Im having problems playing/running videos from websites ie: CNN and YOUTUBE. A message is prompting me to install Active X Control. Once I click on message to install, it takes me to an Adobe website to download Flashplayer. I try to download Flashplayer but nothing happens and Im back to square 1. Im running Windows Vista Ultimate full version. Can anyone help????

Hi wroberts,
Firstly please note that we cannot help you if you cannot help us, so it would be helpful if you could spend two minutes of your time helping us by posting in other threads [technical or not] in exchange for us helping you

You might want to try running Firefox - when you go to a Flash page it will promt you to download the Firefox version of the plugin, restart and then you should have no problems. Plus it's more secure than IE [despite what MS tells you otherwise].
Get it from:
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That's a known bug in newer versions of IE 7. So if you don't mind, consider using Firefox, you won't get that kind of problems.
Anyway, I think Microsoft should solve the problem if it's not already solved. Have you tried to update your browser/os using that nasty Microsoft updater?

Why is MS update nasty??

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Because it updates tons of stuff every day which means that the initial software really sucked.

I haven't had an update in about a week!

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Good for you, try reinstalling your OS and run the update again.

On Ubuntu I haven't had any updates in months

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Why would I do that??

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To see how many updates will it download for you.

I dont care how many updates it will download for me. My point is I dont get downloads everyday like you said. Everything needs to be updated because of hackers and such.

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Okay and the hackers maybe create the security holes, and the Mighty Microsoft couldn't stop them... Come on.

As I can see you're a "Windows Vista User" this discussion has no further point.

WHy because you can't omake a vaild point??? Also I dont onlu use Vista I also use Linux!!

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Because of hackers...

Lets take it this way. You're walking down a really long fence. Suddenly you see a hole in the fence. Will you take a look in it? Of course you will.

And if you build the fence and don't want anyone to see what's behind you'd probably want to make it solid without any holes, don't wouldn't you?

And if you don't want to make a hole in the fence, but you always do some holes in every fence you construct, that means you're a bad fence constructor.

THAT's the point.

Hackers do not create security holes, they exploit them. The original coders create them.

Now, back to the topic of Flash player. I use firefox on windows, and use the flash player plug-in, it works GREAT. I also have it installed in the IE browser, I've not had problems. it sounds like a bad (corrupt download?) install, probably I'd suggest uninstalling it (add/remove programs) and going back to adobe to try again.

Also, since goggle took over youtube (Or did I hear/read wrong. I've slept since then), you know it's only a matter of time before they change everything over to their modified player.