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Great. Running Flashplayer for years. Go to update to v14.0 and now I have none! Same error during install, "ActiveX failed to register." Tried everything. Deleted all. Turned off ActiveX filter. Run as Admin. Nothing works. Google the issue and find a dozen different ideas but none work. How can such a critical component like Flashplayer not download properly? Very disconcerting and disappointing.
Windows Vista Home Basic, IE9.
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You don't tell us what you have actually tried; did you try the MSI installer http://download.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/current/licensing/win/install_flash_player_14_active_... ?
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Hello Pat:
1. I used the Flash Uninstaller, rebooted, then tried to download again. Same issue. I then tried a routine called fix.cmd
cd /d "%ProgramFiles%\Windows Resource Kits\Tools" subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT /setowner=administrators /grant=administrators=f /grant=system=f
which also didn't help. I downloaded flashplayer_14_ax_debug.exe to desktop and ran as Admin, no help.
So now I ran your link, and it said it was successful. But when I went to the Test page, it said I didn't have Flash. So I rebooted and ran the v14. install again, same issue.
Active X failed to register.
What else can we do?
ps I just updated Shockwave without a problem.
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dlbhina622 wrote:
I rebooted and ran the v14. install again, same issue.
Ran what installer? The MSI? EXE? AIH?
What files do you have in C:\Windows\System32\Macromed\Flash ?
Did you
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I ran the msi you sent ok. Ran the exe not ok.
In the Flash folder:
activex.vch
Flash32_14_0_0_125.ocx
FlashInstall.log
flashplayer.xpt
FlashPlayerPlugin_13_0_0_223.exe
FlashPlayeruUdateService.exe
FlashUtil32_13_0_0_223_Plugin.exe
FlashUtil32_14_0_0_125_ActiveX.dll
FlashUtil32_14_0_0_125_ActiveX.exe
mms.cfg
NPSWF32_13_0_0_223.dll
Plugin.vch
ps: they're all dated yesterday when I tried to install again.
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Forgot to mention also I unchecked ActiveX filtering in IE. When I went to Manage Add-Ons, Shockwave/Flash is not listed.
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dlbhina622 wrote:
Manage Add-Ons, Shockwave/Flash is not listed.
Even under All Add-ons?
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o right. Enabled under all plugins.
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Fixed! After doing another complete uninstall, and discovering that Shockwave ActiveX Control was not enabled under Manage Add-Ons in IE, I decided to try the download with Firefox. Low and behold, it saved the download to my desktop, I ran it as Admin and Flash installed easily. Goodbye Internet Explorer. Hello Firefox.