users to stick with other browsers until Tuesday

Jack Stoner · Post by **Jack Stoner** » 9 Feb 2013 10:05 am

"Billy Gates" - who is not "Bill Gates".

Calvin Walley · Post by **Calvin Walley** » 9 Feb 2013 10:34 am

well thats no help

Calvin Walley · Post by **Calvin Walley** » 10 Feb 2013 8:56 am

i just tried to install adobe flashplayer version 11.5.502.149 at the 50% point it said to close ie which i did but i said it was still running . i made sure it wasn't but keep getting the same message ..i need help !!!

Jack Stoner · Post by **Jack Stoner** » 10 Feb 2013 9:35 am

Download and run the free ccleaner. Run the "cleaner" part and then the Registry Cleaner.

I'm not a big fan of registry "cleaner/repair" programs but ccleaner works OK.

After you get done, restart the PC and then try to install.

http://www.filehippo.com/download_ccleaner

Calvin Walley · Post by **Calvin Walley** » 10 Feb 2013 10:25 am

will do but in the meantime, i have a question
why do the videos work on google chrome and not ie ?
some one told me to install that browser and see what happened .well they do work on it but not ie which i like much better or i did at least until i switched to win 7. i have always loved the yahoo tool bar and all its convenence . it makes my favorite sites easier to find than google

i hear a lot of guys complaining about ie sucurity but i never had any problems and always really liked it

Wiz Feinberg · Post by **Wiz Feinberg** » 10 Feb 2013 11:22 am

Calvin;
The version of Flash used in Internet Explorer is known as an ActiveX Control. This is different than the version supplied with Google Chrome, or Mozilla Firefox. Because IE is also part of the Windows operating system, upgrading its components almost always requires you to reboot the computer.

I would uninstall Adobe Flash, then follow Jack's instructions for using CCleaner, reboot, then try to install Flash again. Make sure that the version offered is the ActiveX version for Internet Explorer.

Finally, only obtain Flash at Adobe.com! Malware authors and purveyors offer fake versions of Flash Player which are known malware backdoors and downloaders

Calvin Walley · Post by **Calvin Walley** » 10 Feb 2013 11:54 am

thanks Wiz
i did what jack said with cc cleaner , i always go to the adobe site none of the other ones that offer it . i have been using ie for many many years and never had a problem untill i bought this new computer with win 7