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I was wondering if you could tell me how to install flash player on my Mac OS X? I don’t think I have the recommended drivers for my computer. Can you help?
Install Adobe Flash Player for Mac OSX
About Adobe Flash Player
Adobe launched the latest release of Flash Player - version 10 - in October, 2008. Adobe Flash Player 10 is compatible with Mac, Windows and Linux operating systems, with talk of a program for Solaris available within the year. To determine which version of Adobe Flash Player you have on your system you can follow this link to the Adobe test page.
System Requirements
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There aren't specific drivers that you need to run Adobe Flash Player and the program should contain everything that it needs to run on your computer providing your system meets some requirements. To run Flash Player 10 your Mac needs to meet the following levels.
- Processor: PowerPC G3 500MHz/1.8GHz or Intel Core Duo 1.33GHz or faster
- 128 MB - 256 MB RAM
Flash Player on Older Operating Systems
There is a note on the Flash Player Troubleshooting site that says "starting with the Adobe Flash Player 10 release, new versions of Flash Player are no longer available for Macintosh OSX 10.1-10.3 operating systems" because the developments of the Flash program are no longer supportable by older operating systems. If this is your situation, there is a technical note issued by Adobe available here that details how you can run Flash Player 9 on an unsupported machine.
Troubleshooting Flash Player OSX Installation
If you are running an OSX operating system later than 10.3, you can follow the steps below to troubleshoot your installation. Between each step you should visit the Adobe test page to check if the changes have taken effect and Flash Player has successfully installed.
- Make sure that you have the most recent Flash Player - 10.0.12.36. If you are working with an older version, you can get the latest download from the Adobe Flash Player Download Center.
- The next step is to remove any Flash Player installations. Flash Player doesn't work well if there are existing versions or unnecessary files on your computer. To remove Flash Player download and run the Adobe Uninstaller. Once you are finished with the uninstall you can get a fresh download of the latest release from the link in step 1.
- If a clean installation doesn't get Flash Player up and running, you might need to update your web browser. It is a good idea to keep all your software up to date so that your system runs at its optimal level but sometimes we don't notice that there are updates available until something stops working. Visit the website for your browser - such as Firefox or Internet Explorer - and download the latest version.
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Kate Dubensky | January 16th, 2009
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I was wondering: What's the default install location of Flash Player? (on a Mac) & how do I make my settings file read-only?