Failed to register - help needed

[st3roo]

I'm on a networked PC running windows XP.When I try to insatall flash the installer gets to 50% then stops and says error: failed to register. I've tried enabling all security etc but had no luck. Any help please??

[Guest]

Please see this thread: http://forums.adobe.com/message/3997153#3997153

[pwillener]

Follow the instructions in http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/494/cpsid_49419.html

[GileanTheGrey]

I've been having this same issue on several of my workstations. The subinacl solution did NOT work, but one of our techs that's been here a while actually found an easy fix for it. Please note, that per Microsoft, this command is ONLY supported on Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003.

1) Run the Flash uninstaller

2) Reboot workstation

3) From a command prompt in WinXP:

     secedit /configure /cfg %windir%\repair\secsetup.inf /db secsetup.sdb /verbose

4) Install Flash ActiveX control

5) Profit

[Guest]

st3roo wrote:

I'm on a networked PC running windows XP.When I try to insatall flash the installer gets to 50% then stops and says error: failed to register. I've tried enabling all security etc but had no luck. Any help please??

You can try running Microsoft's fix: http://support.microsoft.com/mats/Program_Install_and_Uninstall

There's an example of where that worked here: http://forums.adobe.com/message/4048255#4048255

[GileanTheGrey]

Xircal wrote:

You can try running Microsoft's fix: http://support.microsoft.com/mats/Program_Install_and_Uninstall

There's an example of where that worked here: http://forums.adobe.com/message/4048255#4048255

In my experience, this is only helpful when the Flash ActiveX shows up in Add/Remove Programs (which it doesn't with my issue). The OP didn't mention whether or not that was part of his issue though, so it's definitely worth a shot in his case.