Installing Flash Player Plugin on Firefox without having Administrator Access or Premissions
The Windows computers available at my University permits login only by autenticated users (students) who don't have Administrator access and permissions.
Installing software on those PC is then not possible.
Recently they finally installed Firefox 2 but without the Flash plugins, which is absolutly useful/needed.
I then tryed to install the Flash Player using the "standard" way (click on the missing plugin link then install the plugin..). However without administrator plugins it was not possible to install.
Then I started doing some tests trying to install the plugin manually. Now I have it installed and working perfectly!
This is how I managed to install it without administrator permissions:
- Download the XPI archive of the Flash Player Plugin to your hard disk (right click on the download link then "Save link as.."). XPI archives are only ZIP files containing the files used by the plugins.
- So you can safely rename the file you just downloaded, called flashplayer-win.xpi, into flashplayer-win.zip (you are changing its extension from .xpi to .zip)
- Extract the files in the archive. You can use any program capable of opening .zip files (WinZip, WinRAR or the free and great 7-zip). There are also websites which can uncompress archives: wobzip.org.
- Copy the files flashplayer.xpt and NPSWF32.dll to %APPDATA%\Mozilla\Plugins\
- %APPDATA% is the folder which holds your applications profiles and settings.
- You can open this folder simply choosing "Start → Run → Type in %APPDATA% → OK".
- In case you don't have a Plugins folder you can create one and place your files there.
- Restart Firefox
- Enjoy your flash websites!
Reference:
Profile folder on MozillaZine Knowledge Base.
Installing Flash in Portable Firefox with no installer at AcidLabs.org Blog.
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Hi, i've got a problem. I've
Hi, i've got a problem. I've done every single step you told us but it doesn't work! i found the application data folder
( C:\Documents and Settings\NAME\Application Data\Mozilla )
i've created a new folder in mozilla named Plugins and put those two folders inside. So it looks like this:
C:\Documents and Settings\NAME\Application Data\Mozilla\Plugins
i go onto youtube but it says error, please try later! could you please help me!!
Awesome, Dude, it works on
Awesome, Dude, it works on the latest Firefix3. Thanks a lot.
it works! cool!!
thanks for ur info bro, it works, cool post,
God bless.
It helps thousands of people who uses firefox
I'm one of them struggled for long time to do this tricky installation without admin privilleges. thanks a lot fablo.
Simple Solution
Simpler Solution:
1.Install Google Chrome.
2.Go To A Flash Site Download and Install Plugin.
3.Restart Firefox.
mmm.. but how can you
mmm.. but how can you install Chrome if you haven't install permissions?
u can..
u can download some stuff like i can download south park shit and hacks so you can download some things
Doing that on Firefox Portable
Well, at first sight, I though that I couldn't install flash on my Firefox Portable. But there was a confusion because there isn't a folder named APPDATA, so you have to copy the files to folder %DATA%/PLUGINS. ok?!
It'll work the same way!
By the way, thank you very much for the help, Fabio.
AND thank you too for the unzip website, it's very veyr useful and I didn't know about it.
this shit is so cool!
it really works dude! just like they said! another thanks for you dude!
WOW!
SOOO happy, that was very easy! Thank you!
IE
is there any possible way to do this trick with Internet Explorer?
I'm not aware of any
I'm not aware of any workarounds for IE to install Flash without permissions.
But you can just use Firefox Portable and follow this procedure with it.
^-^
thanks man...............
thanks!
Thank you! Now I can use flash on my working pc :)
Thank you man, it works
Thank you man, it works fine!!!
It workkkkkkkkkks!!!!
This post is already 2 years old and I'm already using firefox 3 but it still workkkkkkkkss!!!!
thanks man
You da man!!! Thanks!
You da man!!!
Thanks!
Cool
THANKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It worked!
It worked, I can view flash
It worked, I can view flash pages etc.
But google now doesnt work. The search buttons dont work and other websites I use behave oddly.
Fortunately, removing the files from where i copied them (with firefox off) fixed the issue quicksmart.
dude ur tha sh!t, @ 1st i
dude ur tha sh!t, @ 1st i didn't think it would work, but i follwed tha steps n it did. what else do u kno
Perfect. I tried it with
Perfect.
