Upgrade Flash

[Ryosagi]

Would Flash 26 be alright for Firefox and Windows XP or do I need to lower? Currently Flash 17 and Firefox won't let me upgrade to Flash 18, so not sure which version to do.

[L.A.R. Grizzly]

Would Flash 26 be alright for Firefox and Windows XP or do I need to lower? Currently Flash 17 and Firefox won't let me upgrade to Flash 18, so not sure which version to do.

I'm currently running Flash 26.0.0.137 on my WinXP Pro SP3 laptop without any trouble.

Uninstall Flash through Windows Add and Remove Programs.

Or use the Flash Player uninstaller here:

https://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/f ... player.exe

Download the latest Flash here:

http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/fl ... player.exe

Run the installer to install the latest version (26.0.0.151)

[Ryosagi]

Thanks!

[L.A.R. Grizzly]

Thanks!

You're welcome. Let us know how it went!

[therube]

I'm currently running Flash 26.0.0.137

You're behind. That should be ...151.
(Oh, I see, you do know that.)

[L.A.R. Grizzly]

I'm currently running Flash 26.0.0.137

You're behind. That should be ...151.
(Oh, I see, you do know that.)

Yep, I just haven't gotten around to updating it yet!

[BruceAWittmeier]

I had a series of installation failures shortly ago and found this from another experiencing similar problems.

At this link top of the page will check for the latest version and inform you what it is.

At the bottom of the page you can download the full installer NPAPI and PPAPI (for Chrome and Opera) which is what I prefer for better control.

https://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb ... ndows.html

Looks like the second link points to the same file of 19.7 MB.

[LIMPET235]

+ 1 Bruce.
That's the page that I always recommend.
For those interested, look under > "Still having problems?" section.
I always run their Un-installer first though with everything that uses Flash, closed.
Then run the necessary installers.

[BruceAWittmeier]

Yes close everything. The uninstaller & installer won't proceed with any program running that uses flash.

They really need to marry up these on a common page:

Run first -- uninstaller:
https://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb ... ninstaller

The run the installer NPAPI or PPAPI at bottom of page:
https://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb ... ndows.html

[Ryosagi]

Installation went well. Flash seems to be working alright. But I'm having a problem with Firefox in general always freezing or hanging and seems to have gotten a bit worst. I tried to restart, but that just freezes the computer. Tried uping the time for the unresponsive pop, still have problems. Experimented with extensions and still the issue.

I might have to downgrade to a version that's more lighter to use, perhaps?

[lovemyfoxy]

Flash is about 20 years old. Do you think we'll still have Flash problems after the next 20 years? Grandson of Flash.

[James]

Flash is about 20 years old. Do you think we'll still have Flash problems after the next 20 years? Grandson of Flash.

More like until the end of 2020.
https://blogs.adobe.com/conversations/2 ... pdate.html

[lovemyfoxy]

It was a joke. Don't let my stern wombat face fool you.

[Ryosagi]

Got it to go somewhat smoothly. Had to uncheck hardware acceleration for Flash and Firefox along with giving 1000 time for the unresponsive pop up.