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Windows 7 64 bit - which flash version to install
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Chuck Anderson
Apr 1, 2013, 12:07:24 AM4/1/13
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Has the dust settled on the FF/Flash issues? I am trying to get Flash working
on all sites, so I uninstalled all versions I previously had (Shockwave, flash
plugin 64 bit, and flash plug-in active-X.
Now what I cannot figure out is, which version of Flash should I install?
(Or even better, is there a third party flash player that will work with all
flash based videos?)
When I go to Adobe's download page I am presented with:
Adobe Flash Player 11.6.602.180 (15.7 MB)
Your system: Windows 64-bit , English, Firefox
Is this going to install the problematic 64 bit plug-in that Firefox is not
capable of using?
I have opened this can of worms because for the last couple of years, "some"
flash videos simply will not play. At YouTube they always play, but e.g., ...
I was at funnyordie.com the other day and I can not get a single one of their
videos to play (if hosted at YouTube, I can). I am hoping that removing all
other versions and installing the one correct version for my computer will
resolve these issues. I am hung at the decision point right now. Which
version to install?
I do use Flash Block, but I disable it and restart FF - and still no workie.
I do not think Flash Block is the issue.
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on all sites, so I uninstalled all versions I previously had (Shockwave, flash
plugin 64 bit, and flash plug-in active-X.
Now what I cannot figure out is, which version of Flash should I install?
(Or even better, is there a third party flash player that will work with all
flash based videos?)
When I go to Adobe's download page I am presented with:
Adobe Flash Player 11.6.602.180 (15.7 MB)
Your system: Windows 64-bit , English, Firefox
Is this going to install the problematic 64 bit plug-in that Firefox is not
capable of using?
I have opened this can of worms because for the last couple of years, "some"
flash videos simply will not play. At YouTube they always play, but e.g., ...
I was at funnyordie.com the other day and I can not get a single one of their
videos to play (if hosted at YouTube, I can). I am hoping that removing all
other versions and installing the one correct version for my computer will
resolve these issues. I am hung at the decision point right now. Which
version to install?
I do use Flash Block, but I disable it and restart FF - and still no workie.
I do not think Flash Block is the issue.
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Chuck Anderson • Boulder, CO
http://cycletourist.com
Turn Off, Tune Out, Drop In
*****************************
s|b
Apr 1, 2013, 6:31:10 AM4/1/13
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On Sun, 31 Mar 2013 22:07:24 -0600, Chuck Anderson wrote:
> Has the dust settled on the FF/Flash issues? I am trying to get Flash working
> on all sites, so I uninstalled all versions I previously had (Shockwave, flash
> plugin 64 bit, and flash plug-in active-X.
>
> Now what I cannot figure out is, which version of Flash should I install?
I always download the EXE installer(s) for Flash here:
> Has the dust settled on the FF/Flash issues? I am trying to get Flash working
> on all sites, so I uninstalled all versions I previously had (Shockwave, flash
> plugin 64 bit, and flash plug-in active-X.
>
> Now what I cannot figure out is, which version of Flash should I install?
<https://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/distribution3.html>
Fx = Plugin-based browsers
Before installing I use Flash uninstaller:
<http://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/uninstall-flash-player-windows.html#main_Download_the_Adobe_Flash_Player_uninstaller>
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s|b
Chuck Anderson
Apr 3, 2013, 12:21:09 AM4/3/13
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And now I've found that my problem - at one site in particular, "funny or
die," - was the need to "allow third party Flash content to store data on your
computer."
Oh well. At least I now have a recent Flash plug-in that works.
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Chuck Anderson � Boulder, CO
Chuck Anderson
Apr 4, 2013, 4:02:10 PM4/4/13
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Chuck Anderson wrote:
> s|b wrote:
>> On Sun, 31 Mar 2013 22:07:24 -0600, Chuck Anderson wrote:
>>
>>> Has the dust settled on the FF/Flash issues? I am trying to get
>>> Flash working on all sites, so I uninstalled all versions I
>>> previously had (Shockwave, flash plugin 64 bit, and flash plug-in
>>> active-X.
>>>
>>> Now what I cannot figure out is, which version of Flash should I
>>> install?
>>
>> I always download the EXE installer(s) for Flash here:
>> <https://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/distribution3.html>
>>
>> Fx = Plugin-based browsers
>>
>> Before installing I use Flash uninstaller:
>> <http://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/uninstall-flash-player-windows.html#main_Download_the_Adobe_Flash_Player_uninstaller>
>>
>>
>
> Well okey, dokey then. I installed the latest at Adobe's site.
>
> And now I've found that my problem - at one site in particular, "funny
> or die," - was the need to "allow third party Flash content to store
> data on your computer."
>
> Oh well. At least I now have a recent Flash plug-in that works.
Or that appeared to work. Crashes all the time with a runtime error (in
> s|b wrote:
>> On Sun, 31 Mar 2013 22:07:24 -0600, Chuck Anderson wrote:
>>
>>> Has the dust settled on the FF/Flash issues? I am trying to get
>>> Flash working on all sites, so I uninstalled all versions I
>>> previously had (Shockwave, flash plugin 64 bit, and flash plug-in
>>> active-X.
>>>
>>> Now what I cannot figure out is, which version of Flash should I
>>> install?
>>
>> I always download the EXE installer(s) for Flash here:
>> <https://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/distribution3.html>
>>
>> Fx = Plugin-based browsers
>>
>> Before installing I use Flash uninstaller:
>> <http://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/uninstall-flash-player-windows.html#main_Download_the_Adobe_Flash_Player_uninstaller>
>>
>>
>
> Well okey, dokey then. I installed the latest at Adobe's site.
