Can't run Adobe Shockwave Player

[Guest PT]

I have recently downloaded some videos with a .FLV extension, calling for

Adobe Shockwave Player. But when I try to run them, Windows XP Home can't

locate the appropriate program.

 

But I HAVE installed it. The installer claimed it was done

 

And when I click Settings | Control Panel | Add/Remove Programs, Adobe

Shockwave appears (although curiously with no size data).

 

And when in IE7 I click Tools | Folder Options, and attempt to create an

association with .FLV and Adobe Shockwave Player, the program doesn't show

up in the list.

 

Finally, per the Adobe website, the program should be installed into a

folder Windows | System32 | Adobe. But that folder doesn't show up in

Windows Explorer.

 

So what's going on? Where is the program hiding, and more to the point, how

do I get it to play the .FLV files

 

 

 

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PT

[Guest jimbo571@operamail.com]

Re: Can't run Adobe Shockwave Player

 

On Wed, 3 Sep 2008 21:56:52 -0700, "PT" <xyz@xyz.com> wrote:

>I have recently downloaded some videos with a .FLV extension, calling for

>Adobe Shockwave Player. But when I try to run them, Windows XP Home can't

>locate the appropriate program.

>

>But I HAVE installed it. The installer claimed it was done

>

>And when I click Settings | Control Panel | Add/Remove Programs, Adobe

>Shockwave appears (although curiously with no size data).

>

>And when in IE7 I click Tools | Folder Options, and attempt to create an

>association with .FLV and Adobe Shockwave Player, the program doesn't show

>up in the list.

>

>Finally, per the Adobe website, the program should be installed into a

>folder Windows | System32 | Adobe. But that folder doesn't show up in

>Windows Explorer.

>

>So what's going on? Where is the program hiding, and more to the point, how

>do I get it to play the .FLV files

 

When you d/l the prog , did you *open* or *save* the file ?

[Guest Mick Murphy]

RE: Can't run Adobe Shockwave Player

 

http://kb.adobe.com/selfservice/viewContent.do?externalId=tn_14157&sliceId=1

 

Run the Flash uninstaller that you get from the above Adobe link.

 

Then install flash directly from Adobe; link below.

Untick the Google toolbar download part of it.

 

http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash&promoid=BUIGP

--

Mick Murphy - Qld (Sunshine State) - Australia

 

 

"PT" wrote:

> I have recently downloaded some videos with a .FLV extension, calling for

> Adobe Shockwave Player. But when I try to run them, Windows XP Home can't

> locate the appropriate program.

>

> But I HAVE installed it. The installer claimed it was done

>

> And when I click Settings | Control Panel | Add/Remove Programs, Adobe

> Shockwave appears (although curiously with no size data).

>

> And when in IE7 I click Tools | Folder Options, and attempt to create an

> association with .FLV and Adobe Shockwave Player, the program doesn't show

> up in the list.

>

> Finally, per the Adobe website, the program should be installed into a

> folder Windows | System32 | Adobe. But that folder doesn't show up in

> Windows Explorer.

>

> So what's going on? Where is the program hiding, and more to the point, how

> do I get it to play the .FLV files

>

>

>

> --

>

> PT

>

>

>

[Guest db.·.. >]

Re: Can't run Adobe Shockwave Player

 

in addition to

mikes suggestion,

 

you can see the flash

browser helper objects

and delete them with

a freeware at microsoft.com

called autoruns.

 

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db·´¯`·...¸><)))º>

 

"PT" <xyz@xyz.com> wrote in message news:%23%23WHpqkDJHA.4800@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>I have recently downloaded some videos with a .FLV extension, calling for

> Adobe Shockwave Player. But when I try to run them, Windows XP Home can't

> locate the appropriate program.

>

> But I HAVE installed it. The installer claimed it was done

>

> And when I click Settings | Control Panel | Add/Remove Programs, Adobe

> Shockwave appears (although curiously with no size data).

>

> And when in IE7 I click Tools | Folder Options, and attempt to create an

> association with .FLV and Adobe Shockwave Player, the program doesn't show

> up in the list.

>

> Finally, per the Adobe website, the program should be installed into a folder Windows | System32 | Adobe. But that folder doesn't

> show up in Windows Explorer.

>

> So what's going on? Where is the program hiding, and more to the point, how

> do I get it to play the .FLV files

>

>

>

> --

>

> PT

>

[Guest PT]

Re: Can't run Adobe Shockwave Player

 

I followed the suggested steps. Uninstaller says it worked. The installer

gave me a few prompts, which i followed. The installer then told me the

program was successfully installed.

 

But when I tried to run an FLV file - nothing doing. The program doesn't

appear in Control Panel | Add/Remove Programs. There's no Adobe folder in

Windows | System32

 

I'm set to accept cookies from Adobe. So now what's left?

 

--

 

PT

"Mick Murphy" <MickMurphy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:5EFFFA90-3073-451A-A6C3-D5522971CA7A@microsoft.com...

> http://kb.adobe.com/selfservice/viewContent.do?externalId=tn_14157&sliceId=1

>

> Run the Flash uninstaller that you get from the above Adobe link.

>

> Then install flash directly from Adobe; link below.

> Untick the Google toolbar download part of it.

>

> http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash&promoid=BUIGP

> --

> Mick Murphy - Qld (Sunshine State) - Australia

>

>

> "PT" wrote:

>

>> I have recently downloaded some videos with a .FLV extension, calling for

>> Adobe Shockwave Player. But when I try to run them, Windows XP Home

>> can't

>> locate the appropriate program.

>>

>> But I HAVE installed it. The installer claimed it was done

>>

>> And when I click Settings | Control Panel | Add/Remove Programs, Adobe

>> Shockwave appears (although curiously with no size data).

>>

>> And when in IE7 I click Tools | Folder Options, and attempt to create an

>> association with .FLV and Adobe Shockwave Player, the program doesn't

>> show

>> up in the list.

>>

>> Finally, per the Adobe website, the program should be installed into a

>> folder Windows | System32 | Adobe. But that folder doesn't show up in

>> Windows Explorer.

>>

>> So what's going on? Where is the program hiding, and more to the point,

>> how

>> do I get it to play the .FLV files

>>

>>

>>

>> --

>>

>> PT

>>

>>

>>

[Guest Daave]

Re: Can't run Adobe Shockwave Player

 

"PT" <xyz@xyz.com> wrote in message

news:%23%23WHpqkDJHA.4800@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>I have recently downloaded some videos with a .FLV extension, calling

>for

> Adobe Shockwave Player. But when I try to run them, Windows XP Home

> can't

> locate the appropriate program.

>

> But I HAVE installed it. The installer claimed it was done

 

Media Player Classic is a better player, and it's far more versatile.

Download and install K-Lite Codec Pack Standard (which includes MPC):

 

http://www.free-codecs.com/download/K_Lite_Codec_Pack.htm

[Guest Bill in Co.]

Re: Can't run Adobe Shockwave Player

 

You can also download and use a freebie or shareware FLV player for just

playing a downloaded FLV file. A Google search can find some.

 

Daave wrote:

> "PT" <xyz@xyz.com> wrote in message

> news:%23%23WHpqkDJHA.4800@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>> I have recently downloaded some videos with a .FLV extension, calling for

>> Adobe Shockwave Player. But when I try to run them, Windows XP Home

>> can't locate the appropriate program.

>>

>> But I HAVE installed it. The installer claimed it was done

>

> Media Player Classic is a better player, and it's far more versatile.

> Download and install K-Lite Codec Pack Standard (which includes MPC):

>

> http://www.free-codecs.com/download/K_Lite_Codec_Pack.htm