Guest PT Posted September 4, 2008 Posted September 4, 2008 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 jimbo571@operamail.com Posted September 4, 2008 Posted September 4, 2008 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 Posted September 4, 2008 Posted September 4, 2008 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.·.. > Posted September 4, 2008 Posted September 4, 2008 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. -- 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 Posted September 5, 2008 Posted September 5, 2008 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 Posted September 5, 2008 Posted September 5, 2008 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. Posted September 5, 2008 Posted September 5, 2008 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
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