Hi allHaving a weird problem installing Flash Player 10.1.53.64. Flash is only installed partially, differently from earlier versions.OS: Windows XP SP 3 (32bit)Browser: Opera 10.53old Flash player version: 10.0.45.2I tried updating my Flash player today because of the security issues. I did it like I always do, following these steps, after of course closing all browsers and IM clients etc:1) download Flash uninstaller 'uninstallflashplayer.exe' (md5: D049CF4ECD36EAC817D6D9025B470639) from and run it when logged in as Administrator. The uninstaller said uninstallation was completed successfully.

1. Dll Plugin Netscape Npswf32.dll Install_flash_player.exe Windows 10

I manually checked that Flash files were deleted from c:Program FilesOperaprogramplugins and c:WINDOWSsystem32MacromedFlash folders.2) download Flash installer for non-IE browsers 'installflashplayer.exe' (md5: 6E23EADBA1E84F43E5D28053A8BA27A9) from and run it as Admin. The installer said installation was successful. I manually checked the C:WINDOWSsystem32MacromedFlash folder and found NPSWF32.dll and FlashUtil10hPlugin.exe added there.

I then checked the Opera plugin folder c:Program FilesOperaprogramplugins only to discover there was no NPSWF32.dll there. Previous versions of Flash player always installed that file in the Opera plugin folder because otherwise it won't work.3) Started Opera, went to the adobe.com Flash test page. It didn't work.

Flash is not installed, Flash video doesn't work and NPSWF32.dll does not show up in Opera's plugin list.In short: Flash installer installs to the system32Macromed folder, but not to the browser plugin folder. Is this a bug? Thanks for helping.

Hi allHaving a weird problem installing Flash Player 10.1.53.64. Flash is only installed partially, differently from earlier versions.OS: Windows XP SP 3 (32bit)Browser: Opera 10.53old Flash player version: 10.0.45.2I tried updating my Flash player today because of the security issues.

Dll Plugin Netscape Npswf32.dll Install_flash_player.exe Windows 10

I did it like I always do, following these steps, after of course closing all browsers and IM clients etc:1) download Flash uninstaller 'uninstallflashplayer.exe' (md5: D049CF4ECD36EAC817D6D9025B470639) from and run it when logged in as Administrator. The uninstaller said uninstallation was completed successfully. I manually checked that Flash files were deleted from c:Program FilesOperaprogramplugins and c:WINDOWSsystem32MacromedFlash folders.2) download Flash installer for non-IE browsers 'installflashplayer.exe' (md5: 6E23EADBA1E84F43E5D28053A8BA27A9) from and run it as Admin. The installer said installation was successful. I manually checked the C:WINDOWSsystem32MacromedFlash folder and found NPSWF32.dll and FlashUtil10hPlugin.exe added there. I then checked the Opera plugin folder c:Program FilesOperaprogramplugins only to discover there was no NPSWF32.dll there.

Previous versions of Flash player always installed that file in the Opera plugin folder because otherwise it won't work.3) Started Opera, went to the adobe.com Flash test page. It didn't work. Flash is not installed, Flash video doesn't work and NPSWF32.dll does not show up in Opera's plugin list.In short: Flash installer installs to the system32Macromed folder, but not to the browser plugin folder. Is this a bug?

Thanks for helping. My situation is similar (same 32 bit OS).

However, in my case Flash 10.1 says it installs but there is no application to delete and no relevant files in the C:WINDOWSsystem32MacromedFlash folder. Neither can I install version 10.1 for Internet Explorer 8.The old version of Flash is deleted by attempting to install 10.1.

I can reinstall the previous Flash 10.0.45.2 plugin but am not allowed to reinstall IE8 version 10.0.45.2. I am informed that a new version is available which is not much use to me since I can't install the thing.Since this has happened on four systems, I guess that there is something seriously amiss with the new Flash 10.1 and it won't be long before a very large number of users have completely lost their Flash functionality.Updates of Flash player usually proceed without a hitch so it is a great surprise to have these problems with 10.1.

