Flash Player vs Flash Player Enterprise

[jennyl4944394]

Hi all,

I found that Adobe has two types of Flash Player - Flash Player for users (you can download it from this site get.adobe.com/flashplayer) and Flash Player for Enterprise users (you can downoad it fron this site http://www.adobe.com/uk/products/flashplayer/distribution3.html)

What's the difference between this two applications?

I compare Flash Player for users and Flash Player for Enterprise users for some parameters:

1. Data in registry (it's the same for both apps)

2. File's hash (all files in C:\Windows\System32\Macromed\Flash and C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Macromed\Flash are the same for both apps too!)

Also I can't find any documentation about Flash Player for Enterprise users which can explain it's benefits...

Please, may be somebody can help me?

[_maria_ · Accepted solution]

Hi,

The installers downloaded from get.adobe.com/flashplayer are shim installers that download and install Flash Player silently in the background.  These require user interaction and cannot be installed silently, or distributed via software distribution mechanisms such as Active Directory or SCCM, Apple Remote Desktop, etc.

The files available on the distribution page are for enterprise customers who want to distribute Flash Player within their organization.  These can be installed without user interaction and can be distributed via software distribution mechanisms such as Active Directory, SCCM, Apple Remote Desktop, etc. Enterprise customers apply for a distribution license (usually free for most use cases) and then receive an email with a unique URL to download the files from.

For more information on licensing Flash Player, please see:

• Adobe Flash Player | FAQ
• Adobe Flash Player Distribution | Adobe
• Adobe Runtimes / Reader Distribution Agreement

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Maria

[jennyl4944394]

Thank for your answer:)

So, what about silent installations keys for Flash Player for users?  Basicly i can install it in silent mode..

Overall - main differences between this two apps are in the silent installation mode and in the availability of distribution via software distribution mechanisms?

[_maria_]

Hi,

Information on silent installation is available in the Flash Player Admin Guide: http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flashplayer/articles/flash_player_admin_guide.html‌

Yes, the main difference is as summarized, and that a distribution license is required for software distribution.

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Maria

[jennyl4944394]

Maria, thank you very much:)

[_maria_]

You're welcome.

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Maria