Unable to download Adobe Flash Player to Vista 64 bit

Dog King · Aug 7, 2008

I keep getting that annoying message that there is currently no Adobe Flash Player available for 64 Vista bit but I can run the current version on a 32 bit browser. I'm not sure how to do that so can someone give up a little advice?

rajinisback · Aug 8, 2008

Hi Dog King,
I use 64 bit Vista myself and I noticed that Internet Explorer 7 64 bit does not support Adobe Flash Player. I found this out when I first got vista by opening Internet Explorer 7 (64 bit) and trying to install Adobe flash player and Vista told me it's not supported. Just have to use regular Internet Explorer that comes with Vista.
Raj

Dog King · Aug 8, 2008

Thanx Raj. Guess we will have to hang out waiting ot the planet to catch up to 64 bit.

Skiddy · Aug 8, 2008

For some strange reason I cant get adobe to load on my 32 bit version of explorer.
I can only view video on firefox???

rajinisback · Aug 9, 2008

Hi Skiddy,
I had this same issue one time. I had to go to I.E. properties and reset it to factory default and use that delete all button and finally it worked for me. Worse case you can go to Control Panel > Program Features > uninstall adobe flash player > reboot > reinstall adobe flash player from adobe.com then try it on I.E. if you like. But I can confirm flash works on I.E./Firefox at same time for me.

Raj

tree77 · Sep 19, 2008

Extremely fustrated old lady out here with a Vista Home Prem. 64bit computer that wont run flash. i read the below. how do i go about doing that "just use the....came with vista"? i need real complete instructions. Please please. I have spent days and hours on the phone with MS and HP (who built the unit) and no one has told me about this! I was feeling like i was an idiot that could not install the flash, i dug soooo deep into the adobe trouble shooting page i'll need a backhoe to get out. HP has sent me a new OS so i can downgrade to 32bit. should I do that and just keep the 64bit OS in my desk for later? The people in India have given interesting advice also but maybe i misunderstood. Is there a way for me to use the flash player in 64? Is there any other program out there that will sub. for it? Geeze I cant believe I just found this out. I got the computer 8/27 and have been at it all these 21 days off and on as I could tolerate the hours on the phone. I have turned on and off firewalls, signed in as admin. signed in as santa, man....what a nut to crack. I need some real help. Sound like you here may be able to help and boy I would be very grateful. At least I don't have to continue with the Flash troubleshooting for the moment. :party:

swarfega · Sep 20, 2008

This has been discussed at length else where in the forum and theres currently no known way to make flash work in 64-bit browsers. So its 32-bit browsers for now (which is what Im doing).

stormy13 · Sep 20, 2008

tree right click on your Internet Explorer shortcut and select Properties, and make sure that it is pointing to the iexplorer.exe in "Program Files (x86)" and not just "Program Files".

You should also have two Internet Explorer shortcuts on your Start menu, just use the regular (not the 64 bit one) one if that is what you are using.

P.S. Same thing applies to Java as well despite the fact there is 64 bit Java. Problem there arises because websites (pogo.com for example) are only coded to work with the 32 bit version.

tree77 · Sep 21, 2008

What do you think about me just downgrading the OS to the 32bit? So many things seem really screwed up in the 64 and it is just a pain. I opened the IE short cut saw the program files 86. but i really dont know what to do after i look at it. I am so fried after all of this nightmare, emails coming back unable to go with deliver failures, getting disconnected from internet, all my utility software stuff is unuseable too. Am i nuts to want to just change the OS? It seems, ha ha, easy, HP sent me a package of discs. I was unable to copy the 64 bit version it kept failing and saying i was using different types of discs and should stay with one type. I was using just one type and tried many differnent discs all out of the same package of discs. this really sucks. I was really looking forward to my brand new computer, what a diaster. anyhow, would any and all in the know out there please let me know what you think about me losing the 64 and installing the 32? And a big thank you to the above folks who gave assistance to me the stranger. i never used a forum before, didnt know they were there, i sure have gotten around in my computer much more than I ever would have had this not happened. a little good with lots of bad? maybe...

swarfega · Sep 21, 2008

Ive not had many issues with 64-bit os. Most noteable one is lack of flash. If you have specific problems, feel free to ask them on this forum and we'll try to resolve them.