Thank you, I will try that next. I don't think it will work though, since earlier Flash versions have also installed a NPSWF32FlashUtil.exe into the Opera plugin folder, in addition to the dll, and now I have no file with a name like that on the system, not even in System32Macromed folder where the dll is. I think this has to be some kind of a bug in the Flash plugin installer.I have a FlashInstall.log file created by the installer that contains some info on the installation. I can post that here later if it would be helpful. FDF2ndltn,Did you get a final answer to your problem. As a novice, I can only offer what my system shows, and so far I get confirmation animation from the Adobe Flash and Shockwave test pages.

From what I'm seeing on several other forums, Opera no longer stores NPSWF32.dll (Flash) and np32dsw.dll (Shockwave for Director) plug-ins in the Opera Plug-ins folder like before. Instead they are loaded in Windowssystem32Macro med and Windowssystem32AdobeDirector files. I'm sure this is why system security is so important to Adobe. Flash player 10.0.45.2 installs like a dream.

Flash player 10.1.53.64 installation is a nightmare. I don't know if Flash 10.1.53.64 works because until the installer works properly, I won't be able to find out.It is not for the user to sort out the inadequacies and deficiencies of Adobe's software. As it is, Adobe caused me several hours work to properly restore my three machines to their previous state. You are just not prepared for a firm with the status of Adobe to release something as poor as this. I will be more circumspect next time.If Adobe wants me to be able to view the content created by its paying customers at great expense, then it should fix Flash player ASAP.

It might seem churlish to complain about free software. However, unless there are free players or readers, there is no point in buying the Flash and Acrobat creation software since there will be no one able to view or read the output.Adobe is historically very slow to produce fixes for its players and readers. The ubiquity of its formats means that users of its highly vulnerable players and readers are at grave risk of successful attack by criminals. Adobe has a responsibility, a duty of care, for the online safety of those who view the output of its highly priced products. One could be forgiven for thinking that Adobe is not particularly bothered about the well-being of its users. Weakteaforme,I got a pretty nice solution that at least makes Flash player work again: copying NPSWF32.dll manually to the Opera plugin folder. But I don't know why the installer for Flash no longer does that.If I understood you right, then Opera on your system can find NPSWF32.dll from the System32MacromedFlash folder?

On the two systems I installed Flash 10.1 on Opera can't find it there. Something has to be different on your system and mine I guess. But is the difference in the Flash installer or somewhere else, I can't say.I definitely have plugins enabled in Opera, and Flash does work on youtube and other sites but it requires manually copying the dll to the Opera plugin folder. Both NPSWF32.dll and FlashUtil10hPlugin.exe in C:Program FilesOpera75Plugins but removed from C:WINDOWSsystem32MacromedFlashEach time I tried something different, I closed Opera and restarted it, and tested by going to to look for the version number and to one of the settings mangaer panels at (always trying reloading the pages each time I had a new configuration).None of this works. Flash is not functioning in Opera. If you've got any other suggestions, I'd love to see them. Otherwise, I'll head to the Opera support pages and see if there are any suggestions there.One other note: in Opera, when I go to Tools Advanced Plug-Ins, it shows C:Program FilesOpera75PluginsNPSWF32.dll as the application for swf and spl file types.

(It used to show C:WINDOWSsystem32MacromedFlashNPSWF32.dll.) This suggests that Opera knows where to looking for the software - but for some reason, it's just not working. DavidRensberger,if I was you I would seriously consider updating to Opera 10.53 if at all possible. Might work better with that version, and if not, at least it fixes many security problems that remain unfixed in 9.x versions of Opera. I've been running the Opera 10.x builds since they came out and I haven't had even a single crash of the browser. And i had a few crashing problems with Opera 9.x versions. So 10.5 is stable enough for me and maybe for you, too.But if after updating Opera to 10.53 Flash player still refuses to work, then I'm out of ideas.

For me, just copying the dll file to the plugin folder did the trick. Although that is not optimal and I would want Opera and Flash to work with each other without having to manually copy files around. Weakteaforme wrote. Proceed with caution when using registry cleaners.Indeed - I second that! Make sure you have a full registry backup or System Restore Point before trying out such a thing.Two other remarks on your post. Shockwave Player does not need to be uninstalled/reinstalled together with Flash Player; they are quite separate items;. Uninstalling Flash Player is best done with the downloadable uninstaller from; note that a new uninstaller is provided for each new Flash Player version.P.S.

Executable installers can also be downloaded directly from Adobe at. I should have mentioned that even though Flash and Shockwave are independent from each other, I prefer to update both at the same time with Flash being the primary reason for update. I don't use Shockwave, at least I don't think I do, as much as Flash.

