dickvl wrote:You can check that by typing about:plugins in the url bar and press <enter> and look for:Code: Select all
Shockwave Flash
File name: C:\WINDOWS\System32\Macromed\Flash\NPSWF32.dll
Shockwave Flash 8.0 r22
That's odd. My C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\Macromed\Flash folder only contains the activeX control Flash8.ocx (version 8.0.22.0), two older .ocx files (flash.ocx and swflash.ocx) plus the getflash.exe and getflash.exe.manifest files. No NPSWF32.dll. Firefox and my other Mozilla browsers are all using the NPSWF32.dll file from the plugins folder in each installation directory.
I checked my install notes for Macromedia Flash 8.0.22 and here is what they say:
11-09-05 DL Flash 8,0,22,0 (install_flash_player.exe)
First, I deleted NPSWF32.dll and flashplayer.xpt from all other browsers PLUGINS folders (except Firefox 1.0.7) and renamed flashplayer.xpt to flashplayer.xptOLD in Firefox 1.0.7 and other browsers COMPONENTS folder then ran the install_flash_player.exe file which added the new plugin automatically to Firefox 1.0.7, Mozilla 1.7.12 aND Netscape 7.2 PLugins folders. It also added a new flashplayer.xpt file to components for the three browsers.
Next, I went to the Flash DL site in Internet Explorer and installed Flash8 there since IE was still showing Flash 7.0.19
http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/dow ... kwaveFlash
File size: 926 K
Download Time Estimate: 2 minutes @ 56K modem
Version: 8,0,22,0
Browser: Netscape, Mozilla, Firefox, Opera, and CompuServe
Date Posted: 9/12/2005
Language: English
I had another set of notes for the Flash XPI package, which is another way you can install Flash, useful if the setup file doesn't detect your browser as would be the case if you only had zipped Mozilla browsers installed.
12-28-2005 Downloaded the Macromedia Flash Player 8.0 XPI package, http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/fl ... er-win.xpi from the Install link at http://plugindoc.mozdev.org/windows.html for backup purposes. Note that the XPI file includes the flashplayer.xpt file needed for scripting.
bushvenom,
I checked in my Add or Remove Programs list and I do show "Macromedia Flash Player 8" there. I checked the uninstall command (in one of my utility programs) and it's listed as:
RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection C:\WINDOWS\INF\swflash.inf,DefaultUninstall,5
Did you install Flash 8 for Internet Explorer, in addition to the Netscape/Mozilla install? I did.