Windows Vista forum: IE keeps asking me to run the Adobe Flash Player add-on

In particular web sites, or whenever IE is opened?

I would try again. Uninstall Flash using Adobe's Flash uninstaller, reboot the system then reinstall Flash from the Adobe site.

Flash uninstaller - http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/141/tn_14157.html

Flash installer - http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/

Mark

the uninstaller utility I noted in my first post?

Mark

If this were me I would "Reset" IE back to default.

This is a reset button in IE > Tools > Internet Options, Advanced tab > Reset button.

My guess is that some bad Add-on is causing this, so choosing reset gets rid of all the add-ons, and also all ActiveX and 3rd party toolbars. But beware, it also deletes all Favorites, (so Export them if you want to save them), all cookies, all history, and all login details, including usernames and passwords, stored by IE for those login web sites.

If you choose to do this, I would first of all run that Flash uninstaller again, reboot the system, to make sure every part of it is gone. Then reset IE.

Mark

Resetting IE to default settings and uninstalling Flash has worked so far.

I am running the 64-bit version of IE8 on a 64-bit Vista O/S. Adobe is still working on a 64-bit Flash player. What you can do, and this works because it is what I did.
Install IE as a 32-bit and run it instead of the 64-bit. My Flash Player works.

I went thru this too. Are you running windows xp also?
Here's what i found out along the way, day after day of loading this program over and over:

1. You can't install that program while any other windows are open. It doesnt' take.
2. That version of adobe flash (i think it is 10) isn't compatable with IE 6, which i had. So it substituted Macromedia shockwave instead. I thought "great! This is over with!" But it wasn't. Macromedia shockwave wasn't compatable either. Up in the corner or down in the paragraph (somewhere) i noticed it said that adobe had a beta version for those of us who couldn't use either the adobe flash or the macromedia shockwave. So
3. i downloaded this beta version of adobe flash, making sure that all browser windows were closed, and shut down, and i saved it in my program files in a folder with my other media players.

It stuck
I have not been reminded since.
I also made sure that my internet settings aloud active x and most of my security setting were set to enable or prompt.
I downloaded java, and directX9, and installed those. I'm not even sure what they are for or what they do, but i know sometimes things just don't work without them. And eventually, something is going to tell you to download them too.


4. If none of that appeals to you or works for you, Download mozilla firefox, or google chrome and FORGET IE! Then you won't have to deal with this daily nagging ever again!!!!! M