Flash on XP64?

[Guest Zootal]

I have a screen saver, the Legend of Zelda WindWaker, which I rather like.

When I try to install it, it tells me "This application cannot functin

without the latest version of the Macromedia Flash plug-in installed on

your system. AFAIK, I do indeed have this installed. Anyone have any

suggestions as to what it might be looking for?

 

You can find the error message here:

 

http://www.deadice.us/stuff/ZeldaScreenSaver.jpg

 

And the screen saver installer here:

http://www.deadice.us/stuff/ZeldaScreenSaver.exe

 

Disclaimer - I've long since forgotten where this came from - it was on one

of my Zelda game or music CDs. Download at your own risk, don't run it

unless you really know what you are doing. I've installed it on a dozen

machines, it works fine in Win98, Win2000, and XP32. I'm running XP64.

[Guest Carlos]

RE: Flash on XP64?

 

Zootal,

My best guess is that it is looking for an older version of flash because it

is referring to it as "Macromedia Flash" and not "Adobe Flash".

Newest flash is 10.0.12.36 and this is the direct d/l link:

http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/current/licensing/win/install_flash_player_10_active_x.exe

Carlos

 

"Zootal" wrote:

> I have a screen saver, the Legend of Zelda WindWaker, which I rather like.

> When I try to install it, it tells me "This application cannot functin

> without the latest version of the Macromedia Flash plug-in installed on

> your system. AFAIK, I do indeed have this installed. Anyone have any

> suggestions as to what it might be looking for?

>

> You can find the error message here:

>

> http://www.deadice.us/stuff/ZeldaScreenSaver.jpg

>

> And the screen saver installer here:

> http://www.deadice.us/stuff/ZeldaScreenSaver.exe

>

> Disclaimer - I've long since forgotten where this came from - it was on one

> of my Zelda game or music CDs. Download at your own risk, don't run it

> unless you really know what you are doing. I've installed it on a dozen

> machines, it works fine in Win98, Win2000, and XP32. I'm running XP64.

>

>

>

[Guest Charlie Russel - MVP]

Re: Flash on XP64?

 

Screen savers would require a 64-bit native Flash, I'm afraid...

 

--

Charlie.

http://msmvps.com/blogs/xperts64

http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

 

"Carlos" <Carlos@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:973D3943-AA20-430A-888E-5FBFDB2D1AF9@microsoft.com...

> Zootal,

> My best guess is that it is looking for an older version of flash because

> it

> is referring to it as "Macromedia Flash" and not "Adobe Flash".

> Newest flash is 10.0.12.36 and this is the direct d/l link:

> http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/current/licensing/win/install_flash_player_10_active_x.exe

> Carlos

>

> "Zootal" wrote:

>

>> I have a screen saver, the Legend of Zelda WindWaker, which I rather

>> like.

>> When I try to install it, it tells me "This application cannot functin

>> without the latest version of the Macromedia Flash plug-in installed

>> on

>> your system. AFAIK, I do indeed have this installed. Anyone have any

>> suggestions as to what it might be looking for?

>>

>> You can find the error message here:

>>

>> http://www.deadice.us/stuff/ZeldaScreenSaver.jpg

>>

>> And the screen saver installer here:

>> http://www.deadice.us/stuff/ZeldaScreenSaver.exe

>>

>> Disclaimer - I've long since forgotten where this came from - it was on

>> one

>> of my Zelda game or music CDs. Download at your own risk, don't run it

>> unless you really know what you are doing. I've installed it on a dozen

>> machines, it works fine in Win98, Win2000, and XP32. I'm running XP64.

>>

>>

>>

[Guest Zootal]

Re: Flash on XP64?

 

Yeah, that is what I was afraid of - and there isn't any, is there?

 

"Charlie Russel - MVP" <charlie@mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> wrote in message

news:eILaoReNJHA.4088@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

> Screen savers would require a 64-bit native Flash, I'm afraid...

>

> --

> Charlie.

> http://msmvps.com/blogs/xperts64

> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

>

> "Carlos" <Carlos@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:973D3943-AA20-430A-888E-5FBFDB2D1AF9@microsoft.com...

>> Zootal,

>> My best guess is that it is looking for an older version of flash because

>> it

>> is referring to it as "Macromedia Flash" and not "Adobe Flash".

>> Newest flash is 10.0.12.36 and this is the direct d/l link:

>> http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/current/licensing/win/install_flash_player_10_active_x.exe

>> Carlos

>>

>> "Zootal" wrote:

>>

>>> I have a screen saver, the Legend of Zelda WindWaker, which I rather

>>> like.

>>> When I try to install it, it tells me "This application cannot functin

>>> without the latest version of the Macromedia Flash plug-in installed

>>> on

>>> your system. AFAIK, I do indeed have this installed. Anyone have any

>>> suggestions as to what it might be looking for?

