Getting Shockwave & Flash Plugins to Work in Firefox on XP

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around troubleshooting issues with getting Shockwave and Flash plugins to work in Firefox on Windows XP. Participants share their experiences and suggestions for resolving plugin installation problems.

Discussion Character

  • Technical explanation, Debate/contested, Meta-discussion

Main Points Raised

  • One participant expresses difficulty in getting Shockwave and Flash plugins to work in Firefox, despite them functioning in Internet Explorer.
  • Another participant suggests using the "Install Missing Plugins" feature in Firefox as a potential solution.
  • A participant provides a link to a Mozilla page for downloading plugins, indicating it may help resolve the issue.
  • One user reports success with the Flash player after using a provided download link but continues to experience issues with Shockwave.
  • Another participant recommends seeking help on a different forum, suggesting that others may have encountered similar problems.
  • A participant shares a link to Firefox extensions, mentioning a specific extension (Adblock) as a personal favorite.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants do not reach a consensus on a single solution, as some issues remain unresolved, particularly regarding the Shockwave plugin.

Contextual Notes

Limitations include the specific operating system (Windows XP) and potential compatibility issues with the plugins in Firefox.

Who May Find This Useful

Users experiencing similar plugin installation issues in Firefox, particularly on older operating systems like Windows XP.

FredGarvin
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I am pretty new to Firefox, but I am pretty much hooked. I do have one issue...I can't seem to get the shockwave or flash player plugins to work with it. I try using the plugin finder service, but it just hangs up. I have manually DL'd it and works fine on my IE, but still nothing with Firefox. Any suggestions? I'm using XP. Thanks.
 
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click where it says "Install Missing Plugins"


gah, windows users...you don't know the beauty of Linux...things like "sudo apt-get update" or "sudo apt-get install plugins firefox -f" or (even better) "sudo apt-get upgrade firefox -f"
 
Have you tried getting them from here?

https://pfs.mozilla.org/plugins/
 
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mattmns said:
Have you tried getting them from here?

https://pfs.mozilla.org/plugins/
I'll give that a try. Like I said, I DL'd direct from the flash/shockwave website, and I know IE sees the plug in but for some reason Firefox doesn't.

I'll give it a go. Thanks again.
 
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Mattmns,
I tried your download link and that seemed to do it for Flash player. Shockwave, during the install, says it sees Firefox, but it still doesn't seem to work. I'm half of the way there. Thanks for the help.
 
Hmm. Maybe you should try posting on the forums.mozillazine.org as someone there may have had a similar problem, or know of a solution.
 

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