They unfortunately are never released together, so I update Shockwave when a new version of Flash is released. I've always used Adobe's current Flash uninstaller, and the uninstaller Shockwave provides with its install. I've been a fan of 'Filehippo' for almost all of my downloads for about seven years now.

It doesn't have no where near the amount of software as MajorGeeks; Download.CNET; Softpedia; or Softonic, it's just personal preference. Plus, I like the at-a-glance homepage which displays almost every program I use.

I consider it the unofficial download site for CCleaner. Weakteaforme,I never install Shockwave as I don't use it.

Earlier I used to install the Flash ActiveX for IE, but then stopped using installing it. I don't have any Flash-blockers or anything like that, and Plugins are enabled in Opera.Which folder the installer file is downloaded to should not matter - if it does, the installer is broken. But I tried uninstalling Flash, and downloading the installer to my desktop and running it from there.

Still the same result: Flash dll is created only in the System32MacromedFlash folder and Opera does not find it.User accounts should not be the problem here, because Opera does not find Flash with any user, not admin and not others. I have many restricted user accounts, one for every family member, and one admin account.

Previous Flash versions installed fine and copied the dll into the Opera plugin folder.I have not tried installing the IE Flash ActiveX, but maybe I will try that next. It feels so weird that your Opera finds the Flash in the System32 folder but mine does not. Are you using the same Opera version as me? I have 10.53.Thank you for the install logs!

I'll take a look at them after work tomorrow and compare to mine. Maybe we can get this sorted out. FDF2ndltn,I am indeed using Opera's latest, 10.53, and Flash's latest, 10.1.53.64 (IE & non-IE).

Weakteaforme,ok, so we have the same Opera version. Then it can't be the browser version causing my troubles. I'm having this issue with Opera not finding Flash from the System32MacromedFlash folder on two different computers now, so it's not isolated to one system. So far, the only way to get Flash working again with Opera is to copy the dll to Opera's plugin folder. I have checked Opera preferences for Flash filetypes, the problem is not there. The problem is just that Opera can't find the Flash dll if it's in the System32 directory instead of Opera's Program Files directory.I don't use any Java Runtimes at all, never did. I don't need them so I never install them, since I would have to be updating them all the time because of the security problems.

I do have various.NET framework versions installed on both these comps, but Flash shouldn't need them for anything.I don't think it's a registry permissions problem. On both these systems Admins have access to everything the installer should need, including HKEYLocalMachineSoftwareMacromediaFlashPlayerPlugin, and the registry permissions look similar to yours.Rebooting between uninstalls and installs also does not help.

For some reason, Opera just doesn't find the Flash dll unless it's copied in the Opera plugin folder under Program Files.One question about your Opera settings. Opera has a setting called 'Plugin Path' in opera6.ini file. You can view it by opening the opera6.ini file in Notepad or by looking at Opera:config within the browser: opera:config#UserPrefs PluginPathWhat does that setting say on your system? You can also check if Help-About Opera shows any plugin paths.

On my systems, there's only C:Program FilesOperaprogramplugins as the plugin path. I've been following this thread, and I just wanted to say that, following FDF2ndltn's suggestion, I checked opera:config#UserPrefs PluginPath. It lists two plug-in paths: C:Program FilesOpera75Plugins and C:Program FilesOpera75ProgramPlugins.

I had only dropped NPSWF32.dll into the first of these, so I copied it into the second one as well. I had high hopes, but when I closed Opera and restarted it. Still no Flash. I'm still on Opera 9, though, so I will need to upgrade to the current 10 and see if that helps. DavidRensberger,I've been reading your comments about Opera as well.

I have to admit, I don't remember seeing 'C:Program FilesOpera75Plugins,' specifically, 'Opera75.' I read that you're still using v9.64. I also waited to update Opera. Their current version, 10.53, seems to be working along with Flash's current version 10.1.53.64 (IE & non-IE), at least on my system.I can only suggest updating Flash the way I did, with the exception of the Registry cleaners, unless you use them.

Read my comments, and double check the items I made reference to, like the hidden extensions for known file types, and any program that could possibly kill Flash in your browser. I've been checking my settings, surfing for answers, but unfortunately, there is no one right answer for everyone. We all have different settings and programs, but I'm willing to check anything on my system, provided I know how, to help you and anyone else for that matter.

