12 Replies Latest reply: Nov 19, 2010 1:06 AM by challenger2@sbcglobal.net RSS

    Error message: cannot find flash.ocx

    HankLodge Community Member
    HankLodge May 29, 2007 7:12 AM
      After receiving a POP UP for a free Adobe Flash Player I choose to install it. Since then I get at least 50 POP UP messages saying the same thing..(I have to "X" out of them to continue processing) "Cannot find flash.ocx" - how do I either fix it or delete it.
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        • 1. Re: Error message: cannot find flash.ocx
          RonK2 Community Member
          RonK2 Jun 18, 2007 2:13 PM (in response to HankLodge)
          :confused; I see no one has tried to answer you! I have recently downloaded the new Adobe Flash Player to my Windows XP home PC, and have been getting a similar, more generic, error dialog; which merely states "Cannot find Macromedia Flash". This dialog pops up every time my PC screen saver has activated and is there upon returning. I have no idea as to what software product is issuing it, much less why. Have you discovered anything with your .ocx dialog?
          • 2. Re: Error message: cannot find flash.ocx
            ghosaka Community Member
            ghosaka Jun 19, 2007 1:24 PM (in response to RonK2)
            I get the error message too ; c:\ windows/system32/macromod/flash/flash 9.ocx failed to register HRESULT - 214722473. Tried so many things to resolve without any joy. Very frustrating! The vendor who supplies the software that leads to the message says that ADOBE are aware of the problem but it seems near on impossible to get a usefull fix for this bug.
            • 3. Re: Error message: cannot find flash.ocx
              straitrun Community Member
              straitrun Jul 6, 2007 8:07 PM (in response to ghosaka)
              I'm getting the same error message. Has there been any fix to this problem?

              thanks
              • 4. Re: Error message: cannot find flash.ocx
                Ost64 Community Member
                Ost64 May 31, 2008 3:53 PM (in response to ghosaka)
                I am having exactly the same message

                Hi I am having the same problem that you are. Please let me know if you have found a solution already. Thanks

                Here is the Error Message again

                Error 1904.Module
                C:\windows\system32\macromod\flash\flash 9.ocx failed to register HRESULT - 2147224073.
                • 5. Re: Error message: cannot find flash.ocx
                  bebef Community Member
                  bebef Jun 4, 2008 5:21 AM (in response to HankLodge)
                  i unninstal and instal.
                  Anyway, you can find the file you want: Flash.ocx or Flash9.ocx with emule or ODC and copy to C:\WINDOWS\system32\Macromed\Flash\

                  Another simple way is to update flash. In the same folder (C:\WINDOWS\system32\Macromed\Flash\) you have a file that update flash.
                  • 6. Re: Error message: cannot find flash.ocx
                    FeverDance Community Member
                    FeverDance Jun 11, 2008 8:38 AM (in response to HankLodge)
                    Think its just a bug guys. Contact support
                    • 7. Re: Error message: cannot find flash.ocx
                      Pandourangan Community Member
                      Pandourangan Nov 19, 2008 7:35 PM (in response to HankLodge)
                      If you get this error, do the following steps
                      • 8. Re: Error message: cannot find flash.ocx
                        Pandourangan Community Member
                        Pandourangan Nov 19, 2008 7:38 PM (in response to HankLodge)
                        If you get this error, do the following steps
                        1. Go to C:\WINDOWS\system32\Macromed\Flash and click on the uninstall flash exe.
                        2. Try again installing, and this time since you already have installed, it will give option of reinstall, remove. Select the remove option and uniinstall the flashpaper2.
                        3. Now again try to install the Flashpaper2. This time it should go through.

                        The above steps worked me and i am using windows xp Prof sp3
                        • 9. Re: Error message: cannot find flash.ocx
                          Rand10dck Community Member
                          Rand10dck May 23, 2009 10:05 AM (in response to HankLodge)

                          Flash.ocx cannot be found: The reason this could be giving you this error is because if you've recently updated Flash Player from a very old version to a new version. They changed the name of the .OCX file in that program to flash###.ocx (the # being the version of the player). You may have an old screen saver that uses flash.ocx. To fix you can go to your Macromed folder (usually in your Windows\System32 folder. Copy the current flash###.ocx file then save in the same folder here as flash.ocx. You will now have two .OCX files with different names. You shouldn't get the error message anymore

                          • 10. Re: Error message: cannot find flash.ocx
                            ALBERTAY11 Community Member
                            ALBERTAY11 Feb 13, 2010 9:19 AM (in response to HankLodge)

                            I went into the macromedia flash folder and renamed an older version of flash###.ocx to flash.ocx.....no more problem!

                            windows/system32/macromedia/flash.

                            Updates do not normally remove older  versions, so you should have many versions of flash###.ocx.

                            • 11. Re: Error message: cannot find flash.ocx
                              Sym0nD Community Member
                              Sym0nD Mar 20, 2010 9:18 AM (in response to HankLodge)

                              This has been a problem for quite a while in our company and it's pretty much an everyday occurrence.

                               

                              We have around 500+ that get the exact same error: cannot find flash.ocx

                              The work around we use is to copy the Flash.ocx file from one PC that still has it and paste it into the C:\WINDOWS\system32\Macromed\Flash directory of the PC that has the problem.

                               

                              In our case renaming the current updated file Flash10d.ocx to Flash.ocx also works but this may not work for you.

                               

                              Now the two work arounds above are fine but as soon as adobe has an update the file is once again replaced with the latest updated file! And you have to perform the work around again.

                              You can see what the update does by looking at the install.log file located in the same directory. It’s just a text file so you can view it in Notepad C:\WINDOWS\system32\Macromed\Flash

                               

                              Bellow is a snipet of log file:

                              IfFileExists: file "C:\WINDOWS\system32\Macromed\Flash\UninstFl.exe" does not exist, jumping 948

                              IfFileExists: file "" does not exist, jumping 952

                              Delete: "C:\WINDOWS\system32\Macromed\Flash\Flash.ocx"

                              Delete: "C:\WINDOWS\system32\Macromed\Flash\Flash6.ocx"

                              Delete: "C:\WINDOWS\system32\Macromed\Flash\Flash6a.ocx"

                               

                              The bellow does not work but interesting at that:

                              I did try editing the screen saver file directly to point it to a different directory, in which I would then place the Flash.ocx file but unfortunately although the .scr file can be viewed in Notepad, making a change to the file will destroy it. Please make a backup of the file first if you want to see whats inside. You can use Ctl + F to search for Flash.ocx etc..

                              Although not really a hindrance in day to day work screen burning could potentially be an issue!

                              Hope this helps someone.

                               

                              Thanks,

                              Simon

                              • 12. Re: Error message: cannot find flash.ocx
                                challenger2@sbcglobal.net Community Member
                                challenger2@sbcglobal.net Nov 19, 2010 1:06 AM (in response to HankLodge)

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                                ugardaddy.com is looking for me to install flash6.ocx but i cannot find what they are looking for so i cannot open that program.. can you help me.