WiredMonkey Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 Hey all...hope someone might have some ideas I haven't come up with yet.I have been running Mozilla Firefox 1.04 on my machine at work (Windows XP Pro system) and have had no problems with flash whatsoever. This morning, I went online to a local talk radio station that has just started streaming. Well, when I went to run their playing, it told me I didn't have the Active X plug-in for my browser and I needed it, so I downloaded it and installed. It seems that since then, flash hasn't worked in my browser. I have since tried to uninstall the plug-in, but it doesn't show up in my extensions list where it first installed. I have tried re-installing both Flash and, while I was there, Shockwave. I still can't see Flash. Anyone have ideas? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WiredMonkey Posted June 21, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 Oh, as a follow-up. I decided just to try and re-install...went through the control panels to add/remove and scrapped the old firefox and used IE to go out and download a new version. Still has same problems. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
robroy Posted June 22, 2005 Report Share Posted June 22, 2005 try doing a search for flash or flashplayer, it doesn't show up in my extensions either but works ok. I also have shockwave installed Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Matt Posted June 22, 2005 Report Share Posted June 22, 2005 I'm not sure about your flash problem but plugins are stored in C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\pluginsif you still wish to remove it ( i know the flash plugin is there too) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tg1911 Posted June 22, 2005 Report Share Posted June 22, 2005 Oh, as a follow-up. I decided just to try and re-install...went through the control panels to add/remove and scrapped the old firefox and used IE to go out and download a new version. Still has same problems.<{POST_SNAPBACK}>To completely uninstall Firefox, you will need to delete your Profile folder.This file is not removed when you uninstall Firefox. It will retain all of your previous settings, and re-apply them to your new install.Set windows to show hidden files, then navigate to:C:\ Documents and Settings \ "your user name" \ Application Data \ Mozilla \ Firefox \ ProfilesDelete this folder (or send it to the Recycle Bin as a backup), and then try reinstalling Firefox. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WiredMonkey Posted June 22, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2005 Thanks for everyone's help so far.None of the suggestions so far have fixed my lack-of-flash problem. For a while, I thought it might have been blocked by our network admin, but I had a friend who had flash here at work pull a site up, and they have no problems seeing it. This is frustrating. Any other ideas?? Thanks everyone! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bearskin Posted June 23, 2005 Report Share Posted June 23, 2005 I don't know if this will help you because I have winme..my flash player is in C:\windows\application data..it's not in my firefox folder...it's working fine in firefox...there may be a conflict. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WiredMonkey Posted June 23, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2005 I don't know if this will help you because I have winme..my flash player is in C:\windows\application data..it's not in my firefox folder...it's working fine in firefox...there may be a conflict.<{POST_SNAPBACK}>Windows XP Pro doesn't have an application data folder in the Windows folder, but it does have flash/shockwave stuff in the c:\documents & settings folder\*user*\macromedia folder. I deleted the entire macromedia folder and tried to re-install, but alas, it's gotten me no further. This is quite a head-scratcher. And by head-scratcher I mean HUGE PAIN IN TEH AR$E.Thanks for the continued thoughts though....keep 'em coming if you think of anything. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WiredMonkey Posted June 23, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2005 YAY! problem fixed. Thanks to all who gave me the thoughtful advice.Here's what I did:Actually thought to go out and look at Macromedia's FAQ about the Flash Player. They suggested the following to fix all problems. Uninstall the player (which ALSO uninstalls the Active X stuff for it, which is where I believe the problem truly lied). Restart your computer. Re-install Flash. I did those steps, and voila...I'm flashing again. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tg1911 Posted June 23, 2005 Report Share Posted June 23, 2005 Glad to hear it, WiredMonkey.I guess the restart was the key. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WiredMonkey Posted June 23, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2005 Glad to hear it, WiredMonkey.I guess the restart was the key.<{POST_SNAPBACK}>no, I had restarted before...I really think it was using the uninstall TOOL they provided instead of just deleting the folders - it was able to erase active X components which is what I had wanted to do in the first place. But, restarting always helps, as we in the IT business are hyper-aware. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IEatHardDrives Posted August 18, 2005 Report Share Posted August 18, 2005 I have the same problem but with quicktime I can install the plugin 50 times but the web site still tells me to dl it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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