It will be necessary to uninstall and re-install Adobe Flash Player before setting up the Mozilla Firefox Flash Player plugin. All old registry settings must be removed.
UNINSTALLING FLASH PLAYER
Download the Flash Player file "uninstall_flash_player.exe" by entering this URL address into IE address line:
http://download.macromedia.com/pub/flashplayer/current/uninstall_flash_player.exe
Save the file to a location of your choosing, probably the "Download" folder.
Close Mozilla Firefox and all other programs except Audio manager and Color for screen.
Double Click the file to run it. Restart the computer.
When the computer has booted run a Registry Editor program to remove old registry settings.
Restart the computer.
INSTALLING FLASH PLAYER
Download the Flash Player file "Install_Flash_Player_10_ActiveX.zip" by entering this URL address into IE address line:
http://www.adobe.com/support/flashplayer/ts/documents/tn_19166/Install_Flash_Player_10_ActiveX.zip
Save the file to a location of your choosing, probably the "Download" folder.
Close Mozilla Firefox and all other programs except Audio manager and "color" for screen.
Go to the "Install_Flash_Player_10_ActiveX.zip" file which will be in a subfolder called "Install_Flash_Player_10_ActiveX.zip" in the "Download" folder.
Double click the file "Install_Flash_Player_10_ActiveX.zip" to install.
Restart the computer.
INSTALLING THE MOZILLA FIREFOX ADOBE FLASH PLAYER PLUGIN
Enter this URL into the address line of Firefox:
http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/xpi/current/flashplayer-win.xpi
Save the "flashplayer-win.xpi" file in the "Downloads" folder as "flashplayer-win.zip"
Note the change from ".xpi" to.zip". Unzip the file. Copy both "flashplayer.xpt" and "NPSWF32.dll" files to "C:Program FilesMozilla Firefoxplugins".
Close Firefox and open it again.
Mozilla Firefox will now show flash in websites.
Check the installation by entering "http://dagobah.biz/flash/dancing_cat.swf" into the Firefox address line and press "Enter".
You should see a dancing cat.
PROBLEMS WITH ADOBE FLASH PLAYER
SWF files in folders on your computer cannot be opened with Adobe Flash Player even if you have done a clean Adobe Flash install.
If you left click on an SWF file an Adobe update window will appear. follow the instructions and download the latest version of Flash Player. You already have the latest version - Adobe Flash Player version 10.0.22.87.
To use another program to open SWF file go to either of these two articles:
orInstalling Macromedia Adobe FlashMX to Run/Open SWF Files
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN ADOBE SHOCKWAVE PLAYER AND ADOBE FLASH PLAYER
If you install the latest version of Shockwave it will install in the
C:WindowsSystem32AdobeShockwave 11 Folder.
Click "Start", "Control Panel", "Control Panel Home", then "Uninstall a program". You will see that "Adobe Flash Player 10 ActiveX" and Adobe Shockwave Player 11.5 are both installed.
Adobe Shockwave Player is for 3D games and entertainment, interactive product demonstrations, and online learning applications. Having just Adobe Flash installed is sufficient for most computer users. Install Adobe Shockwave Player if you feel you must.
Open Firefox. In Google search, type "animals swf"and Enter. Press Ctrl+Alt+Delete. Click "Start Task Manager". Look down the list of programs that are running. You will see that "FlashUtil10B,exe" is running. Adobe Shockwave player is not running.
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN ADOBE SHOCKWAVE PLAYER AND ADOBE FLASH PLAYER
If you install the latest version of Shockwave it will install in the
C:WindowsSystem32AdobeShockwave 11 Folder.
Click "Start", "Control Panel", "Control Panel Home", then "Uninstall a program". You will see that "Adobe Flash Player 10 ActiveX" and Adobe Shockwave Player 11.5 are both installed.
Adobe Shockwave Player is for 3D games and entertainment, interactive product demonstrations, and online learning applications. Having just Adobe Flash installed is sufficient for most computer users. Install Adobe Shockwave Player if you feel you must.
Open Firefox. In Google search, type "animals swf"and Enter. Press Ctrl+Alt+Delete. Click "Start Task Manager". Look down the list of programs that are running. You will see that "FlashUtil10B,exe" is running. Adobe Shockwave player is not running.
MAKING SHOCKWAVE WORK WITH FIREFOX
Macromedia Shockwave will work in Mozlla Firefox if you go to this site,
then download and install the file.
TEST WHETHER SHOCKWAVE WORKS IN FIREFOX
Do not go to,
to test your Macromedia Authorware Web Player installation.
This test site does not work properly and will show that shockwave is not working when it could be.
This test site does not work properly and will show that shockwave is not working when it could be.
Enter this URL into Internet Explorer:
A yellow band will appear at the top of the webpage asking if you want to install Macromedia Authorware Web Player. Click this band and follow the instructions.When you have completed the Authorware Web Player installation the game will load to show that Adobe Macromedia Shockwave is working.
Installing Adobe Macromedia Shockwave Player to Work for Mozilla Firefox
Installing Adobe Macromedia Shockwave Player to Work for Internet Explorer
Installing MacromediaAdobe FlashMX to Run/Open SWF Files
Installing Macromedia Adobe Flash Player for Internet Explorer
Installing a Program to Run SWF Files
Disabling UAC for a Program
Installing Adobe Macromedia Shockwave Player to Work for Internet Explorer
Installing MacromediaAdobe FlashMX to Run/Open SWF Files
Installing Macromedia Adobe Flash Player for Internet Explorer
Installing a Program to Run SWF Files
Disabling UAC for a Program
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