flash player

[maryw1965]

uninstalled flash player by mistake when trying to reinstall it its saying its already embeaded in windows 8 and I cant reinstall it

[_maria_]

Hi maryw1965,

To confirm, did you delete the embedded version of Flash Player for Internet Explorer?

Also, I'm deleting your other duplicate post at https://forums.adobe.com/thread/1907738

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Maria

[maryw1965]

Yes that's right not sure what I'm doing

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[_maria_ · Accepted solution]

Hi maryw1965,

Since Microsoft embeds Flash Player in Windows 8.x they consider the Flash Player files to be protected system files, by locking the file permissions to prevent users from easily deleting them.  This is also why the Flash Player installer does not remove the embedded Flash Player version in Windows 8.x.  Unfortunately, I'm not familiar with an easy solution to re-install Flash Player short of re-installing the OS (this comes from other users who have also deleted the embedded Flash Player files).

I recommend going to the Microsoft forums and seeking help there, since Microsoft is the one that embeds Flash Player (and locks the files) in Windows 8.x.

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Maria

[maryw1965]

Yes that's right not sure what I'm doing

Sent from my iPhone