Where is stored IE6 Flash plugin? [plugins folder] [documents and settings]

admin / October 10th, 2010/ Posted in Software / No Comments »

Q: Where would the Flash plugin for IE6 be saved? I try to update. When I run flashplayer7installer.exe, finds and updates on its own Netscape, but IE does automatically find ANC when I was about to IE , it still says can not find .

I have a “C: Documents Application Data and Settings man Macromedia Flash Player “but there are no files or any of its subfolders stored.
It not in “C: Application Data Microsoft Internet Explorer man”
or “C: Program Files Internet Explorer Plugins (only 3 have a QT, PDF and NPDocBox. (?)). Dll


Re:Oops, take that back.

The actual ocx files are in C:\WINDOWS\system32\Macromed\Flash.


Re:Originally posted by: guy
Try c:\winnt\Downloaded Program Files. ActiveX objects are stored there.

Try going to this page (http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/triggerpages_mmcom/flash.html) if you want to update the ActiveX control.
I do have a Shockwave Flash Object there, but it's only 4KB (Netscape's is 808KB). Is that all?


Re:Try c:\winnt\Downloaded Program Files. ActiveX objects are stored there.

Try going to this page (http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/triggerpages_mmcom/flash.html) if you want to update the ActiveX control.


Re:Thing is, Flash is already installed in IE somewhere since Flash content and the Flash test page works, but I want/need to know where. Again, the Flash update file doesn't find it installed for IE.

Re:for me:
C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\PLUGINS\NPSWF32.dll

edit: you should be able to copy it from the netscape to the IE I think.


Re:its like an activeX thing isnt it?

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