Windows 8 deletion SysWOW64\Macromed\Flash
All,
It is quite technical, however, I don't have a win8 or 8.1 to test this on so I need help to understand the answers. (win8 is horrible even 8.1 is nothing I would never buy)
I understand Adobe recommend to not delete the SysWOW64\Macromed\Flash\*.* files, and that MS is responsible for updates to flash in windows versions 8 and IE10.
I know that in windows 7 is architecture these files in the windows system folder are recreated by the adobe Installer. I also know that the NAPI and ActiveX files live in this folder as well as C:\Windows\System32\Macromed\Flash.
(1) the installer for ActiveX and NAPI adobe has the opportunity to write files in this folder?
(2) where the NAPI direct flash files to?
(3) do IE any version by winning 8 or 8.1 use ActiveX Flash to run or is it some flash updated the file needed?
(4) assuming 3 is true, this would happen if these files are deleted on a win8 or win8.1 and programs complete msi installation of: Adobe Flash Player Distribution. Adobe are used to install a version activeX, not the folder structure and files would get installed/created or are the unique files activeX because MS is being a pain?
I'm trying t clear this place that I'm working on a process automated to install the latest versions without causing problems that users can DL and make the process easy and painless. I got it down without flaw for win7, but need some more info on 8.
I'm not really of what is recommended, I am looking for real practical examples and the results of deleting files and re - install with msi versions, unless recommendations have been fully tested to 100%, maybe someone who did this and tried to use full msi installers, and had to be success , or failure in IE on win 8 x works or not?
Thank you in advance.
Hi Carm01,
Microsoft integrates Flash Player in Internet Explorer on Windows 8.x and higher. As such, they see the Flash Player ActiveX, file system files and advise you not to remove them, including the \Macromed\Flash directory. I heard some people remove the ActiveX files and the directory (using some utilities to 3rd unlocker to unlock the files/directory, as Microsoft locks these files on Windows 8.x) and the result was that they ended up having to reinstall the operating system to fix the problem, they created.
For your other questions:
1 - given that Microsoft integrated Flash Player ActiveX in Windows 8, Flash Player ActiveX standalone (EXE or MSI) Setup didn't run on Windows machine 8.x. NPAPI and Installer PPAPI write to this folder.
live 2 - NPAPI and PPAPI files in the same directory: \Windows\System32\Macromed\Flash. If the 64-bit operating system, also live in \Windows\SysWow64\Macromed\Flash.
3. all versions of IE on Windows 8.x use the ActiveX player incorporated by Microsoft. Cannot delete the embedded version and the standalone ActiveX Installer will not run on Windows 8.x systems.
4. If you manually remove the ActiveX, or the Macromed\Flash folder setup you will very probably end up re - install the operating system. No standalone ActiveX installation programs run on Windows 8.x. Microsoft considers the Flash Player ActiveX files incorporated as system files and doesn't want users to delete because of the problems, it creates by. That's why Adobe recommends to delete ActiveX and \Macromed\Flash 8.x Windows directory files.
Hope that answers your questions.
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Maria
Tags: Flash Player
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