[MacroMedia Flash Player Not showing up]

"C:\Documents and Settings\Your Profile Name\Application Data\Macromedia\Flash Player"

 

Of course this is where it stores stuff from Mozilla, and Opera. I don't use Internet Explorer so I'm not sure if IE's stuff will go there or in the Temporary Internet Files.

 

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Thanks, but with IE I find some folders in Macromedia, but there are about 6 and I don't know which one's to add. I guess the easy thing would be to delete "FlashPlayer"

 

Have a good day,

Normandie

[MacroMedia Flash Player Not showing up]

I don't know what it's trying to do, however I did have to add the application data folder where it puts its junk into the CCleaner Custom Folders in order for the junk to get deleted.

 

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Which folder exactly did you put there?

 

Thanks,

Normandie

[MacroMedia Flash Player Not showing up]

For Internet Explorer it'll be easy to detect from:

C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\Macromed\Flash\Flash.ocx

 

Andavari,

 

It is there where you said it would be, but CCleaner still does not show it in the "Applications tab". I think Macromedia is trying to hide.(See my previous reply)

 

Thanks,

Normandie

[MacroMedia Flash Player Not showing up]

I won't show up unless the following registry key is present:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Macromedia\FlashPlayer

 

I'll run a few tests and see if there's a better way to test for it.

 

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MrG,

 

I just did a search in my registry and every where I searched for MacroMedia, I found "flashpaper" & not "flashplayer" looks to me as if they are trying to hide from you. I don't know, I am not a programer, but it looks odd. What I have installed I installed directly from MacroMedia's site.

 

Have a nice day,

Normandie

[MacroMedia Flash Player Not showing up]

I won't show up unless the following registry key is present:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Macromedia\FlashPlayer

 

I'll run a few tests and see if there's a better way to test for it.

 

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Thanks so much, you are a great person!!!

 

Have a nice day,

Normandie

[Do we need Flash Player?]

Good info. I check for a SpywareBlaster update everyday yet I completely forget about it's Tools section.

 

1. Only download Flash Player from macromedia.com, you may need to invoke the installation by visiting Macromedia's trigger page: http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/downlo...mcom/flash.html or by visiting a website that requires flash such as the automobile manufacturer Ford: http://www.fordvehicles.com/. For Firefox, Mozilla Suite, and Opera you can download it at: http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/downlo...=ShockwaveFlash

 

2. I used to know how to uninstall it many years ago, however I deleted the script. The only thing that's really necessary in making sure you're getting a "clean install" when installing a new version is to delete "C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\Macromed" followed by a reboot, and then install the new version. This will allow you to only have the most recent version installed.

 

3. The settings can be changed when you're visiting a flash enabled site, just right click mouse click when you're at such a site to change the various settings, etc.

 

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Andavari,

 

Thanks for the information. You do not know of an installation file that can be used to install "FlashPlayer" once downloaded? I feel a little threatened, not seeing what is being installed.

 

I did finally find what is called an "uninstaller" on their site, here is the url:

 

http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/alternates/

 

Thanks for all the help,

Normandie

[MacroMedia Flash Player Not showing up]

Same here, I had a look in the registry and there are no flash entries yet I when I visit the Macromedia site everything loads fine, no you do not have flash installed etc.

 

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englishmen,

 

Does this sound as if macroMedia is changing something so CCleaner will not work or are they doing some sneaky?

 

I find it just a little shady!

 

Have a good day,

Normandie

[MacroMedia Flash Player Not showing up]

Just installed MarcoMedia Flash Player from their site, it said version 7.0.19 and when I run CCleaner and look in applications, it does not show up anywhere so I can check it to be cleaned. Is this normal? How do I make it show up?

 

Thanks,

Normandie

[CCleaner did not show this -- can I delete it?]

Well, all of this became unimportant for the moment, Monday I installed an update for WordPerfect Office 12 & it scambled my HD. Could not startup in safe mode, could not start up with "last good configuration", tried it all, then just gave up and formatted the little devil and reinstalled everything from clean, so now it is clean and the 3rd program I installed after Windows XP, the firewall, SP2 update, Virus program and then CCleaner so hopefully the registry is pretty clean now and I will try to keep it that way.

 

Thanks for all your help & advice,

Normandie

[Uninterruptible Power Supply]

Hey doc,

If cash is a problem just get what you can afford. Any UPS is better than a surge protector alone.

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Sniper,

 

I agree with you 100%!

 

I am old enough to remember a Fram oil filter commercial that the guy said " you can pay me now or pay me later", he said that in reference to not getting a filter with the oil change in order to save a little money. In the long run if you end up burning up your computer, it would have been much wiser to have gotten the UPS.

