My XP won't let me download Adobe flash/shockwave though I have tried all suggestions. Any one able to help?

Question

I have turned off firewall, tried to follow instructions from site but get message that internet explorer won't allow download,

Answer 1

Assuming you have Active X controls enabled, and that you are in the administrator account, first check Add/Remove Programs to see if you have Adobe or Macromedia Flash installed. If yes uninstall them using the new Uninstaller provided by Adobe and reboot (some computers require a reboot to completely uninstall programs)
http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/knowledgebase/index.cfm?id=tn_14157

Then try to download the Flash player again from the following site:
http://www.adobe.com/products/flash/about/

However, it has been reported that some people are having issues downloading the full version directly from Adobe. If that is the case, you may want to try to download it as a standalone.
http://www.softwarepatch.com/internet/flash.html

Note: Flash Player is not a program per se. It is a plug-in to your web browser to allow flash content to be displayed and is required for many gaming sites.
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Afterwards check your setting in IE7. Go to Tools, Internet Options, Advanced and scroll down to the Multimedia section and ensure that the appropriate settings are indicated.

Answer 2

I don't know if this will help you but it is Shaw worth a try. Try to download the bit torrent downloading program first. this program will let you download anything at all. I'm not shaw but i think you need just to type in bit torrent.com, or bit torrent downloading program first and you should be able to find the bit torrent downloading program to your PC or laptop which ever you have, once you have this you can download anything at all without a problem and it will run for you. Let me know how you go. I will have a look for it's proper email address and send it to you if you like? Thanks, Tom.

Answer 3

I had this trouble and found a site where it asked if I wanted to remove my Adobe Flash and I answered yes and when I went back to download it again it downloaded so maybe you still have a verson left on yours, its worth a try.

Answer 4

If a yellow bar appears below the address bar near the top of the screen you have to right click it to allow the download to go ahead.

Answer 5

try getting them from here instead >

http://www.filehippo.com/download_flashplayer_ie/
http://www.filehippo.com/download_shockwave/

if that don't work.. download ccleaner off filehippo.com also

run the cleaner and issues tab.. reboot, then try installing

Answer 6

the problem is because u don't have a genuine windows xp this happens
so try installing genuine if u have one or crack the duplicate to genuine
and then c it would work