why do I have to keep re-installing Flash Player?

[ncblues]

I have read the forums and tried all the suggestions and nothing works. I have Windows 7 and IE 9. It has nothing to do with IE as I have the same problem with Firefox.

This is REALLY frustrating!

[C_F_McBlob]

Download the Flash Player Uninstaller.

Download the Adobe Flash Player installers by right clicking the following links and selecting the "Save as" option.

Flash Player for ActiveX (Internet Explorer)

Flash Player Plug-in (All other browsers)

Save all files - DO NOT run anything yet.

Reboot your system.

BEFORE opening anything else, go to your downloads folder and run the uninstaller.

Once you've removed the Flash Players, do a double check:

Go to: C/Windows/System32/Macromed.

If there's still a Flash folder - DELETE IT.

Goto: C/Windows/SysWOW64/Macromed.

If there's still a Flash folder - DELETE IT.

Open your Registry Editor (Start>Run or press the WIndows key+R and type "regedit" and click OK)

In the Registry Editor, go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE

If there's a Macromedia folder - DELETE IT.

Go to HKEY_CURRENT USER/Software

If there's a Macromedia folder - DELETE IT.

NOW you're ready to install Flash Player as if it was never on your system to begin with.

Riun the installers in either order, and then check that it's enabled in IE: http://forums.adobe.com/thread/885448

[ncblues]

I still have the problem

[pwillener]

Actually I do not quite understand your problem; you write that you "have to keep re-installing", but you don't elaborate why.

[ncblues]

Let me make it clear for you - I know I'm not the only one with this problem:

Every time I restart my computer and I go to youtube or sound cloud, I get a message that says "you need flash player".

So I install it. And everything works fine.

Then I restart my computer - sometimes, I just restart IE. And when I go to youtube or sound cloud,

I get a message that says "you need flash player".

So I install it. And everything works fine.

Then I restart my computer - sometimes, I just restart IE. And when I go to youtube or sound cloud,

I get a message that says "you need flash player".

...

[C_F_McBlob]

Create a new (admin) account.

Login under that account and install the Flash Player plugin(s).

Run them in a browser.

Reboot.

If you see no "update" message, then it would indicate a problem with your account, which causes it to be deleted.

[MacGuireHankinson]

I have the same problem and it says it has installed but then i go to watch videos and it says i dont have it? so i too keep downloading it but it never ends up working

[GWeglarz]

Make sure to go to %appdata% roaming and delete the macromedia folder there and the one in the local folder as well.

CTRL+ESC

%appdata%

Choose roaming directory

delete macromedia directory

choose local directory

delete macromedia directory