this is really gettin ta b a real problem...me and alot of ppl i kno are having
problems with this flash thing... there is no way ta get flash ta register
correctly and no valid solutions ta tha problem. i've tried everything from
tryin registry trials, ta installin an active x manager and still no solution..
tha active x manager i install says flash flayer 8 has registered properly
flash isnt even on tha registry when i look....i've even tried using/installing
tha flash beta 8.5 and still nothing... that wont even register... im thinkin i
might jus hafta buy anotha hard drive but i shouldnt hafta... my computer's
only 2yrs old...i shouldnt hafta buy a new drive every time macromedia makes a
new flash player... im not blaming macromedia or nuffin im jus upset because
almost every site uses tha flash player feature and im tired of lookin at those
static active x symbols(red triangle, blue box, green circle) or w/e they
are... i mean y cant any one find tha problem yet(still im not blaming or
taking my problem out on macromedia)... i mean i can i wanna help figure this
out too but im only 17... tha only thing i can think of is that there are alot
of registry problems thats affectin tha flash registration... ta tell u tha
truth macromedia should get together with some registry fix experts or
sumthin...well i hope someone gets this problem fixed soon.

I have the same problem. Flash Player 8 will not play on any web sites in
Internet Explorer 6. Uninstalling and reinstalling does not help. Running:
RegSvr32 C:/Windows/System32/Macromed/Flash/Flash.ocx in Run gets a file
failed to register message.

HOWEVER FLASH PLAYER WILL PLAY ON ALL WEB PAGES IN FIREFOX.

Salutations RyanK21, tu nous disais :
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0x80070005 ?
http://docxp.mvps.org/b1n/FlashRepair.exe

Cheers

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Originally posted by: Newsgroup User
0x80070005 ?
http://docxp.mvps.org/b1n/FlashRepair.exe

This program fixed everything for me! Thanks for posting this

Salutations mako18, tu nous disais :
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Thanks for the feedback !

Have a nice Weekend

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Hi
I have registered on here just to thank you for you post Jean-Marc you are my hero. been ripping my hair out over this problem and your post fixed it straight off.

Salutations evaporator, tu nous disais :
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Thanks for telling us. ;-)

BTW, you don't need to register for beeing able to post here,
an NNTP reader like Outlook Express is the only thing you
need. (In Example try click this :
news://forums.macromedia.com/macromedia.players.flash )

Cheers

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Hi Jean-Marc

I used your FlashRepair program and it worked :) SWFs are playing now in IE
after weeks of trying. Thanks a lot.

I deinstalled all Flash players.
I used your program.
I installed Flash player (not the direct install via internet which didn't
work): install_flash_player_active_x.msi

Merci beaucoup :)

:disgust;
I don't want to jump on the "what the heck is wrong with Adobe?" bandwagon,
but after 12 hours of trying to get Flash player 8 to work under Win98 and IE6,
and then finding this Forum, I am totally irritated. It appears that this
problem has been known for several weeks. I was working perfectly fine until I
visited some page three days ago, and in a window behind my active window Flash
Player 8 started downloading. By the time I found it, it was too late. For
some reason I didn't get one of those "do you want to continue" dialog boxes.
The only saving grace is that I was just about to reinstall Win98, IE6, etc.
It looks like that won't do much good. Jean-Marc, any chance you could write
your repair program for Win98? It is Monday, maybe the engineers can get back
to work, drink some coffee, and fix this thing. Ugggh.

Salutations brandneu, tu nous disais :
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Thanks for telling us.

Bye !

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Salutations Donno, tu nous disais :
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Hi,

No, i can't. Because my script change XP registry rights and W98 don't
have this kind of security. So, your problem isn't related to registry
rights.

What's your problem exactly ?

Cheers

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Greetings Jean-Marc. I will try to recall what has happened. Basically, after
the auto-download of Flash 8, I started having IE crash when visiting a page
with Flash objects. On submitting the report to MS, the reply was "possibly a
problem with msvcrt.dll" at times, and "unknown" at others. So, I first tried
Add/Remove to uninstall Flash 8 and installing from the Adobe site. That
resulted in the broken file icon for the flash object and text appearing below
after the unsuccessful install (on the install page). At some point I read
that I needed the Adobe Flash uninstaller, so I downloaded that and tried
again. Same result, so I downloaded the Adobe Flash 8 installer to my
computer, and tried uninstalling and then installing locally. No error
message, and Flash 8 added to the list in Add/Remove, but when visting the
Adobe test page, an empty window in the Flash area. I looked at the Adobe
rep's long message in another thread, and looked for
Windows/System32/Macromed/Flash. On my computer I found
Windows/System/Macromed/Flash. In the folder I found the Administrator install
exe and the flash8b.ocx file (not 8a.ocx as the Adobe rep suggested). I looked
in the registry under one key (don't know which) and found flash8b.ocx, so the
8a vs 8b difference didn't bother me (I saw one guy said his registry said 8a
and the file was 8b). I did NOT find the flash.ocx file that is supposed to be
in the FLASH folder. I tried the Adobe rep's simple and harder procedures, but
had the same result on the Test page. Diddling with the registry doesn't
bother me, with proper direction, but I really don't understand how everything
fits together. I also don't have the knowledge to know why the Flash 8 update
could foul things up (this seems like something Adobe's people should be able
to answer, if you could find the right one. Then people with computer smarts
could 'splain to the the rest of us how to proceed). Anyway, I found that if I
uninstall using Adobe's uninstaller that I can surf without crashing. Just
can't see any Flash. I did get a message from Adobe asking if I have the
flash.ocx file, and am awaiting further reply. Any advice you could offer
would be greatly appreciated.

