flash sort of installs but doesn't work -- macromedia players flash

debgram
11/8/2006 2:56:46 AM

It seems to install it shows the ocx file in my flash folder and the plugin in
the browser but will not open flash movies or flash content.. I know for a fact
it's my flash because no flash items will show up, the test page also is a no
show. I have tried version 7, 8, and 9 and neither work for me. I'm using IE6
because 7 didn't work for me when clicking on links in my Outlook Express,
which I also tried microsoft newsgroups with no help. I also did various of
suggested fixes they sent me.

I have turned off (disabled) what plugins I had running and tried running IE
for several hours, used the uninstaller for flash and tried to download again
and still nothing. Does anyone else have any suggestions? This is really
upsetting me because I can't login to some forums I'm in.

Ericthegreat
11/9/2006 9:08:54 PM

how do i downgrade from flash 9 to flash 8?
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debgram
11/9/2006 9:42:16 PM

WindShadow75
11/9/2006 10:15:24 PM

Make sure you have this file:
C:\WINDOWS\system32\Macromed\Flash\Flash9.ocx

Staringatthesky
11/9/2006 10:35:23 PM

WindShadow75
11/9/2006 10:48:51 PM

Try searching your registry for Flash9.ocx to make sure it registered right.

Check for:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{1171A62F-05D2-11D1-83FC-00A0C9089C5A}\InprocServer32
(Default) C:\WINDOWS\system32\macromed\flash\[b]Flash9.ocx[/b]
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If yours says Flash7.ocx or some other number, the installer didn't update
your registry properly.

Staringatthesky
11/9/2006 10:59:03 PM

WindShadow75
11/9/2006 11:13:37 PM

Flash9b.ocx is the BETA version of flash 9. As long as the file name matches
the registry key, it should be OK.

Is youtube.com crashing, or just telling you to install the latest verion of
Flash over and over?

Staringatthesky
11/9/2006 11:31:46 PM

Its telling to install the latest verison of the flash over and over again.
So i did the new feature with the IE 7 go back in time thing. (Jezz, I just
did it and forgot the name). So now I have IE 6 and can watch the video on
youtube perfectly fine. I think I shouldn't update my IE 6 to 7 if its is the
problem.

WindShadow75
11/9/2006 11:59:46 PM

Staringatthesky
11/10/2006 12:11:35 AM

debgram
11/10/2006 1:36:35 AM

I have ran spy scan and virus scans and that swflash.ocx never comes up as bad. This is what I have in my flash folder

UninstFl.exe
Flash9.ocx
GetFlash.exe

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