I'm methodical when it comes to updating. If it takes me 30 steps, I start at 1 and work my way up to 30. Step by step. Get what you can from all the comments and take the plunge and see how it works out. FDF2ndltn,After browsing Opera's Help files, they mentioned something I had not thought of, extensions for known file types hidden by default. Opera sometimes can't find dll's because they are hidden by default. On your desktop, go to Control Panel, then Folder Options, then View.

Do you have 'Hide extensions for known file types' checked? If so uncheck it and apply. I don't know if this has an effect on how Opera is installed or finds dll's.

May need reboot, I don't know. Maybe this why your Opera can't find the Flash dll's.I've always left this unchecked for security purposes.

To be specific, I want to see all file extensions so I'll know what type of file I'm dealing with-emails especially. If this block is checked and someone sends you an 'exe' file, you won't know it. Opera suggested it to help the browser find the right plugins for various programs.

My flash seems to be working now, but previous versions have faltered in the past (error messages/browser shutdowns) after I've stressed it out on You Tube and other vid sites, so I'm not guaranteeing a fix. My minuscule RAM, anti-virus, and firewall probably also contributed to my past problems.I'm not sure if this helps or not, but I installed the latest version of Flash, 10.1.53.64, (both IE and None-IE) and Shockwave Player, 11.5.7.609, last night in both IE7 and Opera 10.53, and verified current versions of all three using IE7 and Opera on two different Adobe test pages. Wibble98765,I just installed Opera's latest version 10.54. This was a security leak stopper from what I'm reading. Both my Flash and Shockwave are still working and passing the animation/version test pages at Adobe. I have not upgrading to IE8 yet, and I don't use Chrome or Firefox, but my IE7 and Opera 10.54 do work.If you've read my comments, you can see I use Registry cleaners because I want absolutely no trace of the previous versions of Flash and Shockwave on my system after running uninstalls.

Citizens rule book pdf. I check to make sure both folders in System 32Macromed and System 32Adobe are empty. You don't have to use these types of cleaners to ensure both folders are empty. Remember, I don't use any other Adobe product, so my Adobe folder does get emptied. My Registry cleaners do find items to delete, and I do delete them.

I can't say if this is what's blocking/affecting your installs.I can't make suggestions for Chrome or Firefox. I will say, and from what I've read, there are a number of Ad/Flash killers, and Pop-up blockers available for all browsers. Programs like these can stop Flash from working.

Java script, IE security settings, and blocking third party browser extensions in IE can have some effect on Flash. My IE7 security level is 'Medium-High' and I do enable third party browser extensions under Internet Options Security and Advanced settings. I can only suggest to try and update your Windows system as I did for both IE and non-IE Flash.

I have not had to do any workarounds, this current Flash version updated right the first time. I was able to solve my problem with Flash and Opera. It looks like this is a bug in Opera, not Flash, or if not a bug, very unexpected feature at least.If you have a modified Opera plugin-ignore.ini file, somehow Opera will refuse to load the Flash NPSWF32.dll from System32MacromedFlash directory even when NPSWF32.dll is not listed in the plugin-ignore file.

Reinstalling Opera will overwrite any modified plugin-ignore file with a clean one, and then Opera can find Flash again from the System32 directory. Very strange and I would have never figured this out without reading Opera forums where someone discovered it. I had modified my Opera plugin-ignore files on both these comps to prevent loading a plugin that made Opera unstable. FDF2ndltn,Truth be told, I never knew some of these files existed in my Opera folder. Your plugin-ignore.ini looks like the default file that Opera always installs. It has not been modified.

That must be one reason why Flash works on Opera for you without trouble. Now, it works for me too, after replacing the modified plugin-ignore.ini with an unmodified version. Most people would not have the Opera plugin-ignore file modified. I don't think it's ever modified except by new versions of Opera maybe, which wouldn't cause problems, or the users manually modifying the file like I did to block some annoying plugin from loading.

Having multiple browsers wouldn't affect the file.I guess for people who can't get Flash to work with Opera and don't have modified plugin-ignore files the cause of the problem must be something else, like permissions for files or registry keys Flash needs to access being wrong. I just breathe a sigh of relief that I got Opera and Flash working together again and it was such a simple solution in the end.