Silent Installation For Flash Player 11.3 For Mac

Do the following to silently install Flash Player 11.3 on Mac OS: Note: What follows is the only supported method to install Flash Player silently on Mac OS. Other methods, such as extracting and installing the.pkg file, are neither supported or recommended. The last PowerPC Macs, (which includes all eMacs) were made in 2005. In 2006 Mac changed to using Intel Processors. Things move on and if Adobe no longer support old Macs, there is not a lot you can do about it unfortunately.

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Adobe last week released a new beta of Flash Player that includes silent updates for Macs. Adobe first included silent updates for OS X in the Flash Player beta a month ago; the version shipped Friday was tagged as 'Beta 3.' For Flash Player on Windows in late March.

At the time, the company committed to creating the same feature on OS X, but did not set a timetable. As far as users are concerned, the Mac version is identical to the Windows tool: It pings Adobe's servers every hour until it gets a response. If it reaches Adobe and finds no ready update, the tool re-checks the servers 24 hours later. Found updates, however, are applied entirely in the background, and do not display notices on the screen or require the user to take any action. By default, Flash 11.3 has silent updates switched on, but users can change the setting to continue to receive on-screen alerts.

In the six weeks since Adobe released silent updates for Flash Player on Windows, it has shipped a pair of updates, including one last Friday that attackers were already exploiting. Silent updates will not affect users who rely solely on 's Chrome, as that browser bundles Flash Player, and updates the Adobe software using its own background update service. Another prominent feature in Flash Player 11.3 is a on Windows Vista and, second step in Adobe's plan to stymie attacks that exploit unpatched Flash bugs. A sandbox isolates processes on the computer, preventing or at least hindering malware that tries to push code onto a machine.

Adobe in late 2010 after working with Google engineers; the February release of a sandboxed plug-in for Firefox came after similar cooperation from Mozilla engineers. Adobe plans to ship the final version of Flash Player 11.3 before the end of June. Users who want to can download it from Adobe's website. Gregg Keizer covers Microsoft, security issues, Apple, Web browsers and general technology breaking news for Computerworld.

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(Redirected from ) Mozilla applications are regularly updated for security and stability; however, Mozilla does not provide updates for plug-ins. Plug-ins can cause crashes and hangs and may contain security vulnerabilities. Visit for information on security and stability issues affecting Adobe Flash. (formerly Macromedia Flash), refers to the Flash Player and browser plugin needed to handle videos, web page animations and interactive content. Even though the Flash plugin is also referred to as 'Shockwave Flash', it should not be confused with the plugin that handles 'Shockwave for Director' content. Enabling and disabling Flash Installed plugins, including Flash, can be disabled and enabled in the Add-ons Manager (see for details). To disable or enable Flash:.

Open the Add-ons Manager by clicking 'Add-ons' in the Firefox (or Tools) menu ('Tools - Add-ons Manager' in SeaMonkey) or by entering about:addons in the Location (address) bar. Click on 'Plugins' in the left panel of the Add-ons Manager (as shown ). Find the entry for the Flash plugin ('Shockwave Flash' on Windows). Firefox 23, SeaMonkey 2.20 and above: Use the drop-down menu and select 'Never Activate' to disable the plugin. Select 'Always Activate' to enable the plugin.

Firefox 22, SeaMonkey 2.19 and below: Click the 'Disable' button to disable the Flash plugin. If the Flash plugin is disabled, click the 'Enable' button to enable the plugin. Note: On Windows, the Flash plugin is detected via.

If you have but it does not appear in the Add-ons Manager, open and make sure that the preference plugin.scan.plid.all has not been set to 'false' (if it has, right-click on it and select Reset to set it back to 'true'). Testing Flash Note: If the Flash plugin is installed, make sure it is enabled in the Firefox (3.0 and above) or SeaMonkey 2 Add-ons Manager ; otherwise, the Flash test will not work and the 'Shockwave Flash' plugin entry will not be displayed in the list. To see if the Flash plugin is working and what version is being used, visit one of these pages:. If Flash is not installed, this may trigger the Plug-in Finder Service, which you can use to download and install the Flash plugin on Windows. At time of writing, the Plug-in Finder Service is triggered but fails to install the Flash plugin on Linux or Mac OS in Firefox 3 and above (you will need to manually download and install the plugin). You can also see what version (if any) of the Flash plugin is being detected using (see the linked article for details).

