Donk, I just heard from the Adobe Flash Player forum as follows and you were right, it just was so invisible:
Again! This problem comes up about once a week. I have asked the developers to change that terrible color scheme on the installation panel, but so far they have not gotten around to it... There is a little checkbox on the left of 'I have read and agree...' that must be checked before the INSTALL button becomes active: Now we all know. Thank you so much, Donk. You are a blessing. I'll be writing some of my other problems, probably tomorrow. Holly On Tue, Nov 16, 2010 at 9:10 PM, Holly <[email protected]> wrote: > No, there isn't any box, just a link to read the agreement and that takes > me to a pdf list of license agreements and the first time I opened the > Adobe Flash Player file, I looked for an okay button but there wasn't one > there. I just went back and to try it again, and now the pdf doesn't even > come up. It stalls and says Stopped at the bottom. > > I know we can't send screenshots here but I think I've described it pretty > well. > > Holly > > > > On Tue, Nov 16, 2010 at 8:52 PM, Donk <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi Holly, I know this sounds simple, but when the installer screen >> appears, the "install" button is grayed out until you put a check in the >> box to agree to the terms of the license agreement? >> >> Good luck, >> Donk >> >> >> On 11/16/2010 6:36 PM, Holly wrote: >> > Thanks so much for responding, Donk. >> > >> > No, I did all that already and it doesn't block the download of the file >> and >> > even so I closed it and tried downloading a fresh copy just in case. >> The >> > insecure comment was from Secunia Personal Software Inspector. It tells >> me >> > when programs are insecure, end of life or patched among other things. >> > >> > Anyway, the problem lies when I try to execute the download. Everything >> > goes okay until the Adobe Flash Player Installer opens and the Install >> > button isn't accessible. The Read "whatever" and the Quit button are >> > active. I've been through everything I can find everywhere and at one >> point >> > they say do a manual install but when I go that road the Adobe FP >> Installer >> > still opens to the same result. >> > >> > I'm Flash-Player-less right now and can't access a bunch of stuff I use >> > regularly. >> > >> > Any further ideas? >> > >> > Holly >> > >> > On Tue, Nov 16, 2010 at 5:27 PM, Donk<[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> >> Hi - When an error says a program is "insecure" it usually means that >> >> your Anti-Virus app is blocking it's installation - just in case it >> >> might be a virus. >> >> So, I think your AV program is what is keeping you from installing >> Flash >> >> player. On their download page Adobe specifically says that you'll >> have >> >> to temporarily disable your AV apps when installing Flash player. >> >> Here's a link to their download page: >> >> http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/ >> >> >> >> So, I'm not sure what AV program you have running? There should be a >> >> little icon for it on the bottom right of the Taskbar. Double click it >> >> to open the program and look for an option to disable protection. >> Then, >> >> after you install Flash Player go back and re-enable the AV app. >> >> >> >> Good luck, >> >> Donk >> >> >> >> >> >> On 11/15/2010 8:54 PM, Holly wrote: >> >>> Hi, folks, >> >>> >> >>> I have a number of problems but the latest and most debillitating is >> that >> >> I >> >>> can't install Adobe Flash Player. It came up as being insecure so I >> >>> followed instructions and uninstalled the ones I had on my computer. >> It >> >>> took a bunch of tries and a special program Adobe offered to be sure >> it >> >> was >> >>> uninstalled. Prior to do >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> No virus found in this incoming message. >> >>> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> >>> Version: 8.5.426 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3253 - Release Date: >> 11/12/10 >> >> 10:40:00 >> >> >> >> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------ >> >> >> >> If you have any questions or problems with any aspect of this site, >> please >> >> feel free to contact me directly [email protected] Please do not >> post >> >> personal issues directly to the group. >> >> >> >> To unsubscribe from this list, send an email to >> >> [email protected] >> >> >> >> Thank you for using A-1 Computer TechYahoo! 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