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Adobe Flash Player Remove old Versions of

You can have a problem with an old version of Adobe Flash player which conflicts with the most recent version.

Many programs remove the older version of it’s self when an update or a newer release is installed. This not true of the Adobe Flash Player.

The good news is that Adobe provides two tools you can use to clean out the old programs and to be sure you have the newest version of the Flash player installed.

The Flash player “Test” page at:- [] And the Adobe Flash Player uninstaller []

1.Here are the procedures for checking the version number of the Adobe Flash player currently installed on your computer. 2.Removing old versions that may cause a conflict. 3.Reinstalling the most recent versions.

First go to the “Test” page at:- []

As soon as the Test Web page opens the version number installed on your computer is displayed in the “Version Information” box. The most recent and most secure version of Adobe Flash player for each type of browser supported will be displayed in the table in the middle of the page.

Please Note: If you have more than one browser installed on your computer you will need to visit the “Test” page with each program. For example there may be a different version installed on Firefox than there is in Internet Explorer.

If the version number in the “Version Information” box matches the version number for each type of browser on your computer congratulations, you are up to date! If you are not experiencing any problems and the Flash player seems to be working you could stop here.

However, to avoid possible future conflicts and to patch the security flaws present in the older versions Adobe recommends removing the older players and reinstalling the newest version available.

Before running the Flash Player uninstaller it is recommend using a program to identify the older versions that are installed on your system, before and after the uninstall procedure. This step is optional. However if you trust Adobe to get things right the first time this article would not be written Ideally the Secunia Software Inspector program should be downloaded and run:-. [] The program will help you keep all of the programs on your computer up to date.

To uninstall all of the Flash players on your system download the uninstall program with this link:- [] and follow the directions.  