If Flash is installed and enabled, the about:plugins list will include an entry similar to the following: Shockwave Flash File: NPSWF321300214.dll Path: C: Windows SysWOW64 Macromed Flash NPSWF321300214.dll Version: 13.0.0.214 State: Enabled Shockwave Flash 13.0 r0 In Flash versions 11.2 and above, the file name includes the plugin version. For example, for Flash plugin version 11.2.202.235 on Windows, the plugin file name would be 'NPSWF32112202235.dll'. In older Flash versions, for example, plugin version 10.3.183.18 on Windows, the file name would simply be 'NPSWF32.dll'. Note: The list is generated from data stored in the 'pluginreg.dat' file.

In some cases, the stored data may be incorrect. To refresh the list, and delete the 'pluginreg.dat' file, located in the in current Mozilla browsers. Installing or updating Flash To install Flash or to update to the latest version for your operating system, visit the (see the and pages for more information). Adobe has recently started to bundle other applications from other vendors with the download so make sure to opt out of any programs or tools you don't want before clicking the button.

Note that recent installers are only helper applications that download the actual application from the Adobe site, thus they are smaller in size than previous downloads. You can download the full installer for your operating system, without any bundled software, from the page. Note that, for Mac OS, Flash 10.2 and above is Intel-only.

Flash 10.1 r102 is the last supported version for PPC Mac. Archived Flash versions can be downloaded. After downloading the Flash installer, and run the installer.

In current versions, the INSTALL button is disabled until you check-mark the box in the Adobe Flash Player installation dialog where it says, 'I have read and agree to the terms of the license agreement'. See for details, including a screenshot.

Starting with Flash Player 11.2 on Windows, an option for silent, automatic updates is selected by default when you install Flash. This feature will download and install Flash Player updates in the background, without any user interaction. See for more information. Installing Flash on Windows If the Flash plugin is not installed and you visit a page that has Flash content that requires the plugin, the Plug-in Finder Service (PFS) can download and install Flash for you (see for details) but it may offer an outdated version. Note: Mozilla may either remove the PFS or change the process for downloading missing plugins, at some future date. You can install or update Flash by downloading the plugin installer from or from the page. Once the download completes, exit Firefox and run the installer.

You normally don't need to uninstall Flash before updating to the latest version, since the Flash installer automatically removes the older version. However, you will need to if you are downgrading from a higher version. Important: There are two Flash players offered for Windows users: the Flash ActiveX control for Internet Explorer/AOL and the Flash plugin for Firefox/Mozilla/Opera browsers.

Each must be installed separately, since the Flash plugin installer does not add the ActiveX control and vice versa. Flash 9.0.r28 and earlier versions of the Flash plugin installer copied these two files to the of Firefox and other detected Mozilla browsers:. NPSWF32.dll to the plugins folder. flashplayer.xpt to the components folder or the plugins folder (for ). You would then have needed to copy these two files to the plugins folder of undetected browsers (e.g., zip builds).

Note that an XPI package that was available for Flash 9.0.r28 and earlier using the 'Install' link at also copied the Flash plugin files to the Windows System directory's Macromed Flash folder and added a registry entry so that all Mozilla browsers could find the files through, using a Windows registry Starting with Flash 9.0.r45 the Flash plugin installer for Firefox and other Mozilla-based browsers does not copy any files to the browser plugins folder. Instead, the files 'NPSWF32.dll', 'flashplayer.xpt' and related files are placed in the Macromed Flash folder located in the Windows System directory (e.g., C: WINDOWS SYSTEM32 Macromed Flash) and the installer removes any copies found in the installation directory of detected browsers. A Windows registry entry is created enabling each Mozilla browser to detect Flash via (PLID scan). If shows multiple copies of NPSWF32.dll it usually means an outdated Flash plugin in the plugins folder. The installation of Flash 9.0 r45 or later should detect and remove the Flash plugin from the plugins folder of detected browsers. If it doesn't, exit the browser and manually delete the 'NPSWF32.dll' file from the plugins folder so that the newer version can be used.

