Adobe Flash ?

Can someone please advise re. Flash.

I have Flash in IE but not in FF - Once I uninstall the existing from IE in order to update to 10.0.45.2 - how do I include the Flash into IE and FF at the same time ?

 

Thanks Ron. - I have been fiddling about all day trying at the above link but to no avail so decided to Download it and give Manual a go, even this way I hit the wall - any chance you can help translate the following into English please ?

"From the menu at the top of the Firefox windowbar, select FileFirefox and then select the ExitQuit FirefoxQuit menu item. "

I don't know enough about FF to understand if that sentence should be easy to carry out but I have no idea what it's referring to, can't see any of those
items in FF 3.5.6 ?

 

There are 2 versions of Flash that needs to be installed, ie. one for IE (with Active X) http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/otherversions/ and one for FF http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/.

 

I advise removing all traces of Flash from any system you own. It is junk software that leaks your privacy and creates chinks in online security armor.

 

How to play Youtube video in Firefox if you don't install Flash

 

For the privacy extreme, I'd pass as well. Practical advice for the bulk of us (as in offline flash viewers) it's not. That's good if Snowdrifts post gotcha think'in though Micro .. used in conjunction with NoScript and with discretion may be a suitable enough approach for your flash needs.

 

Thanks GF, and to the guys, Nanana and Snowdrift, but can anyone
translate this next sentence please ?

"From the menu at the top of the Firefox windowbar, select FileFirefox and then select the ExitQuit FirefoxQuit menu item."

 

I get it - whichever browser you've been going there with isn't rendering properly. Here's what it says for manual:

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If @ first you don't succeed ....

 

Thanks once again GF, and for the English translation, why the hell do they make English appear so difficult I wonder.

This is what I did, can you see anything wrong\missing ?

1) Downloaded the Flash 10.0.45.2 and placed it in
C:\PF\Mozilla\Plugins

2) Got off the net and closed ALL Apps.

3) Went to the above path and opened the Flash exe, it ran itself as though
installing itself, no errors or anything.
4) Restarted the machine, checked FF's Tools - Add-ons - Plugins,
NO sign of Flash.
Any ideas ?

 

I can't imagine? Remove the installer from that directory, download another to your desktop and run - it'll know where to install.

Before proceeding with the above:

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Here, the testing Flash page.

 

Pardon me for interjecting at this juncture, but it might be that you have this ticked ?



Just a thought

 

Did have Flash before this, (only for IE), but used their proper 'Uninstaller' to clear the decks, couple of days ago.

Will check your latest thanks GF, when I get off the net, might visit your 'testing' link first, to see if it shows any Flash.

 

Thanks a lot CR - 'It' was NOT checked, but hopefully your example of that
NS options is how it should be, for 'the rest', because mine was not showing
a couple of the checks you show, now it's the same as your example.

If you have a minute can you advise on a couple of other NS options that
I didn't like as their Defaults when I went to check your example a few minutes ago,
Under the heading 'Appearance', "allow scripts Globally(dangerous)" It was checked, so I removed it - is that correct ?

Under 'Advanced' - 'HTTPS' it had 'Never' in the box,
"Forbid active Web content unless it comes from a secure (HTTPS) connection."
Am I correct in thinking that's ridiculous ? Or should it be 'Never' ?

 

Correct - NOT global. Go site-by-site, allowing temporarily sites you're unsure of.

HTTPS? Not ridiculous but - be careful WHOM you let participate.

 

You do, Yes GF, but others might not have Crystal Balls, and lose the gist if they cop the same problem
as me, and as usual this mess is in the way of my own proper work.
Adobe causing these problems when it should be as simple as any other 'Install' is a Goddamn menace, but yes, I have to try and overcome.

I am very grateful to CR for his mention of NS, it could well have been the problem in my way, and as you can now see, he brought to my attention a couple of items that might need changing.

 

You didn't state if it should be 'Always' in the box, or their 'Never' GF ?

 

So make (though I fail to understand the manual install failing) the setting and get that puppy installed!

*I believe if set (as I've grown accustomed to using it) never, she'll prompt - which is my preference.

 

Went to your 'Testing Page' using FF - Across the top it said,
'You have plugins missing - click here, so I did, box said Flash was missing,
clicked to Install, waited while the Blue Liq. Crystal downloading went on,
clicked, I agree to install, did it's business until an Error box popped up saying,

"Error opening files for writing."
NPSWF32.dll
NPSWF32_Flashutil.exe
Flashplayer.xpt

I clicked their 'Ignore' on each of the three after which it said, 'installed'
so I clicked 'Finish' but was not hopeful re. the result - NO FLASH !!

 

Go over my third post again - it's gotta be ly'in around somewhere.

 

@MICRO

Or thirty

Allow scripts Globally is a BIG No No.

I don't trust anything, and as GF says

I agree those setting descriptions appear at odds My understanding is, if you selected ALWAYS everything from all www's Except HTTPS would be blocked. But i don't want every HTTPS www doing whatever it wants, so i select NEVER. Thinking that all the other options i've selected throughout NS will cover/alert etc me.

Ok here ya go, you asked for it, it'll have to be in several posts due to the 5 image limitation.











Next

 

There is another Scripting ADD ON you can install that's also worth having



Here's how i've set that







Hope that all helps

 

It is, on my desktop.

Checked if that file NPSWF32.dll was in plugins folder, No - there's only ever been one file in the FF Plugin folder, a thing called Npnul32.dll, but they don't refer to it.
Have downloaded a new FF plugin Flash installer and will try it later.




Went to your test link page with 'IE' and it said,
10.0.45.2 Flash is installed, showed the big 'Animating' Red F.
Will use IE if I ever specifically need Flash and don't manage to get FF Flash up and running.
Thanks very much again for your help and perseverance GF.

 

Absolutely CR, and thanks again for taking the time - I opened all the images and then took a scroll down of the page with Fast Stone's Capture.

Will also grab the extra little FF Add-on thanks.