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Blacksword 
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 Topic: Flashplayer problems
Posted: December 02 2010 at 13:59 |
I'm having problems downloading Adobe flash player. The .exe file is installing but the progress bar is saying there's two hours to go!!! For a 2.7mb file? Any ideas why this may be?
I'm running Windows XP
Help! I cant watch any vids.. 
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Snow Dog
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Posted: December 02 2010 at 14:00 |
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Are you sure you have the correct version for XP?
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Blacksword
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Posted: December 02 2010 at 14:06 |
 Snow Dog wrote:
Are you sure you have the correct version for XP? |
I think so, it seemed to detect my OS and recognised it as Windows. It didn't specify XP, but I'm not doing anything differently to the last time I installed it.
I've uninstalled the last version.
Would the default browser I use make any difference?
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Blacksword
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Posted: December 02 2010 at 14:10 |
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It's version 10.1 which is apparently supported by XP and my browser.
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Snow Dog
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Posted: December 02 2010 at 14:10 |
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Don't know to be honest. need to think. Try a google search for similar issues.
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Snow Dog
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Posted: December 02 2010 at 14:13 |
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Blacksword
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Posted: December 02 2010 at 14:39 |
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It appears to be a common problem with this version. Users are fuming about it! I may just have to be patient. It's currently running at 0.8kb/sec with an estimated completion time of over 8 hours.
Can anyone recommend a better (free) player that will work with Youtube and similar sites?
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cobb2
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Posted: December 03 2010 at 00:45 |
If you have uninstalled it just go to any site that has flash content and your browser should indicate a plug-in is need to view that content. Just click on it and flash should install- with the latest version. And there is no other way to view flash on the web other than to have the flash plug-in. It is part of the code on the web page that states the player is flash player.
addition: Firefox has a nice interface for checking the plug-ins: Tools->Add-ons->Plug-ins->Find Updates. This will let you know the state of all plug-ins that are installed and allow direct updates for the most common. Of course this won't help if you don't use firefox or you have uninstalled flash.
Edited by cobb2 - December 03 2010 at 00:51
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Passionist
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Posted: December 03 2010 at 03:15 |
It's most probably you won't find another player that would be as good.
I'd recommend, that you removed the earlier version completely from your computer, then went to the site and downloaded the newest, which this one probably still is and tried again. It doesn't sound like a UI problem to me, and problems with installing are usually caused by the former version or lack of supporting driver files or even the program being unable to find the files it's supposed to install.
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chopper
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Posted: December 03 2010 at 03:18 |
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Adobe software tends to have it's problems.
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Blacksword
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Posted: December 03 2010 at 05:58 |
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Folks, I'm going to try again today. I had already removed the previous version, and had attempted to download the new version from the Adobe site, via Youtube. So, it seems I've ticked all the boxes. I'll just have to persevere. I've not had problems with flashplayer before.
Thanks for for all your comments and suggestions.
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Blacksword
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Posted: December 03 2010 at 06:07 |
I've just installed it in under 20 seconds! I don't know WTF was going on last night.. 
Anyway, job done!
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Snow Dog
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Posted: December 03 2010 at 06:25 |
Blacksword wrote:
I've just installed it in under 20 seconds! I don't know WTF was going on last night..
Anyway, job done! |
I should have asked first. have you turned it off and on again! 
Always first thing to do! 
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chopper
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Posted: December 03 2010 at 06:37 |
Blacksword wrote:
I've just installed it in under 20 seconds! I don't know WTF was going on last night..
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The Internet was cold.
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Blacksword
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Posted: December 03 2010 at 08:45 |
It's 'snow-mageddon'! 
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cobb2
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Posted: December 03 2010 at 18:30 |
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Forgot to add in my previous post that adobe is now including Mcafee scan as a default download with all its updates. If you don't want this make sure you untick that selection. If you think you have already installed it and you are using your own trusty antivirus you will need to go to add/remove programs and uninstall it- not a good idea to have 2 antivirus scanners running.
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Passionist
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Posted: December 04 2010 at 03:18 |
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Actually it's Norton security scan, not Mcafee control.
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cobb2
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Posted: December 04 2010 at 03:59 |
^Not...
Having just completed updating flash on about 200 machines, I can be quite sure that it was mcaffee I was unticking on the download.
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Snow Dog
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Posted: December 04 2010 at 04:01 |
Blacksword wrote:
It's 'snow-mageddon'! |
I feel quite at home with this weather.
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chopper
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Posted: December 04 2010 at 07:16 |
Snow Dog wrote:
Blacksword wrote:
It's 'snow-mageddon'! |
I feel quite at home with this weather.
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Really? 
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