Adobe flash player won't work on my new mac?

After much frustration, like many others trying to get Adobe Flash Player to work, this worked:

Open Safari-Preferences (click Safari word on top menu) -Security-Allow Plugins...click Website Settings-Adobe Flash box opens-When visiting other websites: click Allow-Done.

You need to install Adobe Flash Player. Downloading it is not enough.

I know this is an old conversation- but I thought I'd jump in here instead of asking my own question- since it is pretty much the same as the question above. I have a desktop Mac with OS X 10.6.8 and am having a similar problem. I try to view things and they say I need Adobe Flashplayer- I download it and follow instructions on installing it (closing all other apps, double clicking the installer) and it shows the progress bar and then says complete... but every time I go back to view they tell me I still need Adobe Flashplayer. I've tried uninstalling previous versions and then downloading the version it's giving me for my system, I've tried restarting the computer... still won't work. The best part- I use my husband's MacBook and it plays the video just fine...of course. Help, please!?

Oops.. sorry- I just realized this was under the MacBook Pro discussions! It had come up when I did a search. Sorry I'm in the wrong place- but still any help would be appreciated. Otherwise I'll go ahead and post it in the correct spot. : P

System Preferences>Flash Player>Storage. Make sure the "Allow sites..." button is active.

Ok, checked and that button is active.

"it is still saying that i need to download it. Help!" OK so now who/where is it prompting you to download it it? If it's a web site provide a link.

One example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMLZO-sObzQ

The other was at www.costcophotocenter.com, but I was logged in and attempting to make a Christmas card to order, so I'm not going to post the link... it wouldn't let me edit a card (add photos, etc) and kept telling me to download Adobe Flash Player.

Thank you so much for attempting to help me with this. : )

So, now I'm just trying videos to see if any will play, so here are more examples:

http://www.celebuzz.com/2011-12-02/our-pal-picks-her-favorite-britney-spears-per formance-of-all-time/

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/trending-now/bugging-over-monstrous-insect-discovery -165139603.html

Do you see the type of high quality information I'm missing out on here? lol 😉

Since I updated to lion, I have the exact problem.

I load the Flash player but it says I don't have it. I uninstalled and reinstalled and still does not work. I did go into the local settings and its on allow sites to save info in this computer. Does anybody know the trick?

http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/

Thanks, Yes that is what I have been installing, I do not have antivirus to interfere with the installation and its driving me absolutely crazy. Help!!!!

Yes, unistalled and got into your suggestion, downloaded and installed, it even said it was succesful but I still have the problem I can watch some videos or some sites unless my computer decides to recognize the Adobe Flash. What else can I try, help help help

Hello all. I'm new to the forum and just recently bought a new I-Mac.

May I resurrect this old thread and ask the OP or anybody else if this problem was ever sorted as I have exactly the same problem.

Many sites in particular the BBC keep asking me to download the correct version of Flashplayer.

I have downloaded the latest version and installed it but I keep getting the same response.

Thanks in anticipation.

Hello,

I know it was frustrating for me but what worked for me is, go into your browser preferences under privacy clear all the cookies and it worked for me. Good luck and you would love your Mac....

Hello marceladiaz thanks for your reply. Tried clearing out all the cookies and also the cache but it didn't make any difference.

What's odd is that when I go to the Adobe flash help site it doesn't recognize that I have the flashplayer installed at all, where as my Mac informs me I have the latest version installed.

Anyone have any suggestions please?