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Guest #402457 answersJuly 2nd, 2008 at 10:34 PM     

Hello!
I have the same problem. I work with Vista Ultimate Service Pack 1.
Downloading of Adobe Flashplayer ActiveX was ok. But installing it was
impossible.
The Adobe Help Site offers secveral problem solutions which are for an
average experienced user impossible to follow through. I have tried
for 8 hours to get it installed and I have given up!
It is a shame, because Adobe Reader comes preinstalled with the above
Windows Operating System and therefore Adobe and Microsoft should
really get there act together and offer simple installation options
BEFORE they 'throw' programmes on the market.
I am really really angry!

Sabine (Australia)

enno answersNovember 25th, 2008 at 4:33 PM     

Try and follow this, Adobe Flash Player just got installed and worked
in my vista PC:

Windows Vista installation failure
On some Windows Vista systems Flash Player may be installed, but will
not display Flash content. In some cases updating to the latest Flash
Player using the included utility can correct the User Account Control
settings that cause this problem.

To run the utility, find your installed Flash folder:

•Right-click C:\Windows\System32\Macromed\Flash\FlashUtil9d.exe
The letter changes with each Flash version, so may be "FlashUtilb.exe"
or "FlashUtile.exe"
•Select "Run as Administrator"
•Follow the steps to complete the Flash Player installation
•Restart your computer

enno (Chicago)