Adobe Flash Player - dissapears Vista Bugs and Problems Discuss Adobe Flash Player - dissapears in the Windows Vista forums; Interesting event this morning when I signed on this morning. The flash player which has been installed since day one in IE7 no longer functioned. I kept getting error messages ...

Interesting event this morning when I signed on this morning. The flash player which has been installed since day one in IE7 no longer functioned.

I kept getting error messages that I needed the latest version of Flash or to enble JavaScript. I checked to find that Java was enabled. I also reinstalled the latest Flash - however the install did not follow the events shown on their site.

I suspect that the problem may be a result of downloading and installing Firefox a couple of days ago, but I can't be sure. When I first started Firefox it complained of no Flash - so I installed it there also.

What didn't work:

Installing Flash again from Adobe web site.

Scanning registry looking for ".flv" entries and deleting the ones that had valuses in them.

Ran Registry Fix application and did a cleanup of registry

What it took to get Flash working again:

• Downloaded from Adobe their utility to uninstall Flash. Link - http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/knowled...fm?id=tn_14157

• Closed all apps in use (recommended is browser(s)) - I'm paranoid. And ran the uninstall flash app.

• Ran my RegistryFix app to cleanup any entries left behind - and there were some. Did a reboot to start clean after the registry changes.

• Started IE7 and went to Adobe for an install of Flash. NOTE: The install this time more closely matched the information on Adobe's web site.

• Tested the install at several Flash sites to find it working again.

[JoshW02@hotmail.co.uk]

Thanks for info mate!

[Seansmit17]

Yes i also get this..... really anyoing that is to.. i do sothing simalar to get flash working again

[Znod]

Thanks much jem. I am going to know where to go when flash disappears again.

[ProCookie]

heres my simplified way of doing it, click this:


C:\Windows\System32\Macromed\Flash\FlashUtil9b


Done! it updates and u dont get that annoy message "Java script is turned of or flash player isn't installed" i got it alot on YouTube.

[Snuffy]

http://www.eggheadcafe.com/tutorials...indows-vi.aspx

Tells all you need to know.... works GREAT for me anyway...

Go Start->Run

Type Regedit

Open the following folders:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE->SOFTWARE->Microsoft->Windows NT->Drivers32

On the toolbar at the top, select Edit->New string value

Name it wavemapper

Right click on wavemapper->Modify

Under Value data->enter msacm32.drv



Problem solved!

Thanks for the additional info. When I did a search this AM on Flash Player the only item returned was a post back in February which did no show a resolve.

Have we been down this road before but the posts don't show up in a search?

[wolfie]

Thanks Anthony, I to was having the problem, but now fixed!
This site is a godsend!

[ProCookie]

No problems Wolfie, Stick around and you will make some great freinds and you will proberbly learn quite alot.