ActiveX failed to register during install

[dlbhina622]

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.

[pwillener]

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_... ?

[dlbhina622]

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.

[pwillener]

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

• http://forums.adobe.com/thread/885448 ?
• http://forums.adobe.com/thread/867968 ?

[dlbhina622]

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.

[dlbhina622]

Forgot to mention also I unchecked ActiveX filtering in IE. When I went to Manage Add-Ons, Shockwave/Flash is not listed.

[pwillener]

dlbhina622 wrote:

Manage Add-Ons, Shockwave/Flash is not listed.

Even under All Add-ons?

[dlbhina622]

o right. Enabled under all plugins.

[dlbhina622]

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.