Silent install of Adobe Flash Player 16 .exe and .msi on Windows 8.1 x64 failing

[wgramlich]

I have tried to install from SCCM and through elevated (administrator) command line without success.

Install commands I have tried are:

• install_flash_player_16.0.0.235_active_x.exe -install -au 2
• install_flash_player_16.0.0.235_active_x.exe -install
• msiexec /i \\servername\Adobe\Flash\install_flash_player_16_active_x_IE.msi /qn

All have failed.  I just realized that Windows 8.1 IE comes with an older version of flash.  How do I get it to update?

Below is the FlashInstall log, but I'm not able to figure out the issue.  Any help would be appreciated.

=O====== M/16.0.0.235 2015-03-09+19-17-50.143 ========
0000 00000010 "C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\{10F1E587-3662-4593-8611-D2D22C72873E}\InstallFlashPlayer.exe" -install -skipARPEntry -iv 1 -au 2
0001 00001036 Software\Macromedia\FlashPlayer\SafeVersions/16.0 2
0002 00001036 Software\Macromedia\FlashPlayerActiveX/UninstallerPath 2
0003 00001037 SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Adobe Flash Player ActiveX/ 2
0004 00001015 C:\WINDOWS\system32\Macromed\Flash\Flash.ocx 5
0005 00000018
0006 00001045 C:\WINDOWS\system32\Macromed\Flash\Flash.ocx 5
0007 00001015 C:\WINDOWS\system32\Macromed\Flash\Flash.ocx 5
0008 00000013
0009 00000015 C:\WINDOWS\system32\Macromed\Flash\FlashUtil64_16_0_0_235_ActiveX.exe
0010 00000016 C:\WINDOWS\system32\Macromed\Flash\FlashUtil64_16_0_0_235_ActiveX.dll
0011 00000023 C:\WINDOWS\system32\Macromed\Flash\activex.vch
0012 00001032 C:\WINDOWS\system32\Macromed\Flash\Flash64_16_0_0_235.ocx 80070005
0013 00000018
0014 00001032 C:\WINDOWS\system32\Macromed\Flash\Flash64_16_0_0_235.ocx 80070005
=X====== M/16.0.0.235 2015-03-09+19-17-52.488 ========

=O====== M/16.0.0.305 2015-03-11+13-56-11.049 ========
0000 00000010 "C:\Users\WGRAM\AppData\Local\Temp\{4492E183-B1F2-4CD5-B4F7-72B23779DEA8}\InstallFlashPlayer.exe" -install -skipARPEntry -iv 1 -au 2
0001 00001036 Software\Macromedia\FlashPlayer\SafeVersions/16.0 2
0002 00001036 Software\Macromedia\FlashPlayerActiveX/UninstallerPath 2
0003 00001037 SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Adobe Flash Player ActiveX/ 2
0004 00001015 C:\WINDOWS\system32\Macromed\Flash\Flash.ocx 5
0005 00000018
0006 00001045 C:\WINDOWS\system32\Macromed\Flash\Flash.ocx 5
0007 00001015 C:\WINDOWS\system32\Macromed\Flash\Flash.ocx 5
0008 00001037 SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\\FlashUtil64_16_0_0_235_ActiveX.exe/ 2
0009 00000013
0010 00000015 C:\WINDOWS\system32\Macromed\Flash\FlashUtil64_16_0_0_305_ActiveX.exe
0011 00000016 C:\WINDOWS\system32\Macromed\Flash\FlashUtil64_16_0_0_305_ActiveX.dll
0012 00000023 C:\WINDOWS\system32\Macromed\Flash\activex.vch
0013 00001032 C:\WINDOWS\system32\Macromed\Flash\Flash64_16_0_0_305.ocx 80070005
0014 00000018
0015 00001032 C:\WINDOWS\system32\Macromed\Flash\Flash64_16_0_0_305.ocx 80070005
=X====== M/16.0.0.305 2015-03-11+13-56-12.649 ========

=O====== M/16.0.0.305 2015-03-11+14-17-12.916 ========
0000 00000010 "C:\Users\WGRAM\AppData\Local\Temp\{FDAEAD86-D68B-4974-9349-595378076688}\InstallFlashPlayer.exe" -install -skipARPEntry -iv 2 -au 4294967295
0001 00001036 Software\Macromedia\FlashPlayer\SafeVersions/16.0 2
0002 00001036 Software\Macromedia\FlashPlayerActiveX/UninstallerPath 2
0003 00001037 SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Adobe Flash Player ActiveX/ 2
0004 00001015 C:\WINDOWS\system32\Macromed\Flash\Flash.ocx 5
0005 00000018
0006 00001045 C:\WINDOWS\system32\Macromed\Flash\Flash.ocx 5
0007 00001015 C:\WINDOWS\system32\Macromed\Flash\Flash.ocx 5
0008 00001037 SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\\FlashUtil64_16_0_0_305_ActiveX.exe/ 2
0009 00000013
0010 00000015 C:\WINDOWS\system32\Macromed\Flash\FlashUtil64_16_0_0_305_ActiveX.exe
0011 00000016 C:\WINDOWS\system32\Macromed\Flash\FlashUtil64_16_0_0_305_ActiveX.dll
0012 00000023 C:\WINDOWS\system32\Macromed\Flash\activex.vch
0013 00001032 C:\WINDOWS\system32\Macromed\Flash\Flash64_16_0_0_305.ocx 80070005
0014 00000018
0015 00001032 C:\WINDOWS\system32\Macromed\Flash\Flash64_16_0_0_305.ocx 80070005
=X====== M/16.0.0.305 2015-03-11+14-17-14.308 ========

Any help would be appreciated,

Thanks,

Wendell

[Geeks2You · Accepted solution]

You need to update it with Windows Update. You can also go to: Flash Player Issues | Windows 8

and at the bottom grab the KB, however I've had much better luck using Windows update than I have with the KB alone.

[wgramlich]

Thank you Geeks2You.  I will try this and post the results.

[wgramlich]

Installed the Windows8.1-KB3044132-x64.msu

This updated the Flash Player, so i'm going to try pushing it out now via SCCM.

Thanks again.