I am tyring to run the local_content_updater exe downloaded from:
http://www.macromedia.com/devnet/flash/articles/fplayer8_security_04.html
so that a client may use some of the features coded in a flash product that
runs from their network, with flash player 8. I do not have Flash 8 so I cannot
publish with the UseNetwork flag.

Commands that no longer work include:
on (release) {
getURL("javascript:Launch('quiz.html')");
}

and
on (release) {
getURL
("javascript:NewWindow=window.open('help.html','newWin','width=800,height=600,le
ft=50,top=50,toolbar=No,location=No,scrollbars=No,status=No,re
sizable=No,fullscreen=No');NewWindow.focus();void(0);");
}

Unfortunately, as soon as a I click on the exe it open for a split second and
then closes before I can anything. Can you please advise on what may be causing
this?

you have to run the exe from a command line. Download the zip, extract on your
computer. Then open a cmd window by clicking on Start, Run, type in cmd and
hit enter. The run the localcontentupdater from there.