I downloaded Flash 9, but every time I try to view graphics/video it say I need to download it.Whats the deal?

Answer 1

Downloading is one thing....did you pick run or save? Check your desktop for the folder, or programs. Find out where it is located. Installation is different from downloading so make sure it is installed. Also, you should make sure you un-install the other flash player you have. Do this: Go into control panel. Add/remove programs. Look for old flash player and remove it. Install new one, or if it is already installed then un-install it and go back and re-install it. this should work. Also make sure that your pc meets the requirements of running this program software.





System requirements for Flash Player 9 are available on Adobe.com. The following are the system requirements for additional platforms supported by the Flash Player 9 Update beta.

Windows Vista
The following are the system requirements for additional platforms supported by the Flash Player 9 Update Windows Vista beta.

Hardware—Adobe has tested the Adobe Flash Player 9 Update beta for Windows Vista extensively on the following minimum hardware configurations:

Modern Processor (at least 800 MHz)
512MB of RAM
GPU - DirectX 9 Capable (WDDM Driver Support recommended)
Graphics Memory (128MB)
Operating systems and browsers—Flash Player 9 beta for Windows Vista is supported on the following operating systems and browsers:

Microsoft Internet Explorer 7
Firefox 1.5.x
Mozilla 1.x
Netscape 7.x or later
AOL 9
Opera 7.11 or later
Linux
The following are the system requirements for additional platforms supported by the Flash Player 9 Update Linux beta.

Hardware—Adobe has tested the Flash Player 9 Update beta for Linux extensively on the following minimum hardware configurations:

Modern Processor (at least 800 MHz)
512MB of RAM
Alsa Sound Architecture (OSS/ESD will not play audio; audio will silently fail.)
Graphics Memory (128MB)
Operating systems and browsers—Flash Player 9 Update beta for Linux is supported on the following operating systems and browsers:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, Update 8
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, Update 4 (AS/ES/WS)
SUSE Linux 9.x or 10.1
Firefox 1.5.0.7
Mozilla Seamonkey 1.0.5
Note: Webcam support for Vista or Linux is not yet as broad as current Windows and Macintosh platforms. It is possible that webcams may not be recognized by the Vista operating system but may be available to 3rd party applications (such as Flash Player). For Linux, we have tested several webcams successfully under the spca5xx and gspca Linux drivers.

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Release Notes
These release notes document known issues related to the beta versions of Flash Player 9 Update. To learn more about the new features in Flash Player 9, read Introducing Flash Player 9 within the Developer Center.

Known Issues—Windows
The standalone player cannot self-register SWF and FLV file associations under Vista without administrator privileges. Workaround: Users should launch SAFlashPlayer.exe once with administrator privileges by right-clicking on the EXE and selecting “Run as administrator” so it can correctly set the registry properties. (183319)
Known Issues—Linux
Full-screen mode and complete SSL are not available for Beta 1. (SSL support is currently available in the Linux Plugin but not the Linux Standalone Player). These features will be implemented for the final release.
Artifacts may appear when video initially plays.
System fonts may appear differently between Linux distributions. Formatting issues may result.
The plugin does not currently work in Opera browsers. We are working with Opera on this issue.
Express Install is an unsupported feature due to the variety of Linux platforms, each handling the Adobe Flash Player plug-in installation in different ways.
Acrobat Connect Add-In installation is not working at this time. (188318)
AMF3 connections do not work over RTMP. (186958)
Right clicking outside of flash player while the context menu is displayed doesn't make the context menu disappear. Workaround: Left-click to turn off the context menu. (187957)
IME is not available (no international text input). (184489)
The Standalone Player is available in English only. (184237)
See the complete Flash Player 9 Release Notes ›
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Answer 2

go to the site and go to support to see how to uninstall and then reinstall it probably got messed up using a registry cleaner or one of those kind of fix-it type programs