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Cannot install Flash Player
Name: Jelika Date: December 27, 2006 at 07:56:23 Pacific OS: Microsoft Windows XP Home CPU/Ram: 1024 MB Product: Dell Dimension 3000
Comment:
My flash player no longer works. So I went to adobe to update and/or re-install and always get a 'successful install' message. Except, it doesn't work. So this morning I followed Adobe's recommendation: remove the flash player on my system with the software they provide, restart the computer and re-install.
The problem now is that I get an error message: Windows found a problem with this file : swflash.cab (unknown publisher)
I've tried it several times and everytime I get the yellow bar on top prompting to install activeX controls. I say yes and receive the above message. What else can I do?
Name: XpUser Date: December 27, 2006 at 08:00:05 Pacific
Reply:
IE6 or IE7?
i_XpUser
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Response Number 2
Name: Jelika Date: December 27, 2006 at 08:09:32 Pacific
Reply:
Sorry: IE7
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Response Number 3
Name: XpUser Date: December 27, 2006 at 08:22:36 Pacific
Reply:
You're not alone. M$ is so numbed they don't know how to resolve this type of problem.
Your only option is to revert back to IE6. Read this thread to find comfort in knowing that no fix is coming any time. M$ is too distracted to care about anything else except to damage-control Vista and its flaw.
i_XpUser
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Response Number 4
Name: Jelika Date: December 27, 2006 at 08:42:42 Pacific
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Actually, I should have mentioned that I had this problem with IE6. thought it would be resolved by upgrading to IE7 and obviously it did not. So I'm not sure what good it would do to revert back to IE6. I don't mind trying, but I need some steps on how to do it. Can you help?
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Response Number 5
Name: per Date: December 27, 2006 at 09:13:31 Pacific
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See the referral to the other thread by XpUser. I just posted there.
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Response Number 6
Name: XpUser Date: December 27, 2006 at 09:23:17 Pacific
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THIS is what you will get if you push out inferior product. Merry Xmas Bill. All the best.
i_XpUser
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Response Number 7
Name: Jelika Date: December 27, 2006 at 09:55:45 Pacific
Reply:
Instead of reverting to IE6 I installed Firefox and it works GREAT!. Thanks.
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