Firefox & Adobe Flash Player

[phylodog]

I'm just about at the end of my rope with this crap. Every week it stops working. It hasn't updated on it's own in months and I have searched for a way to get it to. I cannot watch youtube vids now because the apparently ancient (2 weeks old) version I have has been blocked by Firefox. When I attempt to update I get to an Adobe page that says by clicking on the download button I agree to their terms but there is no download button. I've tried it a dozen times, rebooted my laptop, gone to their page numerous times, clicked through their website, nothing. No download button anywhere.

WTF?!?!?!?!?!?!

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

Did you try clearing your cookies and browser history?

 

[LANShark42]

Try Chrome. It's a great browser. I have it on every PC (5) I own.

 

[eric001]

I hate to suggest this, but have you ran a virus scan lately? A full scan by either Avast or AVG?? This almost sounds like you've possibly got either an overly sensitive antivirus setting or a virus that snuck by and won't let you upgrade. If it's an overactive antivirus, you can try to put the flash program/website in the exceptions category...if it's a virus issue you may not be able to download/use Avast or similar either. Wish I had more ideas, but that's all I can think of at the moment.

 

[Fishersjohn48]

Mine did the same. When a flash video would not play a message popped up that said plugin was vulnerable. You can click on the message to check for update that takes you to a page to download the update.

 

[MadBomber]

I had the same issue this week. I fixed it by uninstalling the Adobe file and then reinstalling it. It's been good to go since.

 

[littletommy]

Mine did the same. When a flash video would not play a message popped up that said plugin was vulnerable. You can click on the message to check for update that takes you to a page to download the update.

Same here, but on mine, as Phylodog said, there is no button to click to download it.

 

[halfmileharry]

You'll probably have to disable your anti virus to do the load. I had to.
AND...Nothing but issues with FIrefox for quite a while.
I did put Chrome on my son's PC and it's smooth as silk.

 

[mrjarrell]

Never have any issue with the two, myself. Flash pops up when an update's available and I set it to remind me when a new update comes out. Install it and I'm golden. Then again, I use a Mac and it works better and differently. Sorry Micro$oft is messing your computer up.

 

[phylodog]

Ran an antivirus scan and it found one thing and deleted it. I tried again to download the update but there is no download button on the Adobe page.

 

[tatic05]

Never have any issue with the two, myself. Flash pops up when an update's available and I set it to remind me when a new update comes out. Install it and I'm golden. Then again, I use a Mac and it works better and differently. Sorry Micro$oft is messing your computer up.

This is a little off topic but MAC users/comps are not the almighty . Each has its place, I dual boot MAC OS and Windows on a Mac. I still prefer my PC/Windows.

I would completely uninstall flash and reinstall, if that does not work run a scan on your virus scanner and not just folders run a boot-time scan.

 

[Scutter01]

Firefox Adobe Flash direct link:

Adobe - Install Adobe Flash Player

Of course, if the download button isn't showing up, it's not Flash that's broken but something with Firefox. Maybe another add-on is interfering or there's something your AV isn't picking up on.

 

[wizard]

Use Ninite to install most needed downloads,removes extras and crappy tool bars you don't need just check the boxes for what you want. Virus free and you can run it anytime it will always say no to tool bars and homepage changes and give you the latest versions only when you need them now or six months from now. Just check all downloads you want and save the installer to your desktop and run it whenever you want. Great tool and free. Ninite - Install or Update Multiple Apps at Once

 

[gungirl65]

Ran an antivirus scan and it found one thing and deleted it. I tried again to download the update but there is no download button on the Adobe page.

Do you click to accept their terms? Usually it makes you accept their terms & then the download box will pop up.

I'm using Firefox too. In the last couple weeks it has wanted updated about three times. I did the first couple updates & then it got on my nerves. I haven't updated in a few days.

I like Chrome really well but Chrome crashes on Facebook because of something with Skype. Skype doesn't even have to be open. I use Firefox because it has less quirks.