Salutations Donno, tu nous disais :
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If you tried all Macromedia KB's article, then i think
you should try to ask an official help.
http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/mmform/index.cfm?name=player_support

Bye

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I have had this problem for a couple of months now, and since I have AOL, I
contacted them. Of course they said that it was a Macromedia problem, and they
in turn said that it was a browser problem. I have been playing pass the buck
with my problem, and today, I decided to check out the forums to see if anyone
else was having this problem, and I see that I am not the lone problem haver.
I am shocked and appalled that the company could not give me a solution, but an
online member had the solution.

I thank you Jean Marc for taking the time to help us! By the way, if anyone
should need to know, I have windows XP, an antiquated Toshiba laptop, and no
help AOL.

Jean Marc saved the day for me! I followed the instructions and clicked on to
the repair, and I can see again.

Salutations Gray21Matthews, tu nous disais :
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You're welcome !

Bye

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About a month or so ago I lost my flash player and every site I go to says I
have to install version 8 I click on the link to install and I get as far as
clicking the install on the install pop up and nothing happens from there. I
have written Macromedia support with no luck. Can someone please help me fix
this annoying problem?

I have tried the http://docxp.mvps.org/b1n/FlashRepair.exe fix and I get an
error message as follows

DllRegisterServer in c:\windows\system32\macromed\flash
flash8b.ocx failed/ Return code was: 0x80070005

Jean-Marc,

I wish I did have a good IT level :( I'd settle for 1/2 good at this point. I don't want to have to format to fix this silly problem.

Stuck in a rut!

Salutations Smith1169, tu nous disais :
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Quite surprising !

If you've got a good "IT" level, can you check with (nt)regmon from
www.sysinternals.com and set a filter on "denied" then re-launch
FlashRepair.exe ?

If you can tell me wich key or value is locked, i can add this to
my script.

Bye

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Jean-Marc,
I see that your program has helped many people having the same problem as I
am.
(Internet Explorer and Firefox crashing on them any time you try to view a
flash page)
I tried your program and I got an error. I'm running windows XP home edition.
The error that comes up is.


Script: C:\DOCUME~1\Owner\LOCALS~1\Temp\RarSFX0\RepairFlash.vbs
Line: 85
Char: 5
Error: Not Found
Code: 80041002
Source: SWbemObjectEx

Kudos on helping all these people
Hopefully you can tell me something of use too.
I'm at my wit's end with this retarded problem.

Salutations RefreshingWater, tu nous disais :
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Hum, can't repro. But just let an Internet Explorer windows open while
launching the script must workaround this error. (this part of the script
close all opened iexplore windows)

BTW, can you close all opened firefox windows before launching the
script ? (Can you tell me what's the name of firefox executable ?)

Bye

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Salutations RefreshingWater, tu nous disais :
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I've slightly changed the way the function who is at line 85 works and
updated the script to workaround what i think to be the problem.

BTW, after thinking about FF, i don't think that firefox can interfer in the
repair process, so the script don't ask to close it before repairing Flash.

Bye

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Hi,

I tried to use the Flash Repair program posted here, but I got a message
stating : OCX ShockWave Flash file is missing. It asked me if I wanted to go to
online installation, I clicked on "yes", it opened the browser window, but the
window remained blank...HELP!!! I'm tearing my hair out trying to figure out
why Flash 8 is not installing properly!!! I've tried all of the suggestions I
found on internet searches--I'm at wit's end!!! PLEASE HELP ME!!!!!!

Thank you!

You have replied courteously.
I appreciate that, even if you can't help me with my error.
I'm going to ask anyway since you seem the smartest person I've come accross
about this.

I left a window open then the script worked, but it didn't fix the problem.

