i sometimes experience same thing - try installing extensions while flash is running (then reboot
flash of course).
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www.keyframer.com [quoted text, click to view] LadynRed56 wrote:
> I searched on this problem and only came up with very, very old posts. I have
> Studio 8 - DW, FLash, FW etc. The ONLY application that the E.M. displays is
> Fireworks 8. I cannot load any extensions for Flash (or DW either), it keeps
> telling me that Flash 8 is required and says the exension will not be installed
> :( Yeah..well, I have a legit copy of Studio 8 so something's haywire.
>
> What is the answer to this ?? I uninstalled EM and reinstalled it from a fresh
> download.. still doesn't work. This is rather aggravating to say the least.
I get this all the time. In fact EVERYTIME I try to install an extension into
Flash. The EM never recognizes that Flash is installed. The ONLY way I have
been able to get this to work is this:
1: Close the Extension Manager if it is open
2: Start Flash
3: Start the EM either through Flash itself in the help menu OR through a
shortcut on desktop
4: Either close flash, it is ok to do so now, OR keep it open and when your
extensions are fully installed, close the restart flash to initialize the new
extensions.
That is the ONLY way I have been able to get EM to recognize flash is
installed. Not sure why because I have the full studio 8 pro. To try to
solve this issue back when I first noticed the problem I completely uninstalled
flash, the EM and reinstalled both. This didn't work.
Then I tried to reinstall in an order with EM first THEN flash. This didn't
work either
I then uninstalled studio 8 completely, reinstalled it successfully but the EM
still didn't recognize flash unless it was running before EM was started. So
I gave up and just anytime I need or want to install an extension into flash I
have to remember to always get Flash up and running first before opening the
EM. It does work just one extra step that isn't really needed imo. Consider
it a bug in the EM.
I never tried to track down where it is getting the information as to what is
installed, if you or someone does bother to do this, my guess is flash 8 isnt
in the list or a typo or something. Just add it to that list and probably EM
would then recognize flash. Though I don't know, never tried it. My guess it
is in the registry somewhere or in an xml config file but which one, I don't
have the time to go find out.
Thanks everyone.
Rebooting does absolutely nothing, Flash8 still isn't recognized in the EM.
The ONLY application from the 8 Suite that DOES show up in EM is Fireworks 8.
I use and have many extensions for Dreamweaver too.. and EM doesn't 'see' it
either !!
Since this seems to be a problem for more than just me, I'll pursue it further.
