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I'm running the most current version of Firefox on Windows XP and I'm having trouble with flash player 11.7.700.224.
Everytime I go to install it, it stops at 50% saying that it has "failed to initialize". I have tried the suggestions as per the main installation and FAQ pages, including downloading the .msi over .exe, and a clean start. I've tried going through the previously asked questions/answers here in the forum, but I'm not getting any different results.
Any suggestions?
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install IE & try that to download.
Or use another computer, save the file and xfer it to yours.
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I already have IE installed and it works there, but I prefer not to use that frustrating browser.
Good idea on the transfer, I'll try that!
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Virtute wrote:
Good idea on the transfer, I'll try that!
Not a good idea; DLLs also need to be registered.
Did you check if the plugin is enabled in Firefox?
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Ah, ok.
And yes, the plugin is enabled.
So for some reason I can now watch youtube, but I can't listen to audio files or play any online games. (Literally yesterday I couldn't watch a video!) I am so confused by this.
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So I just disabled, then re-enabled my plugin and now it works! So strange!
Thanks for your help, I wouldn't have tried that if you didn't tell me to check
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"Failed to initialize" should not occur if you use the full installers from http://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/installation-problems-flash-player-windows.html#main-pars_hea... or the .msi installers.
If it still does, can you please post the contents of the FlashInstall.log file in C:\Windows\system32\Macromed\Flash
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It's no longer saying "failed to initialize" and is letting me install it. (This might be due to the fact that I tried installing the beta version this time) However, I still cannot watch videos/play games/hear audio. They all say that I "have not installed the latest version of flash player" and of course links me back to this site.
I'm hoping this is the contents you are refering to:
=O====== M/11.7.700.224 2013-07-07+04-57-34.718 ========
0000 00000010 "C:\DOCUME~1\NADIAO~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\InstallPlugin_11_7_700_224.exe" -install -msi
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0003 00000020 C:\WINDOWS\system32\FlashPlayerCPLApp.cpl
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0013 00000014 C:\WINDOWS\system32\Macromed\Flash\NPSWF32_11_7_700_224.dll
0014 00000015 C:\WINDOWS\system32\Macromed\Flash\FlashUtil32_11_7_700_224_Plugin.exe
0015 00000024 C:\WINDOWS\system32\Macromed\Flash\plugin.vch
0016 00000017 C:\WINDOWS\system32\Macromed\Flash
0017 00000019 C:\WINDOWS\system32\FlashPlayerCPLApp.cpl
0018 00000021 C:\WINDOWS\system32\Macromed\Flash\FlashPlayerUpdateService.exe
0019 00000012
=X====== M/11.7.700.224 2013-07-07+04-57-39.750 ========
=O====== M/11.7.700.224 2013-07-07+16-40-32.015 ========
0000 00000010 "C:\Windows\system32\Macromed\Flash\FlashUtil32_11_7_700_224_Plugin.exe"
=X====== M/11.7.700.224 2013-07-07+16-40-35.203 ========
=O====== M/11.7.700.224 2013-07-07+16-41-01.531 ========
0000 00000010 "C:\Documents and Settings\Nadia Ouellet\My Documents\Downloads\install_flash_player(3).exe"
0001 00000020 C:\WINDOWS\system32\FlashPlayerCPLApp.cpl
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0010 00000014 C:\WINDOWS\system32\Macromed\Flash\NPSWF32_11_7_700_224.dll
0011 00000015 C:\WINDOWS\system32\Macromed\Flash\FlashUtil32_11_7_700_224_Plugin.exe
0012 00000024 C:\WINDOWS\system32\Macromed\Flash\plugin.vch
0013 00000017 C:\WINDOWS\system32\Macromed\Flash
0014 00000019 C:\WINDOWS\system32\FlashPlayerCPLApp.cpl
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0017 00000021 C:\WINDOWS\system32\Macromed\Flash\FlashPlayerUpdateService.exe
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=X====== M/11.7.700.224 2013-07-07+16-41-40.296 ========
=O====== M/11.7.700.224 2013-07-07+16-59-42.515 ========
0000 00000010 C:\WINDOWS\system32\Macromed\Flash\FlashUtil32_11_7_700_224_Plugin.exe -uninstall plugin -msi
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=X====== M/11.7.700.224 2013-07-07+16-59-42.734 ========
=O====== M/11.8.800.88 2013-07-07+16-59-22.453 ========
0000 00000010 "C:\Documents and Settings\Nadia Ouellet\My Documents\Downloads\flashplayer11-8_install_win_pi.exe"
0001 00000020 C:\WINDOWS\system32\FlashPlayerCPLApp.cpl
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0010 00000014 C:\WINDOWS\system32\Macromed\Flash\NPSWF32_11_8_800_88.dll
0011 00000015 C:\WINDOWS\system32\Macromed\Flash\FlashUtil32_11_8_800_88_Plugin.exe
0012 00000024 C:\WINDOWS\system32\Macromed\Flash\plugin.vch
0013 00000017 C:\WINDOWS\system32\Macromed\Flash
0014 00000019 C:\WINDOWS\system32\FlashPlayerCPLApp.cpl
0015 00000021 C:\WINDOWS\system32\Macromed\Flash\FlashPlayerUpdateService.exe
=X====== M/11.8.800.88 2013-07-07+16-59-48.687 ========