 

So as you said a cheaper one is better than none, but is important is to get one. The question is do you want to spend the money for a UPS now or a computer later?

 

Have a good day,

Normandie

[Do we need Flash Player?]

I did find the following to download, but is it the same as MacroMedia Flash Player? It's file name is "MacroMedia FlashPlayer 7 winax English.exe" but when I clicked on the file to install it said something about installing an "active x", I am sorry to be so stupid, but is this the one and same thing as "Flash Player"? Is Flash Player in reality an "active x" component?

 

Sorry to bug you all so much,

Normandie

[Do we need Flash Player?]

1. One thing I am not comfortable with MacroMedia is that I have not yet found a place to download it, MacroMedia wants it installed from their site.

 

2. I cannot find a way to uninstall it is I want to as it is not listed in the files "Add - Delete" in Windows.

 

3. You can not change settings on MacroMedia Flash except from their site.

 

 

If I could solve these 3 I would feel a little better.

 

Thanks all & have a good day,

Normandie

[Do we need Flash Player?]

I assume you have SpywareBlaster installed.  It prevents the installation of ActiveX-based spyware, adware, browser hijackers, dialers, and other potentially unwanted software.  It blocks spyware/tracking cookies in Internet Explorer and Mozilla/Firefox.  Restricts the actions of potentially unwanted sites in Internet Explorer.

 

Additionaly under:  tools > flashkiller > check the "disable and block macromedia flash in Internet Explorer"

You can uncheck the box whenever it is needed and then recheck when done.

 

Also when flash is installed be sure to set the Local Storage Settings to 0.  I know that CCleaner used to delete the preferences set for Macromedia Flash.  I do not know if that is still the case.  If so, uncheck the macromedia checkbox when running CCleaner.

 

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bpm3K,

 

Thanks a lot for those notes!!! I had installed MacroMedia, but was a little concerned & when you posted I went to SpyWareBlaster and found the "flash killer" that is great, thanks for the advice. I will leave it "killed" until I see a site where I just have to have it. Thanks again!!!

 

Have a good day,

Normandie

[Do we need Flash Player?]

Disabling it with IE won't work. Here we go; get Firefox, Mozilla Suite, or Opera, with those browsers it's easy to disable.

 

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I should have known that was coming

 

Thanks,

Normandie

[Do we need Flash Player?]

It's neither spyware or adware. However that doesn't mean that someone couldn't abuse it by using it for propogating malware.

Macromedia is the only "brand", they develope, own, and maintain Flash.

 

You'll quickly find that just about all automobile manufacturers use it on their sites, so much so that if you want to visit an auto manufacturer site you'll most likely have to have Flash Player installed. I personally disable it, and if I stumble upon a site that requires it I enable it.

 

Edit: So to summarize your topic title "Do we need Flash Player?" I'd have to say yes.

 

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Thanks to both of you, I have installed, but how do you disable it? I can't find it listed anywhere.

 

Thanks again,

Normandie

[Do we need Flash Player?]

Hey folks,

 

1. Just had to reformat and reinstall Windows XP and somehow one thing that did not get reinstalled was Marcomedia Flash Player. Do I really need it? Of all the sites that I normally surf only one has given me an error from time to time and said that I need it. I don't want to install anything that is really not needed.

 

2. Is it "spyware", "adware" I read somewhere that all it is good for is lots of popups and banner ads on the net.

 

3. If I need it is there more than one "brand" or just macromedia? I am using IE. (I know you are going to tell me to get Firefox )

 

4. What is the difference between "Shock Wave player" & "Flash Player" and do I need both.

 

Thanks for any help on the subject.

 

Have a good day,

Normandie

[Issue with reformatting]

Ok, here is the situation:?

 

The only problems I can think of are as follows:

1) Gateway may have customized MY XP cd to THEIR specifications (i.e. special applications) and would not really work well with a Dell.

 

That is all I can think of.....can you please help me out with this situation so I can figure out how to install XP on her computer?? thanks!

 

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docta13,

 

I do know one thing that the specific drivers for the material installed comes on the original CD, that is video card, sound card, dvd burner, etc. You can always get those back off of interent, but the computer will not run at its best until it is done. I kept a CD from a computer that I junked and a friend bought a used computer that did not have the orignal CD's. We tired the one I had left over and ran into lots of "driver" problems for the material installed and finished by have to order the original and redo the work we had already done. We did all this to save time because we did not want to wait on the original CD.