Windows installation issues. To install Flash, you must be logged into Windows with an account that has Administrator access or permissions. If the still detects an older version after updating Flash, see if the Flash plugin 'NPSWF32.dll' exists in your Mozilla browser's 'plugins' folder and remove it, if found. Note that the 'plugins' folder no longer exists by default.

If you still see the older version in or in the Add-ons Manager Plugins list, and delete the 'pluginreg.dat' file, located in the in current Mozilla browsers. See for help finding and removing old versions of the Flash plugin. Mozilla browsers use to locate installed plugins. Flash and other installed plugins that are normally detected in locations for will not be detected if the preference plugin.scan.plid.all has been set to 'false'. To resolve, open and reset the preference to 'true' (the default value). If you see the error, You do not have sufficient disk space to complete this installation.

This is a known issue when installing the Flash Player plug-in on a Windows machine that does not have any drive labeled 'C'. See and for workarounds. For other installation issues, see the Adobe article. Windows uninstall See at Adobe.com for a link to download the uninstaller and detailed instructions. Adobe's uninstaller will remove Flash from your system, including both the Flash Player plugin for Mozilla applications and the Flash Player ActiveX control used by Internet Explorer and AOL. Warning: Some software may not work properly unless the Flash ActiveX control is installed.

If you only want to remove the Flash plugin for Firefox and other Mozilla applications, and leave the Flash Player ActiveX installed, just remove the 'Adobe Flash Player Plugin' from the Windows Control Panel list of installed programs. Uninstall using Windows Control Panel Flash 11, Flash 10, and Flash 9.0 r45 or above: You can uninstall the Flash plugin for Mozilla applications (and keep the Flash ActiveX control, if installed) by selecting and removing just the 'Adobe Flash Player Plugin' entry from the Windows Control Panel list of installed programs (e.g., or list).

If you see an entry for 'Adobe Flash Player ActiveX', this is the Flash ActiveX control needed for Internet Explorer and AOL. Flash Player ActiveX may also be required for other software to work properly (see above). Note: It's possible to have two different versions of Flash Player installed; for example, Adobe Flash Player 11 ActiveX for Internet Explorer and Adobe Flash Player 10 Plugin for Mozilla browsers. Flash 9.0 r28 and below: Your Windows list of installed programs may have an entry for 'Adobe Flash Player ActiveX' but this will only remove the Flash Player for Internet Explorer and AOL. To completely remove Flash from your system,. To remove Flash from Mozilla browsers only, delete these Flash plugin files from all locations. NPSWF32.dll.

flashplayer.xpt. Linux and Solaris If you installed via Adobe installation routine, follow the uninstall instructions in the Flash Player ReadMe for your system, linked below:. If you installed via apt-get/aptitude (Debian/Ubuntu): sudo apt-get remove flashplugin-nonfree If the uninstall don't work: 1. Type about:config in the address bar and press Enter. Find the preference plugin.exposefullpath and change the value to 'true' (double-clicking the preference name will toggle the setting).

Type about:plugins and locate the flash plugin. Remove the plugin files (both.so and.xpt). Troubleshooting If Flash isn't working properly, first make sure that the latest version of Flash is installed and enabled (see above) before trying the following solutions. Warning: Installing an old version of Flash may be suggested as a workaround for some Flash issues; however, this can make your system vulnerable to security exploits that have been addressed in the latest Flash version.

Also, Mozilla adds outdated Flash plugin versions to its as a security measure. In some cases, this may may result in 'infobar' notification in the browser. In other cases, outdated Flash plugins may be disabled in the Firefox or SeaMonkey Add-ons Manager or, starting in Firefox 17, may require activation. If your problem isn't listed below:. See the article. Go to Adobe's page and to help determine if your issue is with Flash or with an outdated display driver. Visit the.

(see Adobe's instructions and ) and then. Search for answers or post a new question to Adobe's forum.