Windows is freshly installed and all updates
I used to be able to my favorite web page until it upgraded to flash 10.1
Now the site makes me download this flash 10.1
Then when I try to load the page after 10.1 installs, I get an error in both
internet explorer and firefox saying
"has encountered an error and needs to close"
It mentions a module called "text asset.x32" as part of the error

Hello,
I get the same errors as above. The first one: OCX ShockWave Flash file is
missing. If I use the stand alone installer, then try your program, then I get
the other error:

DllRegisterServer in c:\windows\system32\macromed\flash
flash8b.ocx failed/ Return code was: 0x80070005

This is frustrating as heck. I did use my spyware cleaner first and still no
dice. Any ideas??

Salutations pongracic, tu nous disais :
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It's clear that my script can't repair all flash problems.

We can found on these forum both the link for standalone installer and
the link for uninstaller.
(uninstaller is here :
http://download.macromedia.com/pub/flashplayer/current/uninstall_flash_player.exe )

Try to uninstall, then re-install with S/A installer.

Have you checked that you are malware free ? (spywares, viruses, etc...)

i saw 2 days ago in a french newsgroup someone with a neverending
flash problem. After a spyware cleaning, flash is now OK.

Bye

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- http://docxp.mvps.org
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Salutations RefreshingWater, tu nous disais :

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It seems to be related to ShockWave player, not Flash Player.
(latest version of shockwave is 10.1.1.016, latest of Flash is
8.0.24)

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look like it's a firefox error. Try shockwave support stuff here :
http://www.adobe.com/support/shockwave/

I didn't encounter problems on SW and i don't use FF, so i'm
sorry to say that i can't help you on this problem.

I think you can try to open a support incident also.

Bye

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Salutations MTCobra369, tu nous disais :

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0x80070005 means "access denied". It happens when regsvr32
can't register flash8b.ocx due to the lack of access rights in
registry. You can help me to track back this issue by DL
the regmon utility here :
http://www.sysinternals.com/Utilities/Regmon.html

Then set a filter like this : http://cjoint.com/?fglNpGAWmc

And telling me what's locked during FlashRepair action.

Bye

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Not being stupid here, but how do I tell if my Windows XP is 32 Bit or 64 Bit, or does it matter what version of Regmon I download?

Salutations MTCobra369, tu nous disais :
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If you don't know, then it's 32 Bits. <g>

BTW, you can DL again FlashRepair, 'cause i've
checked registry rights needed for registering flash ocx
and updated my code. (tested on my XP Pro without
any problem)

Bye

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OK, I tried your Flash Repair again and still no luck. I did however DL the
Regmon, set the filter and came up with quite a few "denied". There was a few
that didn't have anything to do with Flash, but 5 lines stuck out. They are:

# Time Process
Request PathText
49646 170 48992920 regsvr32.exe.2316 OpenKey
HKCR\MacromediaFlashPaper.MacromediaFlashPaper\CLSID
49648 170 49002075 regsvr32.exe.2316 OpenKey
HKCR\MacromediaFlashPaper.MacromediaFlashPaper\CLSID
49650 170 49014282 regsvr32.exe.2316 CreateKey
HKCR\MacromediaFlashPaper.MacromediaFlashPaper\CLSID
49651 170 49024963 regsvr32.exe.2316 CreateKey
HKCR\MacromediaFlashPaper.MacromediaFlashPaper\CLSID
49654 170 49040222 regsvr32.exe.2316 OpenKey
HKCR\MacromediaFlashPaper.MacromediaFlashPaper\CLSID

Any ideas what is next?
Thanks for the help by the way. I appreciate it!
Text

Hi Jean Marc,

Thanks for your reply. Do you have a suggestion about what spyware software to download and where to get it? I don't currently have anything that prevents it...I think...

Can't delete the key. Have set the permissions as instructed. Flash repair stll
a no-go.
Would an older version of Flah Player work?

I am so frustrated right now. Why in the world this is happening is beyond me.

Thank you again for your help. What's next?

Can't delete the key. Have set the permissions as instructed. Flash repair stll
a no-go.
Would an older version of Flash Player work?

I am so frustrated right now. Why in the world this is happening is beyond me.

Thank you again for your help. What's next?

Salutations pongracic, tu nous disais :
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Online scan : http://safety.live.com/

Spybot : http://www.safer-networking.org/fr/download/index.html
(Update before scanning.)

Ad-Aware : http://www.lavasoftusa.com/support/download
(Update before scanning.)

Bye

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Salutations MTCobra369, tu nous disais :
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Weird, this key is corrected by my script. The few reasons the key
can't be corrected are :
- registry damaged
- ownership of the key isn't set to administrators

For the first case, just try to delete manually :
MacromediaFlashPaper.MacromediaFlashPaper (folder)
et retry my script

For the second, check advanced permissions on this key,
ownership tab and add, if needed "administratorS" group
(check the checkbox at bottom also), then ok, ok, ok.
Retry the script.

Hope this helps

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Salutations MTCobra369, tu nous disais :
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Have you checked the ownership of the key ?

Wich permissions are set ?

