Adobe Flash Player download to Windows 7

[neillecho]

Mike M sent a response which included

     Flash Player Uninstall.exe

which I used, then

    Adobe Flash Player (for Internet Explorer) - but it did not install despite saying that it did so successfully.

An earlier forum indicated that after using Flash Player Uninstall.exe, you had to enter

Windows - System 32, and make several choices at certain places before trying to install

Adobe Flash Player.  I have lost some of those steps.  If anyone recognizes

that pattern and can direct me to it, perhaps I can finally download Flash Player to Win 7.

Thanks  neillecho

[C_F_McBlob]

FULL clean install steps:

Download the following:

Flash Player for ActiveX (Internet Explorer)

Flash Player Plug-in (All other browsers)

Flash Player Uninstaller

Also, download these:

Shockwave Player Uninstaller

Shockwave Player 112 FULL installer (ther browsers)

You'll need to install Shockwave with the FULL installer for IE too, but there isn't a direct download for it. You'll need to go to: http://get.adobe.com/shockwave/otherversions/ using IE AFTER everything else is done.

Save all the files and close your browser.

Run the uninstallers first (both of them)

Go to: C/Windows/System32

Delete the Macromed folder.

Go to: C/Windows/SysWOW64

Delete the Macromed folder.

Open your Registry Editor (Start>Run or press the Windows key + R and type 'regedit' [minus the quotes] and click OK)

In the Registry Editor, go to:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE

Delete the Macromedia folder (Right click and choose "Delete").

Go to:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software and delete the Macromedia folder there too.

Close the Registry Editor and empty your recycle bin.

Run the Flash Player installers, and then the Shockwave FULL installer you downloaded.

Lastly, open IE and go to: http://get.adobe.com/shockwave/otherversions/ to download and install the Shockwave FULL installer for ActiveX (IE).

[neillecho]

Yeah!!! That's what I was looking for, Mike - thanks

It'll take a few days until I can get to taking all those steps - I'll let you know when I've successfully downloaded Flash Player.

Neill Schoonmaker

[email address removed]

[neillecho]

Mike - you sent me the full instructions on March 6 at 4:05 PM including the System32 and SysWOW64 parts; I went through them once, but Flash Player did not download and install.

So I started through them a second time - but when I got to the Registry Editor, the

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE was not there.

The HKEY_CURRENT_USER/SOFTWARE was there, so I deleted the Macromedia folder and proceeded to the end. Again

Adobe Flash Player did not load and install. Also I could not find that Shockwave FULL installed either.

My primary concern is whether I need to do something to re-install HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE.

Thanks for your help - I'll address the Flash Player again later after resolving the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE

[C_F_McBlob]

You don't see these?

[neillecho]

All those HKEY's except HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE are there.

[C_F_McBlob]

And you're logged in as an administrator?