Adobe Flash Player Installation Problem

[mvpbob]

When trying to install flash player on my windows 7 computer, I  get the following error after about 51% of the download is complete:  APPLICATION CURRENTLY IN USE.  How do I get around this?

[chris.campbell]

Does it say the application name that is in use?  What browser and OS are you trying to install to?

[mvpbob]

Sorry for the delay--I've been out of town.  I got past my last problem and even got a succeessful installation message but when I try to run a program that needs the Flash player, it tells me I don't have Flash installed.  When I look at my list of installed programs, it isn't listed, but when I look at the uninstall option in my control panel, it lists Adobe Flash Player 11 ActiveX and Adobe Flash Player 11 Plugin.  I am running Windows 7 Home Premium edition and Internet Explorer 8.  I've also tried Mozilla Firefox.  Do you have any suggestions?

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[chris.campbell · Accepted solution]

Can you please try the steps outlined in these two faqs for IE?

• Enabling Flash Player in Internet Explorer  
• ActiveX Filtering in Internet Explorer

In Firefox, if you go to the "about:plugins" page (simply type that in Firefox's address bar), do you see "Shockwave Flash" listed?

[mvpbob]

Thank you very much--it was the ActiveX filter that was stopping my installation.

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