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I can't install flash player - 'insufficient administrator privileges'
~Windows 7 home premium service pack 1. 32 bit,
~Browser IE 10.0.9200.16660
~Have administrator privileges.
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Try the following: download the offline installer from http://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/installation-problems-flash-player-windows.html#main-pars_hea... and save it to disk. Close all browser windows, then navigate to your downloaded installer, right-click on it and select Run as Administrator.
If that still fails, please post the contents of the FlashInstall.log file from C:\Windows\system32\Macromed\Flash
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Attempted install as above. Resulting message read:
A required file (C:\windows\system32\Macromed\Flash\activex.vch::5) could not be written due to insufficient permissions.
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Ah - all clear! Perform a clean install: http://forums.adobe.com/thread/928315
Make sure all files are deleted from that folder before you reinstall.
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Went through clean install steps thoroughly as per link, twice! Still no luck, still same reply as above. ??
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Was that file activex.vch really deleted during the clean install?