Flash Player Confusion

[Ruin]

Sorry for any real noob questions but I just dont get it and noone else to ask about it.

1) How can you tell what flash player or version ur computer is using? I have QuickTime player, and some Adobe reader8 which isnt anything to do with this i think. So am I right that QuickTime is my flash player?

2) Should I be using Adobe flash player that everyone is updating from BG? If so should I be deleting Quicktime as well?

[siknoz]

Just click the link and install it -.-

http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download ... kwaveFlash

End of problem.

And no, quicktime is not the same, but you should keep ALL of your apps up to date on patches.

[Ruin]

Ok I downloaded it, clicked the thing on my desktop, said it installed.... But where is it? I dont see the program anywhere or see it through using search.

[siknoz]

You wont...unless you get the standalone player. Otherwise it installs itself as a plugin and only uses it when requested by an app.

[cdgreg]

http://kb.adobe.com/selfservice/viewCon ... d=tn_15507

you'll need to allow scripts on that page for the test.

[Ruin]

http://kb.adobe.com/selfservice/viewContent.do?externalId=tn_15507

you'll need to allow scripts on that page for the test.

What test are you talkin about?

[Rasantath]

if you use firefox, type this into your the address bar:
about:plugins

then look for Shockwave Flash
under that it will have the version, such as: Shockwave Flash 9.0 r124
(if its 124, thats up to date)

a quicker way is to check here:
http://blog.ffxiah.com/?p=38

quicktime is from apple. a totally different thing. it is used to play movies.
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/

[6souls]

if you use firefox, type this into your the address bar:
aboutlugins

then look for Shockwave Flash
under that it will have the version, such as: Shockwave Flash 9.0 r124
(if its 124, thats up to date)

actually, the latest version is 10.0 b218.

Flash 10.0 b218 for IE

Flash 10.0 b218 for Firefox

[malak]

actually, the latest version is 10.0 b218.

Flash 10.0 b218 for IE

Flash 10.0 b218 for Firefox

That's a beta version. You really shouldn't update with beta versions, but whatever floats your boat.

So he was right, the current /full/ version of Flash is 9.0 r124.