They need updating because of exploits used against users of their older versions.
-----Original Message----- From: bob jutzi [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, December 09, 2011 2:22 PM To: Katherine Moss Subject: Re: updating adobe flash player Just curious. Why the heck does Adobe Flash Player or Acrobat Reader even need updated? I have Acrobat Reader turned off. On 12/9/2011 1:15 PM, Katherine Moss wrote: > Don't forget too that for $9 per year, you can get the Ninite Updater which > will take care of all of the programs that you might have on your computer > which it supports and it runs all of the time checking for updates. That's > what I use on here and I have never had any annoying update messages either. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Kevin Huber [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Friday, December 09, 2011 1:04 PM > To: gw-info > Subject: Re: updating adobe flash player > > Hi: > A while back, a list member sent a message about Ninite installers. > These are little pieces of software that you install on your system and they > will automatically go and get the latest update of a specific package. For > instance, I downloaded and installed the Adobe Flash Ninite and I have had no > more messages asking me to install the latest update for Adobe Flash player. > The following instructions are quoted from that message. > Go to > www.ninite.com > and find flash and flash ie. Check the checkboxes for both if you use > Firefox and Internet Explorer. If you only use IE just check the box for > Flash IE. Go to the get installer button and download your installer. Save > it to your computer and you'll be able to run it every time Flash needs to be > updated. Ninite installers get rid of the questions and always answer no to > any add-ons that are sometimes included with software. This is also a great > solution for Java and Winamp and many other programs. Good luck. > > On 12/8/11, chris hallsworth<[email protected]> wrote: >> Try www.updateflash.org. >> >> >> Christopher H >> >> On 08/12/2011 17:55, Lou Burton wrote: >>> Every now and then i get a notice that says that there is a new >>> updage for adobe flash player, but for the life of me I can't get it to do >>> it. >>> I look around the screen and I see buttons that say, "q", and "i", >>> but nothing seems to make it finish. >>> >>> Any methods yall know for over coming this? >>> >>> Thanks much, Lou >>> If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original >>> sender only. If your reply would benefit others on the list and your >>> message is related to GW Micro, then please consider sending your >>> message to [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. >>> >>> GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo. You >>> can manage your list subscription at http://www.gwmicro.com/listserv. >>> >>> >> If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original >> sender only. If your reply would benefit others on the list and your >> message is related to GW Micro, then please consider sending your >> message to [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. >> >> GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo. You >> can manage your list subscription at http://www.gwmicro.com/listserv. >> >> > If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original sender > only. If your reply would benefit others on the list and your message is > related to GW Micro, then please consider sending your message to > [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. > > GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo. You can > manage your list subscription at http://www.gwmicro.com/listserv. > > > If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original sender > only. If your reply would benefit others on the list and your message is > related to GW Micro, then please consider sending your message to > [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. > > GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo. You can > manage your list subscription at http://www.gwmicro.com/listserv. > > If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original sender only. If your reply would benefit others on the list and your message is related to GW Micro, then please consider sending your message to [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo. You can manage your list subscription at http://www.gwmicro.com/listserv.
