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WindowlessDisable=1 disables spawning Flash windowless Read More
Since Adobe offers two installers -- one for IE and one for Firefox -- I decided to make one package out of it for redeployment in my organization. With Wise Package Studio, it was a breeze, a… Read More
UPDATE: Previously there was a warning here not to install the Flash 8.0.24.0 MSI file through Group Policy Software Installation or SMS 2003 due to an issue with silent uninstallation. This ha… Read More
After days of fighting with this, I finally found a workaround to install this successfully via SMS, *while a non-admin user is logged in to the desktop*. In my environment, this ability is a m… Read More
Taken from http://www.macromedia.com/go/tn_14157: How to uninstall the Macromedia Flash Player plug-in and ActiveX control Due to recent enhancements with the Flash Player installers, you ar… Read More
Mod for successful GPO Deployment (Using InstallShield Editor) 1. Disable the custom action "RemoveFilesCA" by changing "Install Exec Sequence" to "Absent From Sequence" 2. Create a new cust… Read More
Hi, A gentle reminder that redistribution of Flash Player is restricted by the EULA unless you license the installer from Adobe. We have an automated online licensing process and it is quick.… Read More
There is a canned uninstall that can be found at http://www.macromedia.com/cfusion/knowledgebase/index.cfm?id=tn_14157 You can use a /s to silently uninstall the ActiveX plug in. Much easier … Read More
According to Macromedia Support, the mms.cfg is also backward compatible to version 7 of the Windows Flash Player. Read More
To remove the Yahoo toolbar included in the ShockWave Installation include this in you installation script. C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Common\unyt.exe" /s Dim CMDLine(1) CMDLine(0)= sMSIEXECi & … Read More
To silently install the IE Active X plugin (with the basic progress dialog): install_flash_player_active_x.msi /qb To silently install the Netscape/Firefox/Opera plugin (with no visible progr… Read More
Macromedia Security Configuration file The primary purpose for the Macromedia Security Configuration file (mms.cfg) is to support the corporate and enterprise environments where the IT departm… Read More
Through research, I have not found any conclusive information for the requirement of getflash.exe and getflash.exe.manifest. I installed the ActiveX component installer only, deleted <getflash>… Read More
Disable updates with config file: create a file called mms.cfg using notepad enter this: AutoUpdateDisable=1 then save the file in the location for your o/s - Windows XP C:/WINDOWS/System3… Read More
Install for Macromedia's combined Shockwave/MSI package - see post in related links for download link: msiexec.exe /qb /i "I:\Core\FlashShock\mm_fl_sw_installer.msi" Read More
I found that my MSI aware zenworks app would not install on machines where the user was locked down (even though the application was assigned to the workstation and not the user) I edited the m… Read More
DISABLE UPDATES C:\Winnt\system 32\macromed\getflash.exe Deny Execute (Flash crashes if it cannot read this) SETTINGS Settings are stored locally in %userprofile%\Application Data\Macromedia\… Read More
Macromedia's Flash Player 7 MSI only works when assigned per-machine, not per-user. They didn't mention this anywhere, although it appeared to me that the .MSI was set to User mode. Assigning/P… Read More