Bye

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Greetings Jean-Marc~

I was finally able to delete the folder from the resistry. But, still a no
-go. I still get the flash8b.ocx failed message when I run the Flash Repair
program. I feel like we are getting closer to a solution though. If anybody can
fix this, you can....

Once I gave myself full control of the key, it was able to be deleted.

I'll try the regmon again. In the meantime, I get the "infamous" 1904 error
when I use a SA installer:

Error 1904.Module
C:\Windows\system32\Macromed\Flash\Flash8b.ocx
failed to register. HRESULT-2147220473. Contact
your support personnel.

Could this be the cause of my problems and if so, how do I resolve this issue?
I downloaded the SA from Adobe and brought another one home from work. Both get
the same 1904 error.
Thank you!

Salutations MTCobra369, tu nous disais :
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I'm curious... how ?

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Another key/value is locked in registry. Weird...
You can try again with regmon, i'm sure another key is locked.
If you remember the way to unlock your first key, you will be
able to unlock the others.

I guess you've got a more global problem on your system (xp pro or
home ?).

Bye

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Yes, the regini file does exist.

Is this what I need to do:

Click Start, select run, in the box type: CMD /K regini, click OK

Nothing is in the box: Except for this:

C:\Documents and Settings\Stephen

What does this mean?

Salutations MTCobra369, tu nous disais :
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This is strange, because my script already do this...

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It's the same problem : registry rights.

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Same problem, same solution : use regmon !

Bye

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Salutations MTCobra369, tu nous disais :
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Can you tell me if the :
C:\WINDOWS\system32\regini.exe file exists on your system and what
answer you got if you do Start > Run : CMD /K regini

Bye

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Salutations MTCobra369, tu nous disais :
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Ok.

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What's inside ? Regini help, or error message ?

Bye

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Salutations MTCobra369, tu nous disais :
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If you type : regini
inside, you get nothing or error message ?
nothing is fine.

I'm searching why the part of my script who
changes registry rights seems to doesn't apply
on your computer. (i'm using regini.exe)

Bye

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Salutations MTCobra369, tu nous disais :
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So, there is no problem with regini, nor "path" definition.

Sorry, i don't know why my script can't modify the registry
rights on your computer, so you need to do it manually with
regmon and check again at each try.
(you know : filter on denied in regmon, regsvr32, change
registry rights : remove all "deny" checkboxes)

Bye

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- http://docxp.mvps.org
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Jean-Marc~

Success! It finally freakin works!!!!!!! I had to run regmon about a dozen
times to find the denied keys and change the permissions, but I am golden!

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

I owe you big time!!!!

Salutations MTCobra369, tu nous disais :
[quoted text, click to view]

At least an happy end ! :-)

Bye Stephen

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Hi,
Can anyone summarize what MTCOBRA 369 did to install successfully? There were
so many postings on it and I'm confused! I know just enough about PCs to be
dangerous...still having problems installing flash 8, even after checking for
spyware.

Thank you in advance!

Originally posted by: MTCobra369
Hello,
I get the same errors as above. The first one: OCX ShockWave Flash file is
missing. If I use the stand alone installer, then try your program, then I get
the other error:

DllRegisterServer in c:\windows\system32\macromed\flash
flash8b.ocx failed/ Return code was: 0x80070005


I received a similar error:

Error 1904. C:windows/system32/macromed/flaszh/flash8b.ocx
Failed to register
HResult - 2147220473

I installed the registry monitor that Jean-Marc sent via this forum and set
filter, but don't really know what to do next. I'd really appreciate your help!

Pongracic,
I will do my best to explain what I did. Kind of a long process, but well
worth it.

1. Download a SA installer for Flash
2. Download the Flash repair program mentioned above
3. Install the Flash Player
4. Run the regmon, set the filter and minimize the window.
5. Run the Flash Repair program. When you get the error, just hit ok and then
maximize the regmon window.
6. There should be a icon that looks like a piece of paper with an arrow next
to it. This is your auto scroll button. It is located between Options and
Help. Click it to stop auto scroll.
7. Use the scroll bar on the right to find all the highlighted "access denied"
entrys. Look for ones that have to do with Macromedia, Flashplayer, shockwave
etc.
8. Get a piece of paper and write down all the ones you find.
9. Close regmon. Click Start, run and type in regedit
10. This will bring up your system registry. You have to find all the "access
denied" keys. Once you find them, right click and go to permissions.
11. You have to make yourself(administrator) the owner of each one and give
your self full control of each key.
12. Once you do that, close regedit, and start from Step 4 again. You may have
to do this a few times. I ended up doing this about 5 or 6 times, before the
Flash Repair program worked.

Jean Marc is better at explaining then I am, but you can give it a shot.
Without the advice Jean Marc gave, I would have drop kicked my computer into
next week.

Good luck!

