Internet Explorer user an ActiveX version, other browers use a Plugin version. With Flash (FlashPlayer), on a 64-bit OS with both 32-bit and 64-bit browsers (Firefox through currently released versions are all 32-bit there are instructions in the Shockwave Player link below to determine if you have 32-bit or 64-bit or both versions of IE installed), you must have both bit versions available/installed. the whole process should not take long if you have the installers saved to your hard drive and you keep track of what you are installing/uninstalling.once your are satisfied which is not working, make notes, re-install the item you removed from your system and start with the first step again.here is a Shockwave (aka Director) game (jigsaw puzzle) you can try ->.go to and try to play any video (Flash, aka Shockwave Flash).see what works and what does not work on all browsers and make note of what is not working.followed by checking against your lists in the previous step.uninstall one item at a time from your system.Shockwave (few videos in this format but some games will not play and similar videos) ->.Flash (plays and similar videos and some games) ->. go to the Adobe pages for verifying your installation(s).You can also see your enabled plugins for Firefox (and some other browsers) here -> make a list of the related Adobe/Macromedia items on your system and their locations also list all browser plugins for all browsers before you begin.As for Windows 7, the directory/folder structure is different, I do not/will never use Windows 7 or beyond and am not familiar with the file structure, except that items in "WOW64" paths are generally 64-bit and items in "(x86)" paths are generally 32-bit. If you are unwilling to do the following, then you will be forever confused. To verify what I said and everyone else who has responded in thread supports. Here is a brief explanation of the differences in Shockwave Player (aka Director) and Shockwave Flash (aka Flash, Adobe Flash, FlashPlayer, etc.) -> ''Ĭonfusion over Flash (aka Shockwave Flash) and Shockwave Player (aka Director) is not new and is caused by Adobe's naming convention for the 2 distinct products. ''EDITED:'' ''This is a simpler and more accurate explanation of what happens when I download and and install those two Adobe plugins than the first description which I attempted. If you download and install the Adobe Shockwave Player, then it will be reported by the Firefox 13.0.1 Tools > Add-ons > Plugins feature as ''Shockwave for Director'' (although there is no such plug-in available from Adobe by that name). If you download and install the Adobe Flash Player, then it will be reported by the Firefox 13.0.1 Tools > Add-ons > Plugins feature as ''Shockwave Flash'' (although actually there is no such plug-in available from Adobe by that name). There is one button for each on the main Adobe downloads page () There are separate download pages on the Adobe website for Adobe Flash Player and for Adobe Shockwave Player, respectively. You can disable them in Firefox but not uninstall them with Firefox.ĮDITED: This is a simpler and more accurate explanation of what happens when I download and and install those two Adobe plugins than the first description which I attempted. They can be uninstalled by using this feature of Windows 7. The Adobe Flash Player and the Adobe Shockwave Player are shown respectively by those names on the Windows 7 Control Panel > Programs and Features list. If you download and install the Adobe Shockwave Player, then it will be reported by the Firefox 13.0.1 Tools > Add-ons > Plugins feature as Shockwave for Director (although there is no such plug-in available from Adobe by that name). If you download and install the Adobe Flash Player, then it will be reported by the Firefox 13.0.1 Tools > Add-ons > Plugins feature as Shockwave Flash (although actually there is no such plug-in available from Adobe by that name). There is one button for each on the main Adobe downloads page ( )
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