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Hello,
I noticed some unusual behavior with the latest flash uninstaller, can someone explain please?
I download the 32bit flash uninstaller for Windows.
http://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/uninstall-flash-player-windows.html
When I double-click the uninstaller, a confirmation window appears asking whether I want to run the file.
I select run, then a 2nd confirmation window appears asking again if I want to run the file.
When I select run this time, I get a UAC prompt asking if I want to continue.
Why are there 2 request to run the uninstaller?
If I select run for the first prompt, but cancel the second prompt, the UI for the flash player uninstaller still appears.
I didn't go any further as this behavior was suspicious enough for me to stop. Instead I used a previously saved flash player uninstaller.
I'm wondering what would that second run prompt have executed if I had let it run?
Regards,
Pierce.
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Just single click on the uninstaller and check , do you get the confirmation window.
also turnoff the UAC and then check.
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Moving this discussion to the Installing Flash Player forum.
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What is your Windows version?
What you describe I have seen happening when I accidentally triple-click an executable.
Can you try again with a right-click, then Open (or Run)?
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Thanks for the replies.
System is Vista SP2 x86.
Behavior is still the same if I right-click and select open.
I'm still presented with 2 run windows, with only the 2nd one requiring UAC confirmation.
I was also thinking maybe I had executed the uninstaller twice, but surely then I would be seeing a UAC prompt after clicking run on both confirmation windows, not just one.
Thanks.
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I do not know why this is happening; never seen this before.
Can you try to let it run completely (by clicking OK every time it asks), then post the contents of the FlashInstall.log file (from C:\Windows\system32\Macromed\Flash) here in the forum? Maybe we can see from that log file what is happening.
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Could you post the contents of your flashinstall.log so we can review it?
Where do I find the Flash Player installation log on Windows?
Thanks,
Chris
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Sure.
=O====== M/11.2.202.228 2012-04-04+01-14-35.098 ========
0000 00000010 "C:\Users\Pierce\Downloads\install_flash_player_11_plugin_32bit.exe"
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0005 00000020 C:\Windows\system32\FlashPlayerCPLApp.cpl
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0013 00000014 C:\Windows\system32\Macromed\Flash\NPSWF32_11_2_202_228.dll
0014 00000015 C:\Windows\system32\Macromed\Flash\FlashUtil32_11_2_202_228_Plugin.exe
0015 00000017 C:\Windows\system32\Macromed\Flash
0016 00000019 C:\Windows\system32\FlashPlayerCPLApp.cpl
0017 00000021 C:\Windows\system32\Macromed\Flash\FlashPlayerUpdateService.exe
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=X====== M/11.2.202.228 2012-04-04+01-14-53.303 ========