Stephen

Hi Stephen,

Thanks for trying to send me in the right direction. I Followed everything you
said to do up to #9. Question about #7: I found quite a few "access denied"
entries, but only two of them seemed to have anything to do w/ macromedia. So,
I went to #9: and did what you instructed. #10 was not clear to me: How do I
find all of the access denied keys? Here's what I found, just in case you know
what it is:

5095 5.30556536 Regini.exe:3924
HKLM\software\classes\shockwaveflash.shockwaveflash.
5096 5.30570889 (the rest of the info is the same).

How do I do a search based on this information? Could you walk me through it?

Thanks so much for your help!
Christina Pongracic

:D

Jean Marc is the hero of the universe! Adobo should give him the salaries of
all their support team and sack them all!

A combination of using your program and regmon did the trick after weeks of
trying to cure this problem. I am SO grateful

many many many many many many many many Thanks Jean Marc

Christina,
When you run regmon, you should see some columns at the top. Time, Process,
Request, Path, etc. The Path column is the one that tells you what key is being
denied.

I know I was lost the first time I opened up the registry, but in time you can
get used to it. Almost all of the "denied" that I found were in the following
key:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT

There should be a plus symbol next to that key. Click it to expand the entire
tree. It's in alphabetical order, so look for the denied entrys in that key.
For example, one of my denied keys was Flashprop.Flashrop.

Right click and select permissions. When the security box pops up, click the
add button. Anothe box will pop up. This is the Select Users or Groups box.
Click the advanced button. The box will expand and you should see a Find Now
button. Click it. The window at the bottom should now be filled with all the
users on the computer. Select the administrator or administrators. Click OK.
Make sure you check the full control box. Now click advanced. and select the
owner tab. Highlight the administrator or administrators and click ok. Click
apply and then do that for each denied key. Now open regmon again, set the
filter, and minimize. Run the FlashRepair again. You may have to do this a few
times, but eventually the Flash repair program will be successful.

Hope this helps!

Stephen

Hi Stephen,

I followed your instructions, but only got as far as succeeding in what you
told me to do with macromediaflashpaper.macromediaflashpaper, found in
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT. I tried to do the same w/ denied keys
shockwaveflash.shockwaveflash, but received an error:

Unable to save permission changes on shockwaveflash.shockwaveflash. Access
denied.

I don't know whether this is happening b/c the denied key began w/ HKLM
instead of HKCR (what I'm assuming stands for HKEY CLASSES ROOT). For example,
here's the denied key:

HKLM\software\classes\shockwaveflash.shockwaveflash

When I go to the registry, should I be looking in the location called HKEY
LOCAL MACHINE (don't know if HKLM stands for this)? If so, there are SOOOOO
many files under this location, I have NO idea where to begin.

Thanks again!
Christina



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How did you delete the key? Is that a necessary part of success?

Jean-Marc...o? es-tu??? :(

Just an addition to the last message:

Under the location HKCR, I have a list of all the versions of shockwave (eg:
shockwave.shockwave1, shockwave.shockwave2, shockwave.shockwave3, etc. up to
shockwave8). Can these be deleted?

Christina,
Stick with the original location. HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT. I don't recall any of the
denied keys being anywhere else.

"Unable to save permission changes on shockwaveflash.shockwaveflash. Access
denied."

I got the same error as above. You have to keep trying. Make sure the owner is
administrator and has full control. Otherwise the error will keep popping up.

As far as deleting goes, you shouldn't have to. All the shockwave keys are
still in my reqistry. I will do some research and then get back with another
post.

Stephen

Salutations pongracic, tu nous disais :
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Hi,

No need to delete ! Just set the good "owner" and registry "rights".

Bye

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Hi Stephen,

I really want to thank you for all the help you're giving me. I'm going
insane. I think I'm just tired. I've been trying for the past 1 1/2 hrs to
change the owner, but I keep getting the same error. Here's more info, too:
before I try to make permission changes to shockwaveflash.shockwaveflash0....6,
a screen pops up:

You do not have permission to view the current permission settings for
shockwaveflash.shockwaveflash, but you can make permission changes. Well, it
doesn't even allow me to do that. I try to change the owner, but no success.
However, I was able to change permission and owner for
shockwaveflash.shockwaveflash 7 + 8.

Is it possible that I have these problems b/c both my husband and I have
separate user accounts and are both listed as administrators?

Christina

Christina~
I just checked my registry and I used the entry that says Administrators
followed by a slash and then my last name. My wife and I are both
administrators on our PC, but I did not use mine or hers. I got the same
message that popped up and then I was able to go in and change the permissions.
Try clicking the "add" button that is next to the remove button when the
Security box pops up. Add the administrator, then select full control. Then try
changing the owner. I know I had to play with it awhile before it finally let
me change the permissions. A little trial and error and you will get it. I
can't remember if you select the owner first or the other way around. Try both
and hopefully one will work. Also, your welcome on the help. Someone helped me
and now I am trying to do the same.

Good luck!!

