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Forum Thread: adobe flash player.x (general plug in)
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| Joyce Goldstein | adobe flash player.x (general plug in) |
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4th Aug, 2009 17:45 |
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I installed the recommended download and was notified that it had successfully installed . A message also stated that a patch had been successfully installed and yet psi indicated that there was still a threat even after rebooting the computer. please advise. |
| brian 2 | RE: adobe flash player.x (general plug in) | ||||||||
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4th Aug, 2009 17:52 | ||||||||
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I have the same problem. The `threat` remains after trying to remove - but unable to do so -the suggested file FlashUtil10b. Any advice would be appreciated. |
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| Maurice Joyce | RE: adobe flash player.x (general plug in) | ||||||||
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4th Aug, 2009 22:05 | ||||||||
| Score: 10492 Posts: 8,054 User Since: 4th Jan 2009 System Score: 100% Location: UK Last edited on 4th Aug, 2009 22:06 |
U have not described how U have updated it. To remove all versions of Flash from the C drive of your PC: 1. Download & use the flash Uninstaller from here: http://kb.adobe.com/selfservice/viewContent.do?ext... 2. Reboot to clear out any left over ocx files. 3. Rescan using PSI - if there are any insecure Flash elements left what is the path to them? They must be cleared before proceeding.(The PSI overview page may look a little odd because it uses Flash for the pictorials) Note: At this stage,if PSI finds any elements of Flash in the C:\i386 folder or on any drive other than C that is an OEM reinstallation partition (normally D drive) or a drive U use solely to backup your work U can safely create an ignore rule. 4. Reinstall the latest Internet Explorer Flash Player from here: http://www.filehippo.com/download_flashplayer_ie/ 3A.If U are also using Firefox, Opera and other Gecko-based browsers U need this link as well: http://www.filehippo.com/download_flashplayer_fire... 5. Go to add/remove & double check Adobe have not installed the useless Adobe Download Manager - if U see an entry remove it. -- Maurice Windows 7 SP1 64 Bit OS HP Intel Pentium i7 IE 10 for Windows 7 16GB RAM |
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| Cece.it | RE: adobe flash player.x (general plug in) | ||||||||
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4th Aug, 2009 22:09 | ||||||||
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if i remember well , before installing is writed to delete old installations whit uninstall_flash_player.exe .. restart pc .. and install new version of flashplayer .. uninstaller http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/c... restart installer http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/ |
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| Cece.it | RE: adobe flash player.x (general plug in) | ||||||||
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4th Aug, 2009 22:13 | ||||||||
| Score: 0 Posts: 3 User Since: 4th Mar 2009 System Score: N/A Location: N/A Last edited on 4th Aug, 2009 22:15 |
on 4th Aug, 2009 22:05, Maurice Joyce wrote: 4. Reinstall the latest Internet Explorer Flash Player from here: http://www.filehippo.com/download_flashplayer_ie/ 3A.If U are also using Firefox, Opera and other Gecko-based browsers U need this link as well: http://www.filehippo.com/download_flashplayer_fire... is the worst unsecure thing to download links from filemanagers .. use .. Internet Explorer version http://fpdownload.adobe.com/get/flashplayer/curren... and Firefox/Netscape version http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/c... are better |
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| Maurice Joyce | RE: adobe flash player.x (general plug in) | ||||||||
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4th Aug, 2009 22:18 | ||||||||
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Stop talking rubbish. FileHippo,Tucow & CNet are well respected updaters. They are certainly superior to Adobe who insist U install a totally useless download manager that installs into the start up menu. -- Maurice Windows 7 SP1 64 Bit OS HP Intel Pentium i7 IE 10 for Windows 7 16GB RAM |
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| Cece.it | RE: adobe flash player.x (general plug in) | ||||||||
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4th Aug, 2009 22:29 | ||||||||
| Score: 0 Posts: 3 User Since: 4th Mar 2009 System Score: N/A Location: N/A Last edited on 4th Aug, 2009 22:30 |
on 4th Aug, 2009 22:18, Maurice Joyce wrote: Stop talking rubbish. FileHippo,Tucow & CNet are well respected updaters. They are certainly superior to Adobe who insist U install a totally useless download manager that installs into the start up menu. yeah adobe sucks becouse if you use internet explorer dont let you direct download ie installer whitout DLM & getplusplus thing .. but if you search download links whit firefox you find the direct download link. Filehippo is good , but it rehost files , and so the version you download from direct link can not be the lastest ( if a forum user reads this discussion in the future ) .. at least adobe/macromedia links are always updated. |
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| Maurice Joyce | RE: adobe flash player.x (general plug in) | ||||||||
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4th Aug, 2009 23:11 | ||||||||
| Score: 10492 Posts: 8,054 User Since: 4th Jan 2009 System Score: 100% Location: UK |
What silly nonsense. Are U suggesting I & the many other helpers on this Forum post download links for people requiring help to use that are not up to date? We do our homework & give best possible up to date advice which includes all those that enjoy all browsers not just a personal choice of Firefox. Rather than throwing "Red Herrings" into peoples problems why not come up with something better than a link that installs a useless DLM from Adobe, that in your own words "sucks" as a Company. -- Maurice Windows 7 SP1 64 Bit OS HP Intel Pentium i7 IE 10 for Windows 7 16GB RAM |
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| Anthony Wells | RE: adobe flash player.x (general plug in) | ||||||||
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4th Aug, 2009 23:33 | ||||||||
| Score: 2324 Posts: 3,203 User Since: 19th Dec 2007 System Score: N/A Location: N/A Last edited on 4th Aug, 2009 23:40 |
Hello Maurice & Ceci.it , "Reliable" mirror/alternative download sites are normally as up to date as anyone ; however I think that Ceci.it makes a point of interest in that - by choice/habit - I use Firefox , almost all the time , to download any installers usually to , again by specific choice , Programme Files. I do this for Adobe Flash ActiveX & General Plugin installers from the Adobe website (usually). I have never been bothered with/offered or had surreptitiously downloaded neither the dreaded Adobe Download Manager nor this getplus thingy. I do have Adobe Updater 6 which allows me to check for any Adobe product update manually . Maybe worth knowing how/why the bloatware gets packaged when using IE to download the installers. As many of the recent problems seem to centre on the ActiveX installation , is it better or worse with the DLM ?? Anthony. -- It always seems impossible until its done. Nelson Mandela |
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| Maurice Joyce | RE: adobe flash player.x (general plug in) | ||||||||
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4th Aug, 2009 23:53 | ||||||||
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With respect,the original exam question is how to fix Flash. My solution covers that for all browsers. The merits of this or that are irrelevant to the thread as are suggestions that helpers may be giving out incorrect download links. -- Maurice Windows 7 SP1 64 Bit OS HP Intel Pentium i7 IE 10 for Windows 7 16GB RAM |
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| Anthony Wells | RE: adobe flash player.x (general plug in) | ||||||||
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5th Aug, 2009 00:24 | ||||||||
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Hello Maurice , With equal respect , your solution refers to the DLM as being useless , hence my question to you !! Anthony -- It always seems impossible until its done. Nelson Mandela |
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5th Aug, 2009 13:47 | ||||||||
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I followed your suggestions and it worked just fine. Thanks. | ||||||||
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