How to install latest Flash plugin

Je...@nospam.fake

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Aug 19, 2010, 1:31:57 PM8/19/10

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I had to uninstall various all my flash plugins because Secunia told me
they were out of date and a security risk. Where do I find the latest
plugin for Firefox and how do I install it?

Thank you, Jeff

Tarkus

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Aug 19, 2010, 1:45:35 PM8/19/10

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Adobe.com?

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clarjon1

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Aug 19, 2010, 1:51:14 PM8/19/10

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Hi Jeff!
The way I find the quickest, and easiest, is to:
go to Youtube.com
search for any random word (like test)
click on the first video result
Firefox will pop up a bar, alerting you that you need to install the
flash plugin, and it will give a button to click to begin the process.

Je...@nospam.fake

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Aug 19, 2010, 1:52:42 PM8/19/10

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On 8/19/2010 1:45 PM, FredW wrote:

> - Adobe Flash Player uninstaller
> http://www.majorgeeks.com/Adobe_Flash_Player_Uninstaller_d6551.html
>
> - Adobe Flash Player 10.1.82.76 (non-IE)
> http://www.filehippo.com/download_flashplayer_firefox/
> How to install ? - step by step, carefully (as usual)
>
> - Adobe Flash Player 10.1.82.76 (IE)
> http://www.filehippo.com/download_flashplayer_ie/
>
Thank you.

Jim S

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Aug 19, 2010, 2:06:16 PM8/19/10

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If you are on Secunia personal software inspector - when it pops up to tell
you, just click on the icon (a blue ball as I recall) and it sends you
where you need to go. No searching.
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Jim S
Tyneside UK
www.jimscott.co.uk

Je...@nospam.fake

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Aug 19, 2010, 2:51:03 PM8/19/10

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Interesting. I'll remember that for next time.

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clarjon1

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Aug 19, 2010, 4:51:29 PM8/19/10

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On Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 4:32 PM, FredW <fr...@blackholespam.net> wrote:

> On Thu, 19 Aug 2010 14:51:03 -0400, "Je...@nospam.fake"
> <Je...@nospam.fake> wrote:
>
>>On 8/19/2010 1:51 PM, clarjon1 wrote:
>>> On Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 1:31 PM, Je...@nospam.fake<Je...@nospam.fake> wrote:
>>>> I had to uninstall various all my flash plugins because Secunia told me they
>>>> were out of date and a security risk. Where do I find the latest plugin for
>>>> Firefox and how do I install it?
>>>

>>> Hi Jeff!
>>> The way I find the quickest, and easiest, is to:
>>> go to Youtube.com
>>> search for any random word (like test)
>>> click on the first video result
>>> Firefox will pop up a bar, alerting you that you need to install the
>>> flash plugin, and it will give a button to click to begin the process.
>
>>Interesting. I'll remember that for next time.
>

> Please don't.
> (do not click on just anything that is offered to you.)
> That is one of the best ways to get unwanted software on your computer.
> (wrong version, malware, ...........)
>
> Download only from the site of the manufacturer or
> from an other reliable download site.
> Youtube is neither.
>

Hey Fred,
The download isn't from Adobe, but via Firefox itself -- Firefox sees
that the flash plugin is needed, and lets the user know, and offers to
search for the required plugin to install.
Then, it connects to the Adobe servers, downloads the official plugin
installer, and starts to run the installer.

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MikeyG

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Aug 20, 2010, 7:17:43 AM8/20/10

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I found this experience to be a real, pain! I went into FF Add-Ons,
clicked Find Updates, and when I went to update the FlashPlayer PlugIn
it downloaded an Adobe Manager or something, (I removed it after it got
me the latest, FlashPlayer PlugIn). I would have liked to just, get the
install file for the latest, FlashPlayer PlugIn and installed it and not
had to deal with any 'middle man' kinda extension / add-on, that I
eventually, removed, anyway.

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Chris Ilias

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Aug 20, 2010, 8:29:04 PM8/20/10

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Have you read
<http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Managing+the+Flash+plugin>?

--
Chris Ilias <http://ilias.ca>
List-owner: support-firefox, support-thunderbird, test-multimedia

kes

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Aug 21, 2010, 3:22:37 AM8/21/10

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On 19/08/2010 19:45, FredW wrote:
> On Thu, 19 Aug 2010 13:31:57 -0400, "Je...@nospam.fake"

> - Adobe Flash Player uninstaller
> http://www.majorgeeks.com/Adobe_Flash_Player_Uninstaller_d6551.html
>
> - Adobe Flash Player 10.1.82.76 (non-IE)
> http://www.filehippo.com/download_flashplayer_firefox/
> How to install ? - step by step, carefully (as usual)
>
> - Adobe Flash Player 10.1.82.76 (IE)
> http://www.filehippo.com/download_flashplayer_ie/
>

Or, you could cut out the middlemen (majorgeeks, filehippo...) and try
the Adobe site itself

- Adobe Flash Player uninstaller

http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/141/tn_14157.html

- Getting the latest Flash Player for windows (non-IE)
http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/thankyou/?installer=Flash_Player_10.1_for_Windows_-_Other_Browsers

- Installation instructions
http://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/productinfo/instructions/

(Did anyone mention Google search to you..?)

MikeyG

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Aug 21, 2010, 10:26:14 AM8/21/10

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On 8/20/2010 7:29 PM, Chris Ilias wrote:
> On 10-08-19 1:31 PM, Je...@nospam.fake wrote:
>> I had to uninstall various all my flash plugins because Secunia told me
>> they were out of date and a security risk. Where do I find the latest
>> plugin for Firefox and how do I install it?
>
> Have you read
> <http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Managing+the+Flash+plugin>?
>

Thanks, Chris; I haven't read the pages, yet but, did bookmark. The site
seems to be awfully, helpful.

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