Cannot get flash player

[Lisa_Bonner]

I uninstalled and tried to reinstall the flash player but I keep getting the message that my computer already has the newer version so installation was not successful.  But I don't have the flash player and cannot play games, etc.  What do I do?

[C_F_McBlob]

Windows:

Download the Adobe Flash Player installer(s) directly by right clicking one (or both) of the following links and selecting "Save Target as" (using IE) or "Save Link as"(using other browsers).

Flash Player for ActiveX (Internet Explorer)

Flash Player Plug-in (All other browsers)

If you use other browsers I recommend downloading BOTH - Save them to your downloads folder and DO NOT run them yet.

Close your browser and check the Task Manager to be sure it's closed completely.

Run the uninstaller.

Reboot your system.

BEFORE you open anything else, locate and run the installers. Your Flash Player should be updated for IE and other browsers.
If you still have troubles with IE, see: Enabling Flash Player in Internet Explorer  and: ActiveX Filtering in Internet Explorer

Mac:

See How to perform a "clean install" of Flash Player in Mac OS X