>
> And now I've found that my problem - at one site in particular, "funny
> or die," - was the need to "allow third party Flash content to store
> data on your computer."
>
> Oh well. At least I now have a recent Flash plug-in that works.
FF17.0.5ESR).
Is there an alternative to Adobe Flash that works?
Christian Riechers
Apr 4, 2013, 5:28:17 PM4/4/13
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On 04/04/2013 10:02 PM, Chuck Anderson wrote:
> Chuck Anderson wrote:
>> s|b wrote:
>>> On Sun, 31 Mar 2013 22:07:24 -0600, Chuck Anderson wrote:
>>>> Has the dust settled on the FF/Flash issues? I am trying to get
>>>> Flash working on all sites, so I uninstalled all versions I
>>>> previously had (Shockwave, flash plugin 64 bit, and flash plug-in
>>>> active-X.
>>>>
>>>> Now what I cannot figure out is, which version of Flash should I
>>>> install?
>>>
>>> I always download the EXE installer(s) for Flash here:
>>> <https://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/distribution3.html>
>>>
>>> Fx = Plugin-based browsers
>>>
>>> Before installing I use Flash uninstaller:
>>> <http://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/uninstall-flash-player-windows.html#main_Download_the_Adobe_Flash_Player_uninstaller>
>>
>> Well okey, dokey then. I installed the latest at Adobe's site.
>>
>> And now I've found that my problem - at one site in particular, "funny
>> or die," - was the need to "allow third party Flash content to store
>> data on your computer."
>>
>> Oh well. At least I now have a recent Flash plug-in that works.
>
> Or that appeared to work. Crashes all the time with a runtime error (in
> FF17.0.5ESR).
>
> Is there an alternative to Adobe Flash that works?
Yes, HTML5. It will still take some time to fully replace Flash though.
> Chuck Anderson wrote:
>> s|b wrote:
>>> On Sun, 31 Mar 2013 22:07:24 -0600, Chuck Anderson wrote:
>>>> Has the dust settled on the FF/Flash issues? I am trying to get
>>>> Flash working on all sites, so I uninstalled all versions I
>>>> previously had (Shockwave, flash plugin 64 bit, and flash plug-in
>>>> active-X.
>>>>
>>>> Now what I cannot figure out is, which version of Flash should I
>>>> install?
>>>
>>> I always download the EXE installer(s) for Flash here:
>>> <https://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/distribution3.html>
>>>
>>> Fx = Plugin-based browsers
>>>
>>> Before installing I use Flash uninstaller:
>>> <http://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/uninstall-flash-player-windows.html#main_Download_the_Adobe_Flash_Player_uninstaller>
>>
>> Well okey, dokey then. I installed the latest at Adobe's site.
>>
>> And now I've found that my problem - at one site in particular, "funny
>> or die," - was the need to "allow third party Flash content to store
>> data on your computer."
>>
>> Oh well. At least I now have a recent Flash plug-in that works.
>
> Or that appeared to work. Crashes all the time with a runtime error (in
> FF17.0.5ESR).
>
> Is there an alternative to Adobe Flash that works?
I do not run a 64 bit OS, or Flash 64 bit. But I believe you need to
install a version of Flash compatible to your browser. I.e. if your
browser is 32 bit, you'd also need to install the 32 bit version of Flash.
Obviously there are different versions of Flash for IE (ActiveX) and
Firefox.
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Christian
Chuck Anderson
Apr 4, 2013, 11:18:07 PM4/4/13
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... like probably never, ... not fully.
Flash has always been a thorn in my browser. Steve Jobs was right to keep it
off of iPhones and iPads due to it's instabilities.
> I do not run a 64 bit OS, or Flash 64 bit. But I believe you need to
> install a version of Flash compatible to your browser. I.e. if your
> browser is 32 bit, you'd also need to install the 32 bit version of Flash.
> Obviously there are different versions of Flash for IE (ActiveX) and
> Firefox.
Firefox, so it steered me to the ".... 11x32 mssa_aih" download (WTH?? ... I
believe 32 stands for 32 bit). And yes, there are two "main" versions: an IE
version and an "other browsers" version. My laptop and desktop now both hang
when Flash crashes (which is often) - until I find and close the buried error
window. I'm going back to 10.3. Now where was that link I saw? (I am not
concerned with security as I block all Flash, unless it is to show a video).
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Chuck Anderson • Boulder, CO
Morgana
Apr 5, 2013, 7:29:19 AM4/5/13
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Chuck Anderson
Apr 5, 2013, 3:40:10 PM4/5/13
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Chuck Anderson � Boulder, CO
arthur...@gmail.com
Sep 14, 2013, 6:54:22 PM9/14/13
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I do not understand this reply. Please explain. I also have Windows 8 on a 64-bit machine and no flash works. When using Google chrome it indicates it only works on the desktop. That makes no sense either.
Dave Pyles
Sep 14, 2013, 7:15:51 PM9/14/13
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Please bottom post.
The latest flash player is Adobe Flash Player 11.8.800.168
Dave Pyles
Was Greywolf
Sep 14, 2013, 7:47:18 PM9/14/13
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On 2013-09-14 7:15 PM, Dave Pyles wrote:
[...]
VLC. Its plugin will play *.swf files in Firefox.
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Best,
Wolf K.
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> Please bottom post.
>
> The latest flash player is Adobe Flash Player 11.8.800.168
> Dave Pyles
If you want a general media player that can also play Flash, consider
>
> The latest flash player is Adobe Flash Player 11.8.800.168
> Dave Pyles
VLC. Its plugin will play *.swf files in Firefox.
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Wolf K.
sharmab...@gmail.com
Mar 23, 2014, 1:08:12 PM3/23/14
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