 

As my Father once told me "why do you have time to do it over if you did not have time to do it right in the first place". I should have listened to him and waited for the original CD.

 

It is always better to have the original CD & as Newhotness said, it would be worth the wait to send for the right CD.

 

Have a good day,

Normandie

[XP to SP2 or not to SP2, that is the question?]

1. Yes.  You can have both on your pc with no conflicts or issues at all.

    

2. Complete/Full or Custom.  Plugin's and the likes are optional.  I recommend getting Flash and Shockwave.  If you need Quicktime or Real Player, get the Alternatives.

    

   As far as Extensions, I have ChromEdit, Download Manager, User Agent, DictionarySearch, CuteMenus 2, and Allow Right Click.  CuteMenus adds graphics to the menus, more of an appearance thing.

 

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So if I am understanding it right the 4MEG+ file that I would download is just the intallation file and it will download the rest of what I want when I pick the type of installation. Is that right?

 

Have a nice day,

Normandie

[XP to SP2 or not to SP2, that is the question?]

I suggest ditching IE, which is a joke, and start using Firefox; it is infinitely better than IE

 

http://www.getfirefox.com

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DjLizard,

 

Thanks for the advice, just a few questions:

 

1. Can firefox & IE exist on the same computer, do you have to uninstall IE to install firefox?

 

2. Is the firefox installation complete or do you have to hunt a bunch of plugins. I noticed on their site that there is a ton of plugins, how do I know what I need?

 

Thanks for the help,

Normandie

[XP to SP2 or not to SP2, that is the question?]

Your talking about that stupid Download blocker thing. I think you can get rid of it by going to Tools>Internet Options>Security>Custom Level. Scroll down to where it says download and choose disable automatic promting for file download.

 

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rridgely,

 

Thanks for the info, I will try that.

 

Have a nice day,

Normandie

[XP to SP2 or not to SP2, that is the question?]

If your office has it blocked, then it's there for a reason.

 

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Tarun,

 

Excuse me, but I guess I was not clear. It is not my office that has it blocked, but Internet Explorer that blocked the download. That is why I wondered with the new scurity features.

 

Thanks,

Normandie

[XP to SP2 or not to SP2, that is the question?]

Was there any software that was not compatible with SP2?

 

I've never had any problems with SP2 on any pc I've used so far.

 

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Tarun,

 

I think I did it really right by installing the SP2 update while the computer had just reinstalled Windows XP so there were no programs on it.

 

I installed all my software one at a time and everything is back and there were not programs that even hesitated about installing or so far running.

 

I guess for all bad things, the "WordPerefect update 12" messing up my HD got me to get a really clean install with SP2, so I am a happy camper for the moment.

 

I do have one question though. I went to download a file from a site that I know well, my business office and explorer said it blocked the site, I clicked on the link and said to download anyway and it worked. Is there a way to stop windows from doing that?

 

Thanks a lot,

Normandie

[XP to SP2 or not to SP2, that is the question?]

SP2 is safer and more secure.? Some people actually don't like it, but I recommend it.

 

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A word to all,

 

I hesitated to update to SP2 & then today I was doing an update for another program and it TOTALLY wiped out my disk. I cound not start in safe mode, could do nothing so I formatted, reinstalled Windows XP and did the update to SP2 before installing anything else and all is oging good. Just tired from having to reinstall everything and get it all set back up.

 

Have a good day,

Normandie

[CCleaner did not show this -- can I delete it?]

Those left overs XnView entries should be perfectly safe to remove. After you remove them run the Issues scanner in CCleaner again.

 

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Andavari,

 

Thanks, I deleted the entries and the computer seems to still be running I even restarted it to see if there would be problems and so far none

 

I reran CCleaner afterwards and in issues nothing was found so I guess all is good. I just wanted to get rid of more junk in the registry if it does not serve anything.

 

Again thanks & have a dood day,

Normandie

[CCleaner did not show this -- can I delete it?]

Hey folks,

 

Have another question. I ran CCleaner & I love it, but under "Issues", it did not show the following entry & I wonder if it is safe to go into the registry & delete it.

 

I installed "xnview" then decided I did not want it, so uninstalled it and I have found the entries below in the registry:

 

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

 

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\XnView.bmp]

 

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\XnView.bmp\shell]

 

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\XnView.bmp\shell\open]

 

 

There is one for "wmf", "jpg" etc., none of the keys have a value.

 

I was wondering if it is safe to delete these directly from REGEDIT? I know that they are not hurting anything, but if they serve nothing I would like to delete them.

 

Thanks in advance for your advice,

Normandie