5/6/2023 0 Comments Clicktoflash firefox* "3-bar" menu button > "power" button Exit * type or paste '''about:support''' in the address bar and press Enter * Help menu > Troubleshooting Information * "3-bar" menu button > "?" button > Troubleshooting Information '''Remove Firefox's plugin registry file''' ''If Firefox is set to scan but still does not find Flash and list it on the Add-ons page.'' '''Confirm that Firefox is scanning the registry for plugins''' ''If you have the correct physical file in the usual location, but Firefox does not discover it or has lost track of it:'' ''If you do not have that file:'' The installer isn't working for some reason. '''Check for the Plugin DLL in the Usual Location'''Īnd the file would be named '''NPSWF64_32_0_0_363.dll''' (unless there is a newer version with something different instead of 363). ''If the Flash plugin is '''not listed''' on the Add-ons page:'' ![]() When you return to the Add-ons page, is "Shockwave Flash" finally listed? Pause while Firefox finishes its cleanup, then rename pluginreg.dat to something like pluginregOLD.dat "3-bar" menu button > "power" button Exit.Leaving that window open, switch back to Firefox and Exit, either: In the first table on the page, on the Profile Folder row, click the "Open Folder" button to launch a new File Explorer window showing your settings files. type or paste about:support in the address bar and press Enter.Help menu > Troubleshooting Information."3-bar" menu button > "?" button > Troubleshooting Information.Open your current Firefox settings (AKA Firefox profile) folder using either You can remove it and have Firefox re-scan for plugins. Sometimes the pluginreg.dat file becomes corrupted. If Firefox is set to scan but still does not find Flash and list it on the Add-ons page. If you check the Add-ons page, Plugins section again, can you find "Shockwave Flash" there with the current version number? If you changed this setting, exit and restart Firefox to trigger another scan. (C) If is not set to its default value of true, double-click it to toggle it back to the default (B) In the filter box in the page, type or paste scan and pause while the list is filtered (A) In a new tab, type or paste about:config in the address bar and press Enter. Some users have the scanning turned off for some reason. Here are the steps to check those possibilities:Ĭonfirm that Firefox is scanning the registry for pluginsįirefox finds the Flash plugin from a registry entry. ![]() Another is that Firefox's settings file storing plugin data has become corrupted. One possible reason for an installed plugin not to appear on the Add-ons page is if Firefox has been set NOT to scan the registry for plugins. (I'm going to assume that entry still exists.) If you have the correct physical file in the usual location, but Firefox does not discover it or has lost track of it:įirefox discovers the location of the Flash plugin from an entry its installer creates in the Windows Registry. If you do not have that file: The installer isn't working for some reason. In 64-bit Firefox on 64-bit Windows 10 that should be here:Īnd the file would be named NPSWF64_32_0_0_363.dll (unless there is a newer version with something different instead of 363). If the Flash plugin is not listed on the Add-ons page:Ĭheck for the Plugin DLL in the Usual Location In the old days when Flash was more common, we had numerous threads about why Firefox might not detect or enable Flash, so I'll paste from one of those: (B) At startup, Firefox finds Flash listed in the Windows Registry and adds it to the Plugins list on the Add-ons page (the other two you usually find there are OpenH264 and Widevine) (A) Install Flash player for Firefox using a download from Adobe's site - the installer lists Shockwave Flash as an available plugin in the Windows Registry
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