Everytime I visit a site that uses Adobe Flash, it tells me I need to update to the latest version.. I download and re-install, and it works for awhile.. But eventually it asks me to update to the latest version again.. I keep updating to the same version, there is nothing new.. Why does it keep asking me to update, when I have the latest version?
Then once you have done this, go to: control panel > Flash Player and in the flash settings, select "don't look for updates to flash". If you do this, you'll be responsible for checking for flash updates every so often yourself. You can do that be bookmarking this site: Adobe - Flash Player
If the Flash uninstaller suggested doesn't work for you. Suggest you d/l and run Secunia Personal Software Inspector (PSI) It will tell you if you have older (insecure) versions of Flash still installed (they are not routinely removed when you update). The scan results will show you the path to manually remove any and all older versions. It is possible these older versions are being detected, and are insecure in any case. Also PSI is a good idea, as you may discover you have other insecure programs.
Spookily I later formatted and reinstalled Windows 7 and IE9 and the prob never materialised. Like I said in the thread Windows never installs 100% for me .
System Manufacturer/Model Number Self built like Trigger's broom OS Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit 7600 CPU AMD FX6100 3.3 Bulldozer Black Motherboard Giga-byte GA970A-UD3 Memory 8Gb 1866Mhz running 1333 for now Graphics Card Asus GeForce GTX660 DirectCU 2 Sound Card On board Monitor(s) Displays Acer S220HQL LED backlit Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080
Keyboard Microsoft USB wired Mouse Cerulian 5 button Blue Trace wireless USB model N03JB PSU Corsair TX650 Case Unknown ATX. Been with me for years Cooling be quiet! Dark Rock Pro C1 Hard Drives WD10EURS-630AB1 1TB Internet Speed 10Gb cable Other Info 2 x internal SATA DVD-RW
Unbranded USB 2.0 expansion card in mobo USB 2.0 socket
Canon LiDE 110 USB flatbed scanner
For future reference, the following links to manual installers for Flash are hosted directly at Adobe and will always be up-to-date (which is not guaranteed for other sites):
System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom-built OS Windows 7 Professional SP1 32-bit CPU Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 2.4GHz, overclocked to 2.7GHz Motherboard Asus PL5D2 Memory 4GB DDR2-667 (4x1GB in dual-channel config) Graphics Card nVidia GeForce 9800 GT Sound Card Creative X-Fi XtremeMusic Monitor(s) Displays Acer Screen Resolution 1920x1200 (DVI)
Keyboard Standard Mouse Microsoft wireless optical mouse PSU Antec TruePower 2.0 Case Cooler Master Centurion Cooling various fans Hard Drives OCZ SSD Vertex Plus 60GB SATA (Firmware 3.55), 64MB cache
Hitachi HD321KJ SATA, 320GB, 7200rpm, 16MB cache Internet Speed DSL; ~330KB/sec down, ~110KB/sec up Other Info Have a laptop too :) (Compaq CQ60 also with Win7 Pro SP1 32-bit)
Drives in both systems:
C: - Windows 7 + apps. Pagefile is fixed size and located at the very end of the partition.
D: - various temp files/cache for Firefox and apps/games.
E: - videos, music, misc. storage, torrent downloads, etc.
If you have problems installing the Adobe Flash Player, then you might use the uninstaller program to remove the old Adobe Flash Player version and try installing the new version again afterwards.
If you use Firefox, then it uses a separate plug-in than Internet Explorer. You will need to select your OS, click Continue, and select "other browsers" to install the separate plug-in for Firefox from this link instead.
If you like, you can check your Adobe Flash settings and clear all visited websites list history at this link or from the Flash Player icon in the Windows Control Panel.