macromedia players flash: Originally posted by: mfried21
Tried this. Still reboot when I visit any site with Flash content.


The fix i mentioned above was not for a reboot issue, it is meant to be a work
around to get IE to work with sites that have Flash.

I am still working on a complete, fix and should have it posted by months end.

But looks like there is talk about Macromedia getting bought out by Adobe.....

Ghosthunter007

Thanks to everyone who has added insight into this issue. I finally got my
problem fixed and think I have figured out what happened to cause mine.

I believe my issue resulted from having the flash plugin for IE installed
before I installed my Macromedia. As an earlier poster stated, the flash.ocx
was "locked" and wasn't written over when I installed my Macromedia Software.

To fix the problem, I did follow the posting about cleaning out my user files
(something I regularly do anyway), but my flash.ocx was still viewed as in use
and couldn't be deleted or renamed.

I then tried to remove it manually by doing the following:

1. Quit Internet Explorer, if it is open.
2. From the Start menu, choose Search> Files or Folders and search for
flash.ocx (if you are removing Macromedia Flash Player 6) or swflash.ocx (if
you are removing Macromedia Flash Player 5 or earlier).

Note: The name of the ActiveX control changed with version 6 to "flash.ocx".

3. Note the path to the file. The path is typically:
C:\Windows\System\Macromed\Flash on Windows 95, 98 or WinME;
C:\WinNT\System32\Macromed\Flash on Windows NT or 2000;
C:\Windows\System32\Macromed\Flash on Windows XP.

If more than one copy of the file is found, note the paths to all copies of
the file.
4. Select Start> Run.
5. In the Open field, enter the following command:

regsvr32 {path} \ {filename} /u

Replace {path} with the path to the filename noted from step 3.
Replace {filename} with the filename noted from step 2.

For example, if you're uninstalling the Macromedia Flash Player 6 ActiveX
control on Windows 2000, the path would be:

regsvr32 C:\WinNT\System32\Macromed\Flash\flash.ocx /u
6. Click OK. You should get a RegSvr32 dialog box stating that the executable
succeeded. If it failed, double check the path and file name for your system.
7. Select Start> Find Files or Folders and enter flash.ocx (if you are
removing Macromedia Flash Player 6) or swflash.ocx (if you are removing
Macromedia Flash Player 5).
8. Right-click on the found file and choose Delete from the context
(right-click) menu. If more than one copy of the file exists, delete each one.
9. Search for swflash.inf using Windows Find utility (Start > Find > Files or
Folders). This file is used during the installation of the Macromedia Flash
Player ActiveX control.
10. Right-click on the file and choose Delete.
11. Restart the machine.

However, the file was still viewed as being in use. So I just loaded up the
machine in Safe Mode (F8), and deleted the file (after running the above
command one more time to be safe). Rebooted. Made sure Macromedia Flash
worked, then went on the Internet and went to site that required flash and
downloaded the plugin. And Voila, no more problem.

Hope this is of some help to any people still experiencing the problem.