Can't update or install Adobe Flash Player?

[bruceb58]

Last resort...uninstall Firefox and then reload all your plug ins. Make a note of what plugins you want back before you do that.

 

[MTboatguy]

Unfortunately, this type of stuff is going to become more and more common with XP due to Microsoft stopping consumer support for XP The new versions of these programs will no longer work correctly or even install on the XP platform. On my XP machines, I never update flash or some of the other program due to this reason.

 

[Boomyal]

Whew! I finally got it installed. I went to a Flash Player Help page (by adobe) and they had this section:
Still having problems?

If you are still having trouble installing Adobe Flash Player, try downloading the installer directly from the following sites:

• Flash Player for Internet Exporer - ActiveX
• Flash Player for Firefox - NPAPI
• Flash Player for Opera and Chromium-based browsers - PPAPI

I used that link for FireFox and AFP ver 16.xxx installed. I went and verified that Shockwave was shown in the PlugIn list and that it was activated.

I do not know why all those other installation downloads did not work.

Thanks for all the hand holding!

Boom

 

[bruceb58]

You always have interesting issues! Seems like they are normally XP related.

 

[Boomyal]

You always have interesting issues! Seems like they are normally XP related.

lol! Quite true. I still need to get back to trying to install the HP OfficeJet software on my other XP machine. Sometimes these issues seem to pop up faster than you guys can help me solve them! :lol:

 

[bigdee]

I was having the same issue as boom on both my linux and widows 8.1 systems. Adobe flash videos only would not play. Today for the heck of it I went to FF on my 8.1 os and lo and behold FF was prompting me that my current FF needed updating. After updating and adding shockwave plug-in all was good. Conclusion...FF came up with a work around in the past day or two. Strange thing is FF on Linux allowed me to add Shockwave BUT FF on windows did not allow me to do it until today.

 

[MTboatguy]

Watch boys, it is really going to be a mess when Microsoft rolls out the new Window 10 OS, because not only will it be on computers, it is going to be on tablets, as well as Windows phones. They will be changing the scope of computing similar to how Apple did with their OS systems across all platforms and devices.

 

[Boomyal]

Watch boys, it is really going to be a mess when Microsoft rolls out the new Window 10 OS, because not only will it be on computers, it is going to be on tablets, as well as Windows phones. They will be changing the scope of computing similar to how Apple did with their OS systems across all platforms and devices.

Brave new world! The recycle yards will soon be full.

 

[achris]

Boomie, time to update to at least windows 7.... I was hanging on to XP like a man dying too... Loved it and hated seeing it go, but it has and we just have to accept it ... None of my machines are 'Windows 7 Certified', by that doesn't mean it can't be done... I just had to hunt around for the right drivers. Got it done (in fact I have my machines setup a little different to most as I have 'dual boot' with each operating system on its own partition, and my 'Data' files on their own partition)... Once done and all the drivers in, it's almost exactly like my old XP set up... I do miss "Folder Size' option that XP had....... Unfortunately we no longer live in a world where the producer makes what the clients want, it's more the producer makes a product and says to the consumer "Have this, or nothing!"

Chris........

 

[MTboatguy]

Unfortunately Chris, often times what the consumer wants is not working right on the newer hardware, and not as safe as the newer software. One thing about Win 10 is the upgrade will be free for 1 year for anyone owning most versions of Windows. Microsoft wants to get it on as many machines as it can in the first year. I have looked at the beta versions they have available for download and it looks to be a very nice system, which will appeal to a lot of users.

 

[bigdee]

Watch boys, it is really going to be a mess when Microsoft rolls out the new Window 10 OS, because not only will it be on computers, it is going to be on tablets, as well as Windows phones. They will be changing the scope of computing similar to how Apple did with their OS systems across all platforms and devices.

BUT MS may get too big for its britches......developers for linux and unix are growing and watching.

 

[bruceb58]

BUT MS may get too big for its britches......developers for linux and unix are growing and watching.

I have heard that story for years. Like I said before, Linux is less than 2% of the OS used on PCs.

 

[MTboatguy]

BUT MS may get too big for its britches......developers for linux and unix are growing and watching.

Until such time as linux ends up on a brand that is being mass marketed, it will stay where it is, The consumer does not want to download, install and configure their OS, they want to plug it in and go. Even with some of the latest linux disto's it is still confusing if you have to manually install a piece of hardware, there is stuff there is still no drivers for. for the most part, it is still to complicated for the average consumer. I don't see linux ever being more than a token OS in the big picture, Heck apple has been trying to for years and MS still owns the PC market and now they are working on the other devices as well.