I tried it with Firefox portable, just copied the two files to the plugins directory located on this path:
C:\Documents and Settings\xxx\Application Data\Mozilla\plugins
and it works.
Don't try to copy them to the plugins folder in which Firefox portable is located. it won't work from there.
Thank you so much!
Thank you, thank you, thank you!!
thanks it worked perfect!!!!! *****
another way to find the correct folder is to go to
C:\Users\YOUR-USER-NAME\appdata\Roaming\Mozilla
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there should be a folder called Plugins , if not create a folder called Plugins
This is where i found the correct folder on my Vista desktop.
thanks
your post was extremely helpful. Thanks :)
Flash player installed but still won't play
I'm working in a company where the IT department is strict. I've been playing flash sites using a proxy website but a few days ago, all flash sites will not play. If I play a video on youtube, nothing happens. Maybe our IT guy have done something in my work Pc.
Hope you could help me out on this.
*browser: firefox 2 (flashplayer plugin installed)
Unfortunately I can't do a
Unfortunately I can't do a lot. If you have flash installed properly but still you can't load videos you are probably under some kind of proxy which blocks downloads from certain websites or of some content types.
There might be workaround but without knowing more details of your network I can't help you more.
Excellent
Excellent contribution!!
already tryed it, & it worked.
TIP:
for those who cant paste the files, i'll advice to download a Portable explorer like Mozilla.
In my job, i have a VPN system, & it works great even with that.
Thanks again!
Thank you so very, very,
Thank you so very, very, very much.
This is so nice of you.
Thank you again.
thanks
i am wasting my time for this problem so long(installing flash player)
thanks a lot lot lot lot
excelent
really wonderful. i got it within a small period. really amazing. at first i thought it was a blame trick. but i got an response with it.
Flashplayer
Dude, you are a genius!!!!!
Thank you so much!!!!!!
Thanks a million.
Wow, i think i love you man (no Homo) thanks it work flawlessly. You saved me lots of head aches.. Thanks
Very great man
You r really great man, thanks
Where can I find the %APPDATA%
Where can I find the %APPDATA%? I have the flashplayer.xpt and NPSWF32.dll but couldn't find the %APPDATA%.
You can use the procedure
You can use the procedure outlined on the article:
You can open this folder simply choosing "Start → Run → Type in %APPDATA% → OK".
Let me know if this is not clear to you or if you have problems doing so.
Absolutely Wonderful!
It worked without a hitch! I'm now able to play the latest flash content without a single problem.
Thank you for freely sharing your wonderful knowledge with the internet universe.
For this, I give you a large virtual hug.
And I tip my hat to you (if I had one) :D
:-) thanks for the kind words
:-) thanks for the kind words
Thanks a lot for your tip, i
Thanks a lot for your tip, i tested it and it really worked and solved a problem of long time for me as i use it in office and administrative rights were not assigned to us.
thx a lot again.
you are heaven sent! thanks
you are heaven sent!
thanks
Perfect..Thanks a lot
Perfect..Thanks a lot
thanks alot for the post:)
thanks alot for the post:)
THANKS
WoW!!!!!!! thanks a lot , it worked perfectly!!!!
awesome man!!!!!!!!!!it worked
thanx a lot man.this method of yours is really great.it really worked.now i won't get frustrated when the videos couldn't be watched.you are a savior dude!!!!!!!!!!!!!
IT REALLY WORKED GUYS!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks a lot. This really worked.
THANK YOU
Thank you so much it worked perfectly
Worked Great
Thanks heaps, this worked great at University of Newcastle Australia.
cwraig
install flash
Your tip worked perfectly...thank you so much.. the number of web pages and content I was not able to view was so frustrating.. thank you so much.. I am free to travel the web again!
I have got the plugins file
I have got the plugins file but I cannot put the two files there.A message has come that "cannot copy flash player, access is denied. pl. give me the steps for placing the folder
The Plugins is a folder, not
The Plugins is a folder, not a file.
In some installation there is not a plugins folder but you can simply create that within your Mozilla folder.
If you are copying the files but you got a permission denied message then you are probably pasting into the wrong folder.
You shuold follow the article to get to the correct forlder to post your file. There you should have write permissions.
Hope this helps. Let me know if you still have problems.
No plugins file
I am not able to place the two files as there is no plugins file. Give suggestion how can I create a plugins file and place the two files in it?
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