Stephen

Thank you for the help so far I run your fix and get erro as well. Regmon shows
problem svchost.exe Access denied. I try to find this under CLSID but unable to
locate it. I did find another Key that is access denied for something call home
planner which is a java applet my wife installed and I can find the entry I
cannot edit it.

Any suggestions.

FIXED! Finally found the key for me it was a locked key at HKCR/FlashFactory.FlashFactory

Salutations Bret Lanius, tu nous disais :
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Who was the "owner" ?

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Yeah, thanks to sysinternals !

Bye

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Hi Jean-Marc,

What do you mean by "registry rights"? I checked in regedit, but didn't see
"registry rights". Also, I've been able to change the owner on many of the
files that were being highlighted in regmon. However, even though I
successfully changed the owner in this file:

HKCR\MacromediaFlashPaper.MacromediaFlashPaper\CLSID

it's still highlighted as access denied when I run regmon.

Also highlighted as access denied:

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\WBEM\Providers\Logging

What does this mean?
Thanks for your help...Stephen, feel free to answer, as well. Your suggestion
to change the owner first, then add, worked for me...still having problems,
though.

Christina

Christina~

"What do you mean by "registry rights"?"

Registry rights are what type of control, such as read, modify or full. Make
sure you give "full" contol to the owner and whomever you have selected on the
first security screen. They should be one and the same.


"Also highlighted as access denied:

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\WBEM\Providers\Logging"

I am not familiar with this registry key. Jean-Marc, any ideas?

Hope this helps Christina!!!

Stephen

Hi,
I was looking through past posts to try to "decipher" secret messages :) and I
found this post by Jean-Marc:

1) delete manually macroflashpaper.macroflashpaper and retry script.
or
2) check advnaced permissions, ownershop tab and add, if needed,
administrators group (check box at bottom, then okokok, retry script).

What box(es) need to be checked? There are two on one menu and one on another.
Under "owner" tab, there is:
Replace owner on subcontainers and objects.

Under the "permissions" tab, there are two boxes:

1st box: Inherit from parent the permission entries that apply to child
objects. Include these with entries explicitly defined here.
2nd box: Replace permission entries on all child objects with entries shown
here that apply to child objects.

Which, if any, boxes need to be checked? I'm really sorry if it's obvious, but
I read these over and over and I just can't make sense of them. Any help is
MUCH appreciated!

Thanks so much,
Christina

Christina~


"What box(es) need to be checked? "

I think he means to check the Full contol box.

"There are two on one menu and one on another. Under "owner" tab, there is:
Replace owner on subcontainers and objects."

Don't check this one. Mine aren't.

"Under the "permissions" tab, there are two boxes:

1st box: Inherit from parent the permission entries that apply to child
objects. Include these with entries explicitly defined here."

Check this one. Don't worry about the second one.


Hope this helps!

Stephen

Hello,
I uninstalled and reinstalled using the updated files, but still no success.
I get an error:

dllregisterserver in c:\windows\system32\macromed\flash\flash8b.ocx failed to
register.

I did everything I was instructed to do w/ regmon, regedit (changing owners to
administrators. I felt as if I was changing the same permissions over and over
again. Ran and reran regmon, then flashrepair to see "denied access" files.
They're the same thing all over again.

I also get an error saying that ocxshockwave flash is missing. What's that all
about? I've cleared my temp files and history more times than I can count. I
ran the spybot programs several times, rebooted numerous times. I just don't
know what the problem is. Does anyone have any other ideas? I'm fried.

Christina

Salutations pongracic, tu nous disais :
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The uninstaller has been just updated. Go here and uninstall Flash Player :
http://www.adobe.com/go/tn_14157

Then reinstall :
http://www.adobe.com/go/getflashplayer

Bye

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Salutations pongracic, tu nous disais :
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Hi,

I guess a 0x80070005 error ? (0005 is access denied)

[quoted text, click to view]

Yes, basically because each time flash8a/b registers, registry permissions
are changed again.

[quoted text, click to view]

While the new ocx can't register, the old one is always called from
these parts of the registry. (the same who are "access denied")

[quoted text, click to view]

The problem isn't here.

[quoted text, click to view]

Not here too

[quoted text, click to view]

Do you know this trick with regmon ? To reach a listed registry key,
just double clic on it. Also use favorites.

BTW, if the "owner" of the registry key (permissions > advanced) is
"administrators", my script or the uninstaller must work.

Bye

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this is my problem i can't even download the flash player i go to the adobe
site and when i try to download anything from ere nothing comes up all i can
see is a box in the centre of the page with a cross in the corner i've tried
everything on the faq and support but nothing works i've ajusted mt activex
settigns but it still won't work i need help please

this is my problem i go to the adobe site and try to download flash player but
all that comes up is a box with a small red cross in the corner ive tried
everything i've adjusted the activex and nothing works whats up ??