>>>

>>> You can find the error message here:

>>>

>>> http://www.deadice.us/stuff/ZeldaScreenSaver.jpg

>>>

>>> And the screen saver installer here:

>>> http://www.deadice.us/stuff/ZeldaScreenSaver.exe

>>>

>>> Disclaimer - I've long since forgotten where this came from - it was on

>>> one

>>> of my Zelda game or music CDs. Download at your own risk, don't run it

>>> unless you really know what you are doing. I've installed it on a dozen

>>> machines, it works fine in Win98, Win2000, and XP32. I'm running XP64.

>>>

>>>

>>>

>

[Guest Zootal]

Re: Flash on XP64?

 

Tried that - it didn't seem to change anything...

 

 

"Carlos" <Carlos@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:973D3943-AA20-430A-888E-5FBFDB2D1AF9@microsoft.com...

> Zootal,

> My best guess is that it is looking for an older version of flash because

> it

> is referring to it as "Macromedia Flash" and not "Adobe Flash".

> Newest flash is 10.0.12.36 and this is the direct d/l link:

> http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/current/licensing/win/install_flash_player_10_active_x.exe

> Carlos

>

> "Zootal" wrote:

>

>> I have a screen saver, the Legend of Zelda WindWaker, which I rather

>> like.

>> When I try to install it, it tells me "This application cannot functin

>> without the latest version of the Macromedia Flash plug-in installed

>> on

>> your system. AFAIK, I do indeed have this installed. Anyone have any

>> suggestions as to what it might be looking for?

>>

>> You can find the error message here:

>>

>> http://www.deadice.us/stuff/ZeldaScreenSaver.jpg

>>

>> And the screen saver installer here:

>> http://www.deadice.us/stuff/ZeldaScreenSaver.exe

>>

>> Disclaimer - I've long since forgotten where this came from - it was on

>> one

>> of my Zelda game or music CDs. Download at your own risk, don't run it

>> unless you really know what you are doing. I've installed it on a dozen

>> machines, it works fine in Win98, Win2000, and XP32. I'm running XP64.

>>

>>

>>

[Guest Charlie Russel - MVP]

Re: Flash on XP64?

 

Not that I've heard of. Though I seem to vaguely recall some talk of a beta

version at some point, but it's not anything I pay attention to, frankly.

I'm _happy_ not to have flash on 64-bit. <g>

 

--

Charlie.

http://msmvps.com/blogs/xperts64

http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

 

"Zootal" <msnews@zootal.nospam.com> wrote in message

news:%23x5DsCfNJHA.1164@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

> Yeah, that is what I was afraid of - and there isn't any, is there?

>

> "Charlie Russel - MVP" <charlie@mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> wrote in message

> news:eILaoReNJHA.4088@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>> Screen savers would require a 64-bit native Flash, I'm afraid...

>>

>> --

>> Charlie.

>> http://msmvps.com/blogs/xperts64

>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

>>

>> "Carlos" <Carlos@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>> news:973D3943-AA20-430A-888E-5FBFDB2D1AF9@microsoft.com...

>>> Zootal,

>>> My best guess is that it is looking for an older version of flash

>>> because it

>>> is referring to it as "Macromedia Flash" and not "Adobe Flash".

>>> Newest flash is 10.0.12.36 and this is the direct d/l link:

>>> http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/current/licensing/win/install_flash_player_10_active_x.exe

>>> Carlos

>>>

>>> "Zootal" wrote:

>>>

>>>> I have a screen saver, the Legend of Zelda WindWaker, which I rather

>>>> like.

>>>> When I try to install it, it tells me "This application cannot functin

>>>> without the latest version of the Macromedia Flash plug-in

>>>> installed on

>>>> your system. AFAIK, I do indeed have this installed. Anyone have any

>>>> suggestions as to what it might be looking for?

>>>>

>>>> You can find the error message here:

>>>>

>>>> http://www.deadice.us/stuff/ZeldaScreenSaver.jpg

>>>>

>>>> And the screen saver installer here:

>>>> http://www.deadice.us/stuff/ZeldaScreenSaver.exe

>>>>

>>>> Disclaimer - I've long since forgotten where this came from - it was on

>>>> one

>>>> of my Zelda game or music CDs. Download at your own risk, don't run it

>>>> unless you really know what you are doing. I've installed it on a dozen

>>>> machines, it works fine in Win98, Win2000, and XP32. I'm running XP64.

>>>>

>>>>

>>>>

>>

>

>

[Guest Carlos]

Re: Flash on XP64?

 

Charlie,

From what I read here

http://forums.logitech.com/logitech/board/message?board.id=general_mice&thread.id=14240

there exist both 32-bit and 64-bit screensavers for Vista x64.

Zootal's screen saver most likely is 32-bit and should use 32-bit flash,

same way as IE 32-bit does.

I am not at my Vista PC right now so I cannot confirm the existence of both

types of screen savers in Vista x64.

:)

Carlos

 

"Charlie Russel - MVP" wrote:

> Screen savers would require a 64-bit native Flash, I'm afraid...

