updating flash, nauseating details version
FIRST, log out of any account on your computer, then log in AS ADMINISTRATOR. Then:
A) Go to this link in firefox (select the link address below, press Ctrl-C to copy it, then open firefox, put the cursor in the address bar, delete its contents, then press Ctl-V to paste the address)
http://www.adobe.com/software/flash/about/
If it says your version is not the same version as the recommended, latest version, continue. Otherwise, you are ok and can stop now.
B) Click this link in firefox:
http://fpdownload.adobe.com/get/flashplayer/current/install_flash_player.exe
C) A dialog box will come up that says what do you want to do with this file. Click "Save File."
D) Now you want to run the file. The easiest way to do this is through the Firefox downloads window. To get to it, press Ctrl-J on your keyboard, or go to the Tools Menu | Downloads.
E) A new window should appear, with a list of downloaded files, perhaps just one. The top one should say "install_flash_player.exe" or "install_flash_player(2).exe" or some other number. Right-click on this and select "Open."
F) If the Windows warning/authentication dialog box appears, select OK or enter your admin password to the computer and press OK.
G) Now a new flash window should appear with a red background and a white lowercase, styled "f". Don't do anything yet.
H) We need to close the firefox windows before flash can be installed. You might want to print out these instructions now so as not to lose them if you have these instructions open in firefox. There are at least two firefox windows open now, the regular browsing window and the firefox downloads window. Use Alt-Tab or move the flash window around to get to both firefox windows and close them.
I) Back on the Flash Installer window, check the box, "I have read and agree..."
J) Click the INSTALL button on the Flash installer window. If you can't it's probably because the checkbox above is not checked.
K) A blue bar should go from left to right, indicating your progress. When it says "Installation complete," click the DONE button.
L) Now we are half-way there, we need to install the Internet Explorer Flash version. Open up Firefox again.
M) Go to this link in Firefox:
http://fpdownload.adobe.com/get/flashplayer/current/install_flash_player_ax.exe
N) click "save file."
O) Again, go to the Firefox Downloads Window. Ctrl-J or Tools Menu | Downloads.
P) In the Firefox Downloads window, the file listed should be install_flash_player_ax.exe, or install_flash_player_ax(2).exe or some other number.
Q) Right-click on this file and select "Open"
R) A new Flash Installation Window will appear. This time, you do NOT need to quit firefox, as only Internet Explorer uses this version of Flash. If you have Internet Explorer or AOL open, close them.
S) In the new Flash Installation Window, check the "I have read and agree..." checkbox.
T) Press Install.
U) A blue bar should go from left to right, indicating your progress. When it says "Installation complete," click the DONE button.
V) Let's test to make sure it worked. Open up Firefox and go to this link:
http://www.adobe.com/software/flash/about/
Make sure it says you have the latest version.
W) Open up Internet Explorer to this link:
http://www.adobe.com/software/flash/about/
Make sure it says you have the latest version.
If either doesn't have the latest version, try again. If that doesn't work, you'll need to try uninstalling the old version of flash first:
See step #1 of:
http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/191/tn_19166.html#main_ManualInstaller
CONGRATS, you are all done.
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ftp://ftp.adobe.com/pub/adobe/reader/
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