Hello Jean-Marc,

[quoted text, click to view]

Yes, basically because each time flash8a/b registers, registry permissions
are changed again.

So, what can I do to stop this from happening?

[quoted text, click to view]

While the new ocx can't register, the old one is always called from
these parts of the registry. (the same who are "access denied")

Do you know this trick with regmon ? To reach a listed registry key,
just double clic on it. Also use favorites.

I forgot to ask: When I do the regmon thing and check all the red-highlighted
access denied keys, I get many from keys that don't seem to have anything to do
w/ flash or shockwave, i.e., HKLM\software\classes\.spl and
HKCR\jascpaintshop\photoalbum project and the list goes on. Do I care about
these keys or should I just pay attention to the flash and shockwave keys?

BTW, if the "owner" of the registry key (permissions > advanced) is
"administrators", my script or the uninstaller must work.

Well, I change the owner to "administrators", but the registry has been denied
several times since the change and, so, I have to go back and change the owner
again to administrators. Under the security tab in the list of "group or user
names" there are several names listed. Should there just be "administrators"
listed?

Thanks!
Christina

Salutations pongracic, tu nous disais :
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You can't. The trick is to unlock all needed keys/values to allow
FULL flash player setup to end without errors.

[quoted text, click to view]

Take care about the process who add these entries in regmon (add a filter if
needed). Also start and stop regmon monitoring to get just the good entries.

[quoted text, click to view]

I don't know if i'm right, but i'm guessing there is some sort of confusion
between "owner" and "registry permission". ("owner" is in advanced button.
You need to change the owner if you can't change permissions or if it's
"reversed" as soon as applied. The "owner" must be propagated with the
little chackbox before applying)

Registry permissions can be changed in main (not advanced button) security
tab and you need : system-full control + administratorS-full control +
everybody-read only
(BTW, once registered, flash OCX will change these)

The main registry keys of macromedia Flash Player are :

(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes is the same as HKCR )


HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\
SOFTWARE
Classes
CLSID
{D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000}

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\
SOFTWARE
Classes
CLSID
{D27CDB70-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000}

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\
SOFTWARE
Classes
CLSID
{1171A62F-05D2-11D1-83FC-00A0C9089C5A}

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\
SOFTWARE
Classes
TypeLib
{D27CDB6B-AE6D-11CF-96B8-444553540000}

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\
SOFTWARE
Classes
MacromediaFlashPaper.MacromediaFlashPaper

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\
SOFTWARE
Classes
FlashProp.FlashProp

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\
SOFTWARE
Classes
FlashProp.FlashProp.1

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\
SOFTWARE
Classes
FlashFactory.FlashFactory

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\
SOFTWARE
Classes
FlashFactory.FlashFactory.1

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\
SOFTWARE
Classes
ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\
SOFTWARE
Classes
ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash.1

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\
SOFTWARE
Classes
ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash.3

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\
SOFTWARE
Classes
ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash.4

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\
SOFTWARE
Classes
ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash.5

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\
SOFTWARE
Classes
ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash.6

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\
SOFTWARE
Classes
ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash.7

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\
SOFTWARE
Classes
ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash.8

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\
SOFTWARE
Classes
.spl

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\
SOFTWARE
Classes
.swf

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\
SOFTWARE
Classes
.mfp

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\
SOFTWARE
Classes
.sol

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\
SOFTWARE
Classes
.sor

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\
SOFTWARE
Classes
MIME
Database
Content Type
application/x-shockwave-flash

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\
SOFTWARE
Classes
MIME
Database
Content Type
application/futuresplash

Bye

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- http://docxp.mvps.org
- http://msmvps.com/blogs/docxp/

Hello,
I really appreciate the help that Stephen and Jean-Marc have given me. I took
the easy way out: I did a system restore to a time when I wasn't having
problems, before I was prompted to download Macromedia Flash 8, and voila...no
more problems. I have no idea what happened and how, but things are working
now. For some unknown reason, Flash 8 is on my system and it is working
properly...it's a mystery!

Thanks again, guys!
Christina

I am new at the regmon process but have downloaded it. I too have the same
issues as listed on this very long thread. I have followed all the
instructions posted by MTCobra and still no resolve. I get the following
message when running the Flash Repair:

The RPC server is unavailable

I have tried running the repair with and without an active IE 6 window open.
Also, when setting the filter in regmon, I am entering into the HIGHLIGHT field
"access denied" , but nothing is ever highlighted? Please help, I am a Nursing
student and my flash content will affect my online classes for this summer!!!!
I have until May 30th to try and resolve this. Thanks!

:)

OK Jean-Marc

I've done as you asked (I think) and the following have access denied.

HKCU\SessionsInformation\ProgramCount
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\WBEM\CMOM

HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\MediaProperties\PrivateProperties\Joystick
\Winmm
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\FlashPro.FlashPro
HKLM\Software\Micosoft\WBEM\PROVIDERS\Logging
HKCR\FlashFactory.FlashFactory.1


What do I do next?