>

> --

> Charlie.

> http://msmvps.com/blogs/xperts64

> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

>

> "Carlos" <Carlos@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:973D3943-AA20-430A-888E-5FBFDB2D1AF9@microsoft.com...

> > Zootal,

> > My best guess is that it is looking for an older version of flash because

> > it

> > is referring to it as "Macromedia Flash" and not "Adobe Flash".

> > Newest flash is 10.0.12.36 and this is the direct d/l link:

> > http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/current/licensing/win/install_flash_player_10_active_x.exe

> > Carlos

> >

> > "Zootal" wrote:

> >

> >> I have a screen saver, the Legend of Zelda WindWaker, which I rather

> >> like.

> >> When I try to install it, it tells me "This application cannot functin

> >> without the latest version of the Macromedia Flash plug-in installed

> >> on

> >> your system. AFAIK, I do indeed have this installed. Anyone have any

> >> suggestions as to what it might be looking for?

> >>

> >> You can find the error message here:

> >>

> >> http://www.deadice.us/stuff/ZeldaScreenSaver.jpg

> >>

> >> And the screen saver installer here:

> >> http://www.deadice.us/stuff/ZeldaScreenSaver.exe

> >>

> >> Disclaimer - I've long since forgotten where this came from - it was on

> >> one

> >> of my Zelda game or music CDs. Download at your own risk, don't run it

> >> unless you really know what you are doing. I've installed it on a dozen

> >> machines, it works fine in Win98, Win2000, and XP32. I'm running XP64.

> >>

> >>

> >>

>

>

[Guest miso@sushi.com]

Re: Flash on XP64?

 

On Oct 24, 9:56 am, "Charlie Russel - MVP"

<char...@mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> wrote:

> Not that I've heard of. Though I seem to vaguely recall some talk of a beta

> version at some point, but it's not anything I pay attention to, frankly.

> I'm _happy_ not to have flash on 64-bit. <g>

>

> --

> Charlie.http://msmvps.com/blogs/xperts64http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

>

> "Zootal" <msn...@zootal.nospam.com> wrote in message

>

> news:%23x5DsCfNJHA.1164@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>

> > Yeah, that is what I was afraid of - and there isn't any, is there?

>

> > "Charlie Russel - MVP" <char...@mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> wrote in message

> >news:eILaoReNJHA.4088@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

> >> Screen savers would require a 64-bit native Flash, I'm afraid...

>

> >> --

> >> Charlie.

> >>http://msmvps.com/blogs/xperts64

> >>http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

>

> >> "Carlos" <Car...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> >>news:973D3943-AA20-430A-888E-5FBFDB2D1AF9@microsoft.com...

> >>> Zootal,

> >>> My best guess is that it is looking for an older version of flash

> >>> because it

> >>> is referring to it as "Macromedia Flash" and not "Adobe Flash".

> >>> Newest flash is 10.0.12.36 and this is the direct d/l link:

> >>>http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/current/licensing/wi....

> >>> Carlos

>

> >>> "Zootal" wrote:

>

> >>>> I have a screen saver, the Legend of Zelda WindWaker, which I rather

> >>>> like.

> >>>> When I try to install it, it tells me "This application cannot functin

> >>>> without the latest version of the Macromedia Flash plug-in

> >>>> installed on

> >>>> your system. AFAIK, I do indeed have this installed. Anyone have any

> >>>> suggestions as to what it might be looking for?

>

> >>>> You can find the error message here:

>

> >>>>http://www.deadice.us/stuff/ZeldaScreenSaver.jpg

>

> >>>> And the screen saver installer here:

> >>>>http://www.deadice.us/stuff/ZeldaScreenSaver.exe

>

> >>>> Disclaimer - I've long since forgotten where this came from - it was on

> >>>> one

> >>>> of my Zelda game or music CDs. Download at your own risk, don't run it

> >>>> unless you really know what you are doing. I've installed it on a dozen

> >>>> machines, it works fine in Win98, Win2000, and XP32. I'm running XP64.

 

Unfortunately, more websites are using flash. I think it is the death

of the internet, or more correctly, the web, since the software is

proprietary. Most of the time the use of flash is just window

dressing, totally a waste of bandwidth. I've seen flash "buttons",

like it would ruin the website to click on an image file or better

yet, a stinkin' text link.

[Guest Charlie Russel - MVP]

Re: Flash on XP64?

 

<miso@sushi.com> wrote in message

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<snip>

> Unfortunately, more websites are using flash. I think it is the death

> of the internet, or more correctly, the web, since the software is

> proprietary. Most of the time the use of flash is just window

> dressing, totally a waste of bandwidth. I've seen flash "buttons",

> like it would ruin the website to click on an image file or better

> yet, a stinkin' text link.

 

I couldn't agree more. But you know, there are very few of them that I

actually care about enough to shut down 64bit IE and open 32-bit IE for. I

just can't be bothered with most of those sites.