http://www.macromedia.com/support/flashplayer/

Jonathan, Have you tried this site for help?

Try reinstalling the Aluria software. I am not familiar with that program and could not find a reference to the free version, but

http://www.aluriasoftware.com/index.php?page_name=software&sub_name=works&title=eps&specialoffer

mentions that the paid for version affects flash

If flash works after reinstalling the pop up stopper, before trying to uninstall the latter again, make sure it is not running (again, the paid for version talks about an icon in the system tray, that gets loaded at startup; to stop that, use msconfig, startup tab, uncheck the box corresponding to the Aluria software and restart. Also check whether it has options to disable its operation with flash and read any help files or documentation about uninstall.

If you need help with using msconfig, please post. It's easy to do.

Sorry that did not work.

Next thing I would try (after uninstalling the popup blocker again if you don't want it), would be to remove Flash by downloading the uninstall exe from

http://www.macromedia.com/support/flash/ts/documents/playerfaq.htm#why

Note that there are diffeent uninstallers for version 6 and 7. To check which version of flash you have, go to C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\Macromed\Flash, right click on the file flash.ocx, click properties, version tab. In Windows Explorer you may need to go tools, folder options, view tab, show hidden files and folders and uncheck 'hide extensions for known file types'.

Then try reinstall the current version (7.0.19) from

http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash

Hope this works. Since flash isn't working at present you don't risk losing anything, except perhaps your time and patience :-)

I was checking to find out if you were able to solve that flash problem because I am having a similar problem getting my flash back.  I am also running Windows XP

I installed Spybot a few weeks ago and after running it whenever something required Macromedia Flash or Shockwave Flash it wasn't there.  I uninstalled Spybot, reinstalled, ran the uninstall for the flash and tried reinstalling but nothing works.

If you were able to solve the problem I would really like to here from you.  Never thought about the flash before but I am beginning to notice all of those big blank boxes with the little colorful one in the upper left corner.

lois

Message Edited by lois_c on 01-18-2004 11:14 AM

After reinstalling, check the options in the program - is there a check box for 'Disable Flash' that you can remove?

If not, try installing SpywareBlaster (I'm more familiar with that program).  Select 'Tools', and the 'Flash Killer' tab.  If your popup blocker used the same method to block flash, then removing the check in this program may re-enable it.

SpywareBlaster: http://www.wilderssecurity.net/spywareblaster.html