I'm not a newbie, but I can't download Flash Player. Have I accidentally changed a security setting somewhere

Question

I have used Flash since when it was Macromedia. But over the last couple of weeks, it won't let me download it. It recently used to work but I would have to re-load it every time I wanted it. But now it won't let me do anything. Please help. Thanks.

Answer 1

It's most likely your firewall that is blocking it. As for reloading, you don't do that. Once you have "Macromedia Flash Player" installed, it is hooked into Internet Explorer. When you visit a site and the site uses "Flash Player", Internet Explorer will download what are known as "Plug Ins". These small programs use Flash Player to deliver the animation etc. The way around it, is to lower your Firewall settings (your firewall will have to "Accept Session Cookies", "Allow Pop-Ups" and "Allow Scripts") when you visit a site that you trust and "Macromedia Flash" should run as normal. However you must remember to put your firewall settings back afterwards.

Another solution is to go into the "Programs" section of your "Firewall's" Settings. Scroll down to Macromedia and / or Flash Player and make the settings allow Internet Access but do NOT allow these programs to Act as a Server. Make sure the programs are allowed to use "Scripts" (Java, CSS etc.)