SGT49 · Oct 1, 2008

Finally. Had to download the FF flash installer to my x32 computer, then put it on a flash drive and into the x64. Installed without a hitch. Now have flash in FF 3.03 on Vista Ult x64.

Steve T.

swarfega · Oct 2, 2008

flash should install normally on vista 64-bit. Should work in 32-bit browsers, just not 64-bit ones.

fguild · Oct 6, 2008

I came accross this fix.
It worked for Firefox 3.0.3 ,I.E. 8 Beta 2, Opera 9.52, and Google Chrome Dev Release: 0.3.154.0.

Here's the scenario: you download the latest and greatest version of the Adobe Flash Player. After it finishes installing, you go to a site featuring Flash content and are greeted with a message notifying you that you need to install Flash Player, but didn't you just do that? To properly update your Flash Player, you need to run the installation as Administrator. Follow these steps to properly install Adobe Flash Player:

For Vista (32 bit):

1. Open Computer.

2. Navigate to C:\Windows\System32\.

3. Scroll down and open the Macromed directory.

4. Open the Flash directory.

5. Right-click FlashUtil9b.

6. Select Run as Administrator.

7. When the UAC prompt appears, select Continue.

8. Follow the Flash Player installation wizard.

For Vista (64 bit):

1. Open Computer.

2. Navigate to C:\Windows\SysWOW64\.

3. Scroll down and open the Macromed directory.

4. Open the Flash directory.

5. Right-click FlashUtil9x where x is some letter.

6. Select Run as Administrator.

7. When the UAC prompt appears, select Continue.

8. Follow the Flash Player installation wizard.

Once the wizard completes, Flash Player has been properly installed and will now function properly.

tree77 · Oct 6, 2008

I would like to thank everyone for sending help when i asked. i was pretty new to computers. I had dropped out of life for 9 years, since i was using a 286. So i have a long long long way to catch up. It is really a nice feeling to find that there are quite a few people out there who will take the time to respond to a stranger's pleas for help. I am grateful i am alive to suffer the computer nightmare. many of my old friends are not so fortunate. i dropped out of "work, corporate stuff" for 9 years because I was coming back from a long long time out in the cold as an abuser of things not good for me. I survived, i have a 9 year old boy and i am starting over and now am a clerk at safeway. A long long way from where I was sitting years ago the first time i tried herion. but at least i can start over. Sometimes it is good to be reminded by forums like this for instance, that if I just keep trying and sometimes ask for help, i will make it step by step. My computer now runs flash!!! Dont laugh, but as a 46 yo gal, I just wanted to watch "Hong Kong Phooney" cartoons and found i could not and that is what started this whole bloody new computer wont install flash issue. I had purchase a new HP for myself to celebrate another year of sanity and home. I was talked into the 64bit and frankly was way over my head. But I have received a lot of tech. support and help from a world of people. I am really really grateful. Thank you. It really did help all those darn long nights i sat here for hours and hours reading tech. reports, giving over control of my computer to strangers in various tech. support areas, and just a bunch of cool helpful folks. I realize this is off subject but so what. Thanks a lot from Tree in Seattle.

Roy_ricky · Nov 4, 2008

Hi all.....
I have a quick resolution to this problem...
Just download and install Opera and issue will be fixed.
If opera asks for the Flash player, download it and it will get installed, make sure to close all the Opera windows before installing the Flash player for it.

Enjoy ....!!!!!!!
Do reply if that works for you...

swarfega · Nov 5, 2008

It works in Opera because Opera is 32-bit not 64-bit software. Therefore flash works in all the other 32-bit browsers as well.

Roy_ricky · Nov 5, 2008

swarfega said:
It works in Opera because Opera is 32-bit not 64-bit software. Therefore flash works in all the other 32-bit browsers as well.

Well it worked,, right...
thats what we want..

swarfega · Nov 5, 2008

what this thread was originally about was getting flash to work in 64-bit iterations of IE or firefox.

Roy_ricky · Nov 5, 2008

swarfega said:
what this thread was originally about was getting flash to work in 64-bit iterations of IE or firefox.

what exactly you are trying say buddy???? huh?

swarfega · Nov 5, 2008

just saying that your "solution" wont work in 64-bit browsers

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