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Originally Posted by RickyMaveety
Well .... I think (maybe) that I found the problem. The flash player installer doesn't allow you to save to disk and then install ... it just installs to a specific location, and that's that. The thing that is odd is that the program doesn't install to the usual program site. It installs (apparently by default) to C:\Documents and Settings\[User Name]\Application Data\Macromedia\Flash Player\ http://www.macromedia.com\bin\digita...ditions1x5.exe |
It didn't do that here. My copy installed to H:\Documents and Settings\Dennis McCunney\Application Data\Macromedia\Flash Player\
www.macromedia.com\bin\digitaleditions1x5.
H: is my XP drive. I multi-boot, with Win2K Pro and WinXP Pro in the mix, and Linux about to be added.
The shortcut appeared on my desktop, and I right-clicked, selected Properties, then clicked Find Target to open the containing folder. the actual program is a 9,726KB executable, and is self-contained. I could copy it to another drive and run it, and it came up fine.
Adobe's installed is a flash based annoyance. It
should let you download the installation file and install later. It should also give you control over where it gets installed. Ah, well. It's not the first time Adobe has ignored existing standards and conventions and done things their way.
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Dennis