Vista Tutorial - Installing Macromedia Flash Player on Windows Vista Basic

I want to be able to run my video camera from the computer so that I can get
a video off it, but whenever I try, my computer tells me that I need to
install Macromedia Flash Player. When I install Flash from the Adobe
website it says that in was install ok. When I go to try to find Flash on
computer, it is not there.

What can I do, if I can't have macromedia on my computer then what am I
supposed to do to use my camera with my computer.

I just bought a brand new laptop and pc with vista basic already on it.

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Hi tinalove,

Flash doesn't install a stand alone program that you can click on to run. It's a add-on for your Internet Explorer. It sounds like it installed ok, but to double check:
1. Open Internet Explorer
2. Click on Tools (at top)
3. Click Manage Add-ons > Enable or Disable Add-ons
4. Check the listings under "SHOW" and you should see "Shockwave Flash Object"
5. If yes, then it's installed.

Hope this helps,
Shawn

"brink" wrote:

>
> Hi tinalove,
>
> Flash doesn't install a stand alone program that you can click on to
> run. It's a add-on for your Internet Explorer. It sounds like it
> installed ok, but to double check:
> 1. Open Internet Explorer
> 2. Click on Tools (at top)
> 3. Click Manage Add-ons > Enable or Disable Add-ons
> 4. Check the listings under "SHOW" and you should see "Shockwave Flash
> Object"
> 5. If yes, then it's installed.
>
> Hope this helps,
> Shawn
>
>
> --
> brink
>
> *There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask them.*
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>

Ok, I did what you said and yes it did install but I have one other question.

I got a new Sony Handycam and it came with it's own cd so I thought I
wouldn't have any problems. The problem I am having with my camera with
Vista is that when I try to start up the program that lets me view my videos
on my computer, it keeps telling me that "To run this application, you need
to install Macromedia Flash Player first"

What do I need to do in order to get my camera working on my computer?????

I am very frustrated because before I did a few updates to vista, I couldn't
even get the computer to recognize my camera. I am still running vista
basic.

Ok tinalove,

Is the cd that came with your Sony Handycam Vista compatible?

If not, you might try right clicking the programs icon and click properties. Then click Compatibility tab and check "Run this program in compatibility mode for:". Then, select the OS it was made for and click OK to apply. Now run it and see if it'll work ok.

Shawn

"tinalove" wrote:

>
>
> "brink" wrote:
>
> >
> > Hi tinalove,
> >
> > Flash doesn't install a stand alone program that you can click on to
> > run. It's a add-on for your Internet Explorer. It sounds like it
> > installed ok, but to double check:
> > 1. Open Internet Explorer
> > 2. Click on Tools (at top)
> > 3. Click Manage Add-ons > Enable or Disable Add-ons
> > 4. Check the listings under "SHOW" and you should see "Shockwave Flash
> > Object"
> > 5. If yes, then it's installed.
> >
> > Hope this helps,
> > Shawn
> >
> >
> > --
> > brink
> >
> > *There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask them.*
> > '_www.Vistax64.com_' (http://www.vistax64.com/www.Vistax64.com)
> > Please post feedback to help others.
> >
>
> Ok, I did what you said and yes it did install but I have one other question.
>
> I got a new Sony Handycam and it came with it's own cd so I thought I
> wouldn't have any problems. The problem I am having with my camera with
> Vista is that when I try to start up the program that lets me view my videos
> on my computer, it keeps telling me that "To run this application, you need
> to install Macromedia Flash Player first"
>
> What do I need to do in order to get my camera working on my computer?????
>
> I am very frustrated because before I did a few updates to vista, I couldn't
> even get the computer to recognize my camera. I am still running vista
> basic.

Hi ok, I really didn't get a responce to my last question so I will type it
again.

Ok, I did what you said and yes it did install but I have one other question.
>
> I got a new Sony Handycam and it came with it's own cd so I thought I
> wouldn't have any problems. The problem I am having with my camera with
> Vista is that when I try to start up the program that lets me view my videos
> on my computer, it keeps telling me that "To run this application, you need
> to install Macromedia Flash Player first"
>
> What do I need to do in order to get my camera working on my computer?????
>
> I am very frustrated because before I did a few updates to vista, I couldn't
> even get the computer to recognize my camera. I am still running vista
> basic.

please help me

I am also facing same problem with my sony handycam.
let me know if you found any solution.

Regards,
Srinivas Swamy


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tinalove,

You can get the flash player here:

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

Shawn

I have installed flash on my machine but still i get the same error.

Regards,
Srinivas Swamy


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Sony picture package update is required to resolve this issue. From the
following site you can download the updates.

http://www.ppackage.com/e/index.html.

Regards,
Srinivas Swamy


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Use the following link to download picture package patch to resolve this
issue.
http://www.ppackage.com/e/index.html.


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