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Flash not working on browsers

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hatcher146

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I didn't know where else to put this thread.. sorry if its in the wrong forum.

Flash macromedia player isn't working on my browsers. I go to adobe's website and I download the player and it says successfully installed but when I go to some websites that need macromedia flash player it doesn't work.

Anyone can help me with this problem?

Would really appreciate it.

Thanks.
 
hatcher146 said:
I didn't know where else to put this thread.. sorry if its in the wrong forum.

Flash macromedia player isn't working on my browsers. I go to adobe's website and I download the player and it says successfully installed but when I go to some websites that need macromedia flash player it doesn't work.

Anyone can help me with this problem?

Would really appreciate it.

Thanks.
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Do you have it enabled, an do you have a firewall?
 
Slowstick said:
Which browser are you using? In Firefox go to tools and then add ons and make sure Flash is enabled. Are you on a Mac or PC?
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I am on a mac.

I went to firefox and flash did not show up in the "add-on" section.

I went to safari and it said it was enabled?
 
hatcher146 said:
I do not have any plug-ins under add ons. Only extensions and themes.
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Under Tool, there should be an add-ons option. Select that. In the window that pops up select "Plugins" and see if adobe flash is there and enables.

Btw, are you trying to install the older shockwave player or adobe flash?
 
Slowstick said:
Under Tool, there should be an add-ons option. Select that. In the window that pops up select "Plugins" and see if adobe flash is there and enables.

Btw, are you trying to install the older shockwave player or adobe flash?
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I do select add-ons. When the window pops up the only two options are extensions and themes. There isn't a tab for plugins.

And I am trying to install adobe flash.
 
hatcher146 said:
I deleted my browser and installed the flash player again. It does not show up in the plug in section of the browser.

Where do I go from here?
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This is very strange. What i don't get is the fact there is not a plug-ins tab under add ons. There should be. Check again.
 
Slowstick said:
This is very strange. What i don't get is the fact there is not a plug-ins tab under add ons. There should be. Check again.
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I re-installed the browser and the plug in tab IS there. But under it there is no macromedia flash player which I also reinstalled.
 
hatcher146 said:
I re-installed the browser and the plug in tab IS there. But under it there is no macromedia flash player which I also reinstalled.
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Try saving the .zip adobe flash install file to your HD, unzip the contents, and install it from there. Make sure you completely close out of all browsers.

I have a good feeling about this! Good luck!😀
 
Slowstick said:
Try saving the .zip adobe flash install file to your HD, unzip the contents, and install it from there. Make sure you completely close out of all browsers.

I have a good feeling about this! Good luck!😀
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Yeah, this is what I have been doing. Isn't working. Wow, this is pretty annoying. I really appreciate your help though.
 
hatcher146 said:
Yeah, this is what I have been doing. Isn't working. Wow, this is pretty annoying. I really appreciate your help though.
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No problem. I wish i could help. I am running out of options. Try opera and see if that works. If it doesn't, i have other ideas.
 
hatcher146 said:
That did not work either. Macromedia player still was not installed.
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Well this ain't a problem with your browser or flash player. Check your firewall.

And when you say Macromedia.....do you mean Adobe Flash? Where are you downloading this? Whats the link?
 
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Resurrected this post so as not to waste electrons. I also installed Adobe Flash Player (I think), but when I view sites requiring Macromedia Flash Firefox or Safari, I am unable to view the content.

I have checked Tools>add-ons>plugins, and Shockwave Flash is shown as enabled.

I just switched from a pc to a Mac and am running Firefox 3.0.5 on a brand-spankin' new MacBook - which I love - with OS X 10.5.6.

I downloaded the Flash Player 10; opened/unzipped that up to reveal the Adobe Flash Player package; I dragged that into Applications and subsequently clicked on it while in Applications, and followed the install instructions. The install wizard informed me at the end that the installation was successful.

I must have messed something up along the way, I am sure.

Edit: Scooting over to the Adobe website reveals that I have version 10,0,12,36 successfully installed.
 
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