Flash Player 11.3 Protected Mode - Windows The suggested solutions and workarounds in this section apply to Flash 11.3 and above Starting in Flash 11.3 the Flash Player plugin used in Firefox and SeaMonkey runs in a on Windows Vista and above. When Flash is running in Protected Mode, you will see two 'FlashPlayerPlugin.exe processes in Windows Task Manager (e.g., “FlashPlayerPlugin11300271.exe”). This security feature can cause crashes, freezes, slow or busy script warnings, An error occurred. Please try again later messages at YouTube, Adobe Flash 'plugin has crashed' or 'stopped working' errors, loss of browser focus, large numbers of empty FAP.tmp files or other problems after visiting websites that use Flash. Mozilla and Adobe are working on these issues, so make sure to keep Firefox, SeaMonkey, and Adobe Flash updated to take advantage of bug fixes. As a workaround, you can disable Flash Protected Mode or you can downgrade the Flash plugin to a version previous to 11.3, such as Flash 11.2 or 10.3; however, older Flash versions have security vulnerabilities and may be.

To downgrade Flash, via Windows Control Panel 'Programs and Features' (or use Adobe's uninstaller), and then install the older plugin version. See Adobe's page for details. Also note that the latest Flash 10.3 plugin installer was previously recommended because it included all known security patches.

As of July 9, 2013, however, Flash 10.3 will no longer be maintained. Important: Before downgrading Flash or disabling Flash Protected Mode:. Older RealPlayer versions have compatibility issues with Mozilla browsers and Flash Protected Mode (see for details) so, if RealPlayer is installed, update it to the latest version (15.0.6 or above) or uninstall RealPlayer if you don't need it. Older versions of (an application promoted by some banks for malware protection) may cause the Flash plugin to crash or stop working (e.g., you may see an Adobe Flash Player has stopped working error, shown ).

If you have this software installed, either update Trusteer Rapport to the latest version (1205.8 or above), turn off the program ('Start menu - All Programs - Trusteer Rapport - Stop Rapport'), uninstall the program if you don't need it, or contact. Older versions of Internet security software may degrade network performance (e.g., increased ping time and slower download speed) on sites that use Flash.

If possible, update to F-Secure 2013, disable 'enhanced process monitoring' in older F-Secure products (F-Secure Advanced settings - Computer - Deepguard) or contact. You should also check for problematic extensions (see ) and disable hardware acceleration in Flash settings to see if that resolves the issue. Disabling Protected Mode in Flash 11.3 To disable (or re-enable) Protected Mode in Flash 11.3 and above, use one of these methods:. (Starting in Firefox 38) In the Firefox (Tools) menu, click 'Add-ons - Plugins - Shockwave Flash Options (button)', clear the 'Enable Adobe Flash protected mode' checkbox and restart the browser. (To re-enable Flash Protected Mode, re-check the checkbox.).

(Starting in Firefox 35 on Windows 7/Vista, Firefox 36 on Windows 8) Toggle the 'dom.ipc.plugins.flash.disable-protected-mode' preference to 'true' in and restart the browser. (To re-enable Protected Mode, set the preference back to 'false'). V.

Edit the Flash mms.cfg file To disable Protected Mode, use a text editor to add the line ProtectedMode=0 to the Flash 'mms.cfg' file, located in one of these locations: (Windows 32bit) C: Windows System32 Macromed Flash (Windows 64bit) C: Windows SysWOW64 Macromed Flash For example, on a Windows 7 64-bit system, open the C: Windows SysWOW64 Macromed Flash folder, copy the file 'mms.cfg' to the desktop, open it in Notepad, add a new line ProtectedMode=0 and then close Notepad, saving your changes. Next, go back to the C: Windows SysWOW64 Macromed Flash folder, rename the original file to 'mms.cfgBAK' (to save it as a backup) and then drag and drop in the modified 'mms.cfg' file from the desktop. To re-enable Flash Protected Mode, either restore a backup of the original mms.cfg file, if you saved one, or else re-edit the mms.cfg file to remove the ProtectedMode=0 line you added. Updating Flash Player or installing a newer version does not automatically re-enable Protected Mode.

Check Flash storage settings Some websites may require that Local Shared Objects (Flash cookies) are enabled in your Flash settings. To check the for a specific site, right-click the Flash content that does not play and select 'Settings', then click the Local Storage icon. Also open the to ensure that you have specified disk space to allow third-party content to store data on your computer. Note: Starting in Firefox 4, if Flash Player 10.3 or above is installed you can clear Flash cookies from within Firefox, via (Tools) 'Clear Recent History - Everything - Cookies'. Check user agent Flash content may also fail to load on certain websites if you use a 'spoofed' (UA).