 

[bigdee]

I have heard that story for years. Like I said before, Linux is less than 2% of the OS used on PCs.

Linux is more than just home pc users.
http://www.pcworld.com/article/2032306/linux-use-in-enterprises-jumps-again-survey.html

 

[bruceb58]

We have tons of Linux at my work as well as the companies my company works with. All of our servers are Linux. I was a sys admin for UNIX for years after I graduated with my engineering degree. I still believe that Linux will be a minor player for years to come especially as the desktop PC becomes less and less relevant.

We use Linux extensively in our embedded processors. We are currently transitioning to Linux on all our chassis platforms. All of our chassis have custom single board PC's built into them. Linux will have its place in these niche areas but as a major player on desktop or laptops...not going to happen for a long time.

 

[Boomyal]

Boomie, time to update to at least windows 7.... I was hanging on to XP like a man dying too... Loved it and hated seeing it go, but it has and we just have to accept it ... None of my machines are 'Windows 7 Certified', by that doesn't mean it can't be done... I just had to hunt around for the right drivers. Got it done (in fact I have my machines setup a little different to most as I have 'dual boot' with each operating system on its own partition, and my 'Data' files on their own partition)... Once done and all the drivers in, it's almost exactly like my old XP set up... I do miss "Folder Size' option that XP had....... Unfortunately we no longer live in a world where the producer makes what the clients want, it's more the producer makes a product and says to the consumer "Have this, or nothing!"

Chris........

Well Chris, I have two problems. One is that I have an old DOS based business program that Win 7 does not like....and I need to use that orphaned but custom tailored program until the end of my time. The other is my old HP 2100 Laser printer which prints the form and data. HP did not write drivers for its use with Win 7. Also I do not think their is any facility in the DOS based program to identify a printer with a USB connection. Lastly, I am not sure my durable old P4 would even handle Win 7.

All that aside, it is good to hear from you. What's happened to all your other compatriots from DownUnder?

 

[bruceb58]

Well Chris, I have two problems. One is that I have an old DOS based business program that Win 7 does not like....and I need to use that orphaned but custom tailored program until the end of my time.

Have you looked into what is available to transition to new business software. What type of things does your old business software do?

 

[Boomyal]

Have you looked into what is available to transition to new business software. What type of things does your old business software do?

Bruce, I am too old to go thru a program development again. Not to mention the fact that I spent 14K, back in the early/mid nineties to have this one built. It has everything my little (used to be bigger) service business needs and nothing that it doesn't. It has an easy page to fill out for Customer and equipment data, along with automatic periodic service work order generation. It then has a page for manual service order which then flips over to the final invoice phase once the work is completed. Once the invoice is generated it sits there until payment is receipted. Once payment is receipted it goes onto a deposit list, which breaks down all the catagories of sales. Then when time to do a deposit, I print, verify, then close. It has an easy to use inventory program and an automatic rental invoice function.

I know that you can use Quick Books for all these things but it is a much more complex system to set up and to use for daily functions and entries. Being a generic, universal program there is tons of chaff to wade thru to get right at what you need.

When I was a larger business with employees and working from brick and mortar, I used QuickBooks for the final accounting, payroll, etc. I would just enter all the sales data off the FilePro Deposit record and let QuickBooks do the rest.

 

[MTboatguy]

Well Boom, if you get the right processor, you can run pure DOS programs on a Win 7 machine, it would not work on your P4 machine. Depending on how your current P4 is spec'd out, it may be able to upgrade to a newer processor that allows virtualization mode, which is a way to run XP under Win 7 and still run your DOS program in XP mode. As far as hooking to printer up, it should still have a regular printer port cable connection on it, which means going with the correct cable and the built in drivers that Windows uses which for the most part, follow the HP standard. I hate to say it, but you are eventually going to need to figure something out, cause that XP machine is going to die one of these days.

What I would probably do is set a machine up that would boot into Win 7 on one partition and then have another partition set up to run your program stand alone, which can be done pretty easily, just takes some configuring and getting a copy of DOS, which is still available if you look around.

 

[bigdee]

We have tons of Linux at my work as well as the companies my company works with. All of our servers are Linux. I was a sys admin for UNIX for years after I graduated with my engineering degree. I still believe that Linux will be a minor player for years to come especially as the desktop PC becomes less and less relevant.

We use Linux extensively in our embedded processors. We are currently transitioning to Linux on all our chassis platforms. All of our chassis have custom single board PC's built into them. Linux will have its place in these niche areas but as a major player on desktop or laptops...not going to happen for a long time.

I tend to agree with you Bruce. The most used system is usually chosen by sale numbers NOT what is better....remember the VHS vs Beta war?