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Hi, everyone.
When I download Flash Player Installer from the Adobe distribution site Adobe Flash Player Distribution | Adobe the file downloads to my hard drive as a generic file with no extension, and Windows can't determine which program to use in order to open/play the file. I am using Windows 7 Professional 64 bit.
Is there something wrong with the downloaded file? Or am I missing required software?
Thank you for your time,
-Brandon
I figured out the solution...all I had to do was manually add the ".exe" extension to the filename, and I was able to run the installer. I'm surprised it worked...I really thought there was something wrong with the file.
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I figured out the solution...all I had to do was manually add the ".exe" extension to the filename, and I was able to run the installer. I'm surprised it worked...I really thought there was something wrong with the file.
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That really should not happen; are you able to download other .exe files?
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Yes, I've never had a problem before. I've even downloaded the Flash Player Install files from the Adobe distribution site on multiple occasions in the past without issue. The only thing I could think of is that perhaps the ".exe" extension was left off to avoid triggering security measures on a computer or private network that would prevent the download.
Anyway, it worked after I added the ".exe" extension to the filename, so I have no complaints!
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Hi Brandon,
Not sure what happened with the download, but the files posted all have the appropriate file extensions (exe, msi, dmg, etc).
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Maria