For example, if you go to the Firefox menu and click 'Help - About Mozilla Firefox' and it shows Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 7.0; Windows NT 5.1), then your UA is spoofed to show that you are using Internet Explorer 7 ('MSIE 7.0') instead of Firefox. If you use the extension, restore the default user agent in the Tools menu. Otherwise, open, find all general.useragent preferences with a user set status, then context-click (right-click) on those preferences and select 'Reset' to restore the default values. Performance or display issues with certain Flash videos Flash hardware acceleration can cause performance or display issues with certain Flash videos (e.g., high, system instability, white or green screen, double image split by horizontal green line, no full-screen video, distortion, sound plays but no video). As a workaround, you can turn off hardware acceleration in your. Right-click on any Flash video or animation (or on the Flash logo on ). Click 'Settings' and uncheck “Enable hardware acceleration' in the Display tab.

This may only be a temporary solution, as long as the Flash setting to turn off hardware acceleration is stored as an (Flash cookie), as reported for Flash 10.3 in. Clearing cookies in Firefox deletes this type of cookie, as will using an extension such as BetterPrivacy. On Windows, you can also disable hardware acceleration by adding the line DisableHardwareAcceleration=1 to the Flash 'mms.cfg' file, as suggested in. The mms.cfg file is located here: (Windows 32bit) C: Windows System32 Macromed Flash (Windows 64bit) C: Windows SysWOW64 Macromed Flash Instead of disabling hardware acceleration in Flash, you could try updating your graphics drivers, to see if that resolves the issue. Flash audio not working - Windows Note: If Flash 11.3 is installed, first read: at Adobe's forum. Try the troubleshooting steps in Adobe's Flash Player Help page,.

Check your to make sure the sound isn't muted or turned down. On Windows 7/Vista, open a web page in your Mozilla application that should have sound, then click the volume icon in the Windows task bar, click on 'Mixer' and check the per-application settings.

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Flash audio can fail in Internet Explorer as well as Firefox and other Mozilla browsers if your Windows audio driver is outdated, if the default device for sound playback does not match the installed audio card, or if the registry key HKEYLOCALMACHINE SOFTWARE Microsoft Windows NT CurrentVersion Drivers32 is missing an entry for 'WaveMapper' (value data 'msacm32.drv'). Flash audio may also fail or may only play while you are rolling over the play buttons, if you have too many Flash audio players loaded (the limit seems to be around 15).

Note that this is a bug in the Flash plugin for Firefox and other Mozilla browsers that should have been fixed in Flash 10; it does not affect Internet Explorer, which uses the Flash ActiveX control. If you see this issue, you can try the same workarounds (restart the browser; disable and re-enable the Flash plugin; use the Flashblock extension to selectively load Flash content). Plugin-container issues Starting in Firefox 3.6.4 on Windows and Linux, the Flash plugin is isolated from the browser process and runs in a separate 'plugin-container' process ('plugin-container.exe' on Windows).

On Mac OS in Firefox 4 and above, this process is named 'Firefox Plugin Process (Shockwave Flash)'. See for more information about this crash protection feature. Flash content blocked: If you are unable to view Flash content on certain websites, make sure that your is not blocking plugin-container. The Adobe Flash plugin has crashed: If you see a dialog box with the message, The Adobe Flash plugin has crashed instead of Flash content, either the plugin has crashed or Firefox has detected that it has stopped responding.

Try the suggestion to turn off the hang detector. If you still have problems:. Try turning off hardware acceleration in your. On Windows Vista and above: Try disabling protected mode in Flash.

Extension issues can interfere with Flash content, such as those listed below (this list is not complete). You can selectively disable your extensions in the Add-ons Manager to see if one of them is causing the issue (restarting in Firefox or SeaMonkey will disable all extensions).

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You can also test the problem site using a newly-created. Amazing Media Browser Flash content will not display if the extension is installed, if the 'Block all embedded objects' preference is set to 'Yes'. Change the preference setting to 'No' to allow embedded media such as Flash to display.

NoScript The extension can block Flash content on untrusted sites, even content from trusted sites (e.g. YouTube.com) if embedded on an untrusted site. You can temporarily allow JavaScript globally, which will also permit Flash and other blocked content.