Smitty

Jean-Marc

The following were denied, what next?

HKCU\SessionsInformation\ProgramCount
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\WBEM\CMOM

HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\MediaProperties\PrivateProperties\Joystick
\Winmm
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\FlashPro.FlashPro
HKLM\Software\Micosoft\WBEM\PROVIDERS\Logging
HKCR\FlashFactory.FlashFactory.1

OK I ran the newest uninstaller, what would you like me to do next?

Salutations Smith1169, tu nous disais :
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Not related to Flash Player.

[quoted text, click to view]

These 2 are the cause of your pain. Have you tried the new uninstaller ?
http://www.adobe.com/go/tn_14157

@+

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Salutations Smith1169, tu nous disais :
[quoted text, click to view]

http://www.adobe.com/go/getflashplayer

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- http://docxp.mvps.org
- http://msmvps.com/blogs/docxp/

Jean-Marc
I followd the instruction and when I click on the tool bar to have active X installed it goes to the next screen and that is it.....nothing else happens

Jean-Marc,

This problem has given me such grief, it is beyond words, and so is my gratitude to you for pointing out the direction to this fix!

Jean-Marc,

Since you are the Man, and I still can't thank you enough for fixing the flash
problem, at the same time this occurred, I noticed that although the mp3 I have
set as my background music still plays, the rollover sound for my buttons no
longer play, but only for my computer. It's as though whatever caused the
flash problem may have caused this as well. Or, it could be just a
coincidence. I just don't know. Would you have another miracle fix up your
sleeve?

I used Dial-a-fix program to rebulit all the Permissions in my registry. Even when the permissions was set correctly I could not delete the keys the inherited from was change to class root.

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Hello LadyJae,
I am sure that you will get a number of responses. I too received a bad
reaction from Norton's, but ignored it, since I had already scanned the file
before running it, and also since so many other folks had already used it. It
works great, and I still can't thank Jean-Marc enough!
Regards,
lyf

Jean-Marc

Like many others I have having problems getting FlashPlayer to run on my
machine. I contacted Adobe help (via email) and it was a 2-weeks waste of time
as they didn't solve my problem. I searched Adobe, found this forum and found
you. It appears that the solution you provided help so many ppl and I decided
to try your fix using the link:
http://docxp.mvps.org/b1n/FlashRepair.exe

However, when I attempted to run this program, Nortons went ballastic with a
"Malicous" warning and I backed off. I am not computer savy like most ppl here
and that message scared the hell out of me, so I didn't use it.

Should I be concerned or instruct Nortons to over-ride it?

Hello Abraham,

Thank you for contacting Adobe Support.

With regard to this matter, you can download the Flash Player standalone
installer from the URL provided below. Once the download is completed, please
proceed with the installation.

http://www.adobe.com/go/full_flashplayer_win (For Netscape-compatible browsers)
http://www.adobe.com/go/full_flashplayer_win_ie (For Internet Explorer)

Hope these helps.

Cheers.


Best Regards,

Jeff
Web Player Installation Support
Adobe Systems

[q][i]Originally posted by: [b][b]abrahamchapman[/b][/b][/i]
Hello Abraham,

Thank you for contacting Adobe Support.

With regard to this matter, you can download the Flash Player standalone
installer from the URL provided below. Once the download is completed, please
proceed with the installation.

http://www.adobe.com/go/full_flashplayer_win (For Netscape-compatible browsers)
http://www.adobe.com/go/full_flashplayer_win_ie (For Internet Explorer)

Hope these helps.

Cheers.


Best Regards,

Jeff
Web Player Installation Support
Adobe Systems
[/q]


Jeff, This didn't help. Any other suggestions? LadyJae

I have found the CURE!! or at least for me. First unistall your current bad
version of the flash player using the flash player uninstaller, then download
the trial version of Macromedia Flash 8 and agree to downloading the flash
player with it during the setup part, and then after that mine started working.

Jean-Marc is truly awesome! i had major issues with this silly flash player
not working on this wonderful new computer i built. i used his repair program,
the regmon to figure out what i needed to set permissions on. and after
several times of doing permissions on all the registry keys, his program
finally did its magic! now all the flash stuff works just great. no reboots
or anything. just follow the directions and it works. thanks!!

Jean-Marc:

I cannot thank you enough for posting the FlashRepair link. It solved my Flash problem instantly!! I have been trying to fix my Flash player for 3 weeks now without success until I found this forum.

Now I can stop pulling my hair out!!!

Thank you, thank you, thank you......

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What is up with flashplayerit has been broken for 3 weeks now an it's drivin me insane very soon iwill throw this flaming computer out of the window have u got any solutions

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wich is better adobe active x or macromedia flash 8 ?!!

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