Course Introduction

Instructions for Internet Explorer or AOL (using ActiveX Control)

Instructions for Firefox, Mozilla, Netscape, CompuServe, or Opera

1. Quit your browser before installing the new ActiveX control.

2. Remove any old versions of the ActiveX control. See Removing Adobe Flash Player (see below) for detailed information that applies to removing both old and new versions of the Flash Player ActiveX control.

3. Copy the "Install Flash Player 9 ActiveX.msi" file in the Flash Player folder on this disk to your desktop, and double-click on the icon to begin installation.

4. Open the browser. Flash Player 9 should be installed and working. Then, the uninstall and install programs that you have copied can be discarded in the Recycling Bin.

1. Quit your browser before installing the new plug-in.

2. Remove any old versions of Flash Player. See Removing Adobe Flash Player (see below) for detailed information that applies to removing both old and new versions of the plug-in.

3. Copy the the "Install Flash Player 9 ActiveX.msi" file in the Flash Player folder to your desktop, and double-click on the icon to begin installation.

4. Open the browser. Flash Player 9 should be installed and working. To verify on Netscape, choose Help > About Plug-ins from the browser's menu. Then, the uninstall and install programs that you have copied can be discarded in the Recycling Bin.

Due to recent enhancements to the Adobe Flash Player installers, you can now remove the player only by using the Adobe Flash Player uninstaller. To remove Flash Player, simply download and run the appropriate uninstaller for your system using the steps below:

1. Copy the Adobe Flash Player uninstaller for Windows ("uninstall_flash_player.exe" [204 KB]) to your computer's desktop.

2. Quit all running applications, including all Internet Explorer or other browser windows, AOL Instant Messenger, Yahoo Messenger, MSN Messenger, or other Messengers. Check the Windows system tray carefully to make certain no applications are still in memory which might possibly use Flash Player.

3. Double-click on the uninstaller icon to run it. This will remove Adobe Flash Player from all browsers on the system. Again, the uninstaller cannot remove files currently in use. If you have any instances of the player open in your web browsers, instant messaging clients, stand-alone SWFs, or projectors, then the uninstaller will complete but some files may not be deleted. If this occurs, then close all of your applications and run the uninstaller again to ensure that all files are removed.

Note: Internet Explorer users may have to reboot to clear all uninstalled Flash Player ActiveX control files. If you're not certain, select the "Show Details" button in the Flash Player uninstaller. If there are any log lines that begin with "Delete on Reboot..." then you'll need to reboot BEFORE running the Flash Player installer again.