OneClick YouTube Downloader The extension can prevent YouTube videos from playing. RealPlayer Browser Record Plugin Note: RealPlayer Browser Record Plugin extension versions 15.0.5 and below were added to the The can interfere with Flash content or cause other issues.

If you have RealPlayer installed, update the program to the latest version or else disable or remove the extension, if enabled. See the article for more information. User Agent Switcher The extension allows you to spoof your user agent so that websites may think that you are using a different browser or operating system. This can can cause problems on websites that depend on that information to activate the Flash plugin. Select the 'Default' entry in the User Agent Switcher list to restore your correct user agent. ActiveX plugin conflict Note: The ActiveX plugin was added to the on June 7, 2012 and should be disabled by default.

The Mozilla plugin can conflict with the Flash plugin and cause errors when visiting sites with Flash content, including:. 'Illegal Operation In Plug-In' referring to 'Shockwave Flash'. 'This application has failed to start because xpcomcore.dll was not found. Re-installing the application may fix this problem.' In Firefox 3 (or SeaMonkey 2) and above, you can disable the ActiveX plugin via 'Tools - Add-ons (or Add-on Manager) - Plugins'; otherwise, exit the browser and look for the file 'npmozax.dll' in the plugins folder.

If found, rename the file 'Xnpmozax.dll' to disable the ActiveX plugin. If Flash content plays correctly afterwards,. QuickTime plugin takes over Flash Note: This issue should no longer exist in QuickTime 7.3.1 or above.

See the article for help updating QuickTime for Windows. Mac users can update via the OS X Software Update feature. After updating, you may also need to delete the 'pluginreg.dat' file from the location If you see a QuickTime symbol with a question mark where the Flash content should be, it means that has taken over Flash content; in particular, the application/x-shockwave-flash MIME type for Flash media (.swf extension). To see which plugins are being detected and the MIME types handled, enter in your Mozilla browser Location Bar. Note: For security reasons, the Flash media handler is disabled starting in QuickTime 7.3.1 so this should not be an issue in current QuickTime versions. If you are using an old version of QuickTime (before 7.3.1):. On Windows XP and below, open (accessible from the Windows Control Panel), go to the Browser tab and select the 'MIME settings' button.

Uncheck 'Flash media' or 'Flash file' (if found) under 'Miscellaneous'. Click OK, then restart your browser. Note that QuickTime MIME settings are no longer configurable as of Windows Vista (only file associations can be configured). On Mac OS 10.5 and below, go to the QuickTime System Preferences and deselect the Flash MIME types (under the Advanced tab in recent OS X versions ).

Note that, as of Mac OS 10.6, QuickTime MIME settings are no longer configurable. If the problem persists, remove the file 'pluginreg.dat' from the 'Firefox' or 'Mozilla' folder in the location. Important: On Windows, also open the Mozilla Suite/SeaMonkey or Firefox plugins folder (e.g., C: Program Files Mozilla Firefox plugins) and remove all 'npqtplugin.dll' files found. Your browser will then detect the QuickTime plugins based on the MIME types selected in your.

Not detected due to disabled plugin scan for PLIDs - Windows explains how to prevent your Mozilla browser from detecting plugins installed in directories specified in the Windows registry for PLIDs by setting the plugin.scan.plid.all preference to false. The problem with disabling the PLID plugin scan is that it disables all plugins that are detected this way, including Flash. A workaround is to copy NPSWF32.dll and flashplayer.xpt from C: WINDOWS SYSTEM32 Macromed Flash to the plugins folder. An alternative solution is to re-enable plugin scanning for PLIDs and disable the unwanted plugins using the Add-on Manager instead. See for more information. Flash files do not play Some users find that direct links to Flash files (.SWF) will not open automatically in the browser, but instead cause the file box to appear, asking whether to save the file or to open it in a suitable application. This can happen when the server does not send the Flash file with the correct MIME type.

In other cases, the Flash installation may be faulty, which can be fixed by uninstalling and reinstalling Flash. In Firefox 3 or SeaMonkey 2, the issue can also occur if the (Helper) Applications entry for Flash content is set to 'Always ask' instead of 'Use Shockwave Flash'.

See for more information.