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Richard Reiling
Level 1 (9 points)
Mac OS X

Q: flash player out of date

Despite getting the obnoxious message that the flash player is "out of date" and downloading and installing Flash, I still get the same message and blocks videos from the internet.

Thanks,

RBR

Posted on Jun 23, 2016 6:05 PM

by theratter,Solvedanswer
theratter theratter
Level 4 (3,907 points)
Desktops
A:

What version did you install? The current version is 22.0.0.192.

Posted on Jun 23, 2016 6:11 PM

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  • by Carolyn Samit,

    Carolyn Samit Carolyn Samit Jun 23, 2016 6:07 PM in response to Richard Reiling
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    Jun 23, 2016 6:07 PM in response to Richard Reiling

    Hi,

     

    Open System Preferences > Flash Player then select the Updates tab then click Check Now.

     

    That will take you through the update process for Flash.

  • by theratter,Solvedanswer

    theratter theratter Jun 23, 2016 6:11 PM in response to Richard Reiling
    Level 4 (3,907 points)
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    Jun 23, 2016 6:11 PM in response to Richard Reiling

    What version did you install? The current version is 22.0.0.192.

  • by Richard Reiling,

    Richard Reiling Richard Reiling Jun 23, 2016 6:38 PM in response to theratter
    Level 1 (9 points)
    Mac OS X
    Jun 23, 2016 6:38 PM in response to theratter

    I solved the problem by force closing Safari and then reinstalling the latest version of Flash Player.  There must have been a residual block on the Safari even though I closed it but did not force quit Safari.

    Maybe this is a quirk of Apple having recently converted from PC and trying to give the Mac a fair chance to prove itself!!!!

  • by Richard Reiling,

    Richard Reiling Richard Reiling Jun 23, 2016 6:44 PM in response to theratter
    Level 1 (9 points)
    Mac OS X
    Jun 23, 2016 6:44 PM in response to theratter

    Thanks for the info.  Not sure how to find the v. on a Mac!  I am a recovering PC User and could find the program on my PC.  I checked in the Launchpad and did not find Flash Player!  See my next note, that I did solve the issue, however.  Thanks for your help

    RBR

  • by theratter,

    theratter theratter Jun 23, 2016 10:41 PM in response to Richard Reiling
    Level 4 (3,907 points)
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    Jun 23, 2016 10:41 PM in response to Richard Reiling

    Usually, the easiest way to find a version # is to select the file's icon. Press Command-I to open the Get Info window or CTRL- or RIGHT-click and select Get Info from the context menu. In the topmost panel, you should find the version information for the file. Be sure you are looking at the file and not the download bundle or an installer which may have other versions. Here's an example of what I mean:

     

    Screen Shot 2016-06-23 at 10.32.51 PM.png

     

    Another way is to run the application in question then select About Easy Find from the Easy Find menu:

     

    Screen Shot 2016-06-23 at 10.36.30 PM.png

     

    The above relates to Easy Find. For different files you would use that file's name in the above two example images.