We are having a problem with flash player not working without Administrative
right on the machine. We thought we could get around this by using the
flash_player_active_x.msi and installing through group policy. The install
during a computer reboot (if assigning to a computer) or during a user sign on
(if assigned to a user) seems to work fine.

However, when you actually try to load a webpage with flash, nothing. The
component doesn't actually get installed into the browser. As soon as you log
on with a privilaged account, and browse to a flash enabled page, the install
finishes, the active x control is loaded and now all users can see it.

However, I'd really prefer not to have to go around to each computer and log
on with the administrator account - kind of defeats the purpose of group policy.

All computers are Win XP sp2 with IE 7. The active directory server is a Win2k
server.

Any thoughts would be appreciated.

I am having this issue also. Has anyone found a solution?

I found this reference on this website, but there is no solution given:

http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/knowledgebase/index.cfm?id=tn_19166#nocontent

[Q]Restricted User accounts are unable to display Flash Player content
After successful installation under the Windows Administrator account,
Restricted User accounts are unable to display Flash Player content. This issue
has been reported on Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 systems and occurs
sporadically. It may also affect other versions of Windows, such as Windows
2000.

If you installed Flash Player 8.0.24.0 prior to April 6, 2006, then you must
remove it using the Flash Player uninstaller released on May 11, 2006. Remove
Flash Player using the instructions in How to uninstall the Adobe Flash Player
(TechNote 14157).[/Q]