Installing Flash Player Plugin on Firefox without having Administrator Access or Premissions
UPDATE: The following guide, originally written for Firefox 2, has been used successfully on Firefox 3, Firefox 3.5 and Firefox 3.6. Users of Firefox Portable edition (versions 3, 3.5 and 3.6) also have been successful using this guide.
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 not a real folder. It's an alias. By inserting it in your windows explorer address bar, you'll be redirected to the real folder which holds your applications profiles and settings. The location of this folder depends on various setting that's why we need the alias and not an absolute path.
- 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.
Not working...
When I try to download it, there pops plugins-screen and it says "Firefox failed to install file from http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/xpi/current/flashplayer...
Cause: installation script? (text was not in english and I don't know it in english)couldn't be found. -204". Am I just stupid or is there something wrong?
Sorry
Never mind got it working now. Thank you so much for this.
works!!!!
as for me, it's exactly the same with the computers of my university... stupid shi*...
but your advice is great! easy to understand! an working!
Thanks so much :)
Works in Firefox 4.0b3
Works in Firefox 4.0b3. You will however need to navigate to: %APPDATA%\Mozilla and then create a plugins folder there.
Good news. Thanks for your
Good news. Thanks for your contribution.
Thank you!
Your directions were easy to follow and effective. Between Flash now working correctly in Firefox and OpenOfficePortable, the crippled systems at my school are now useful to me. Thanks!
awesome!
You rock! You saved me about 3 days worth of trying to get my system admin to install flash.
Works!!! Thanks
Works!!! Thanks
Fantastic work!!!!!! Thank
Fantastic work!!!!!! Thank you
That i s great! Really GENIUS!
Submitted by Paul (not verified) on Tue, 2010-06-22 17:22.
Really Thanks!!
You haven't no idea how many hours I spend to solve this trouble,
very helpfull!
It is the most essential program for a PC to use. Apppreciate and thankful to you
problem solved
wow! thanks a lot for a very wonderful post. it's really a big help. thanks again.
WOW,GREAT....
YOU ARE DOING A GREAT JOB....CONTINUE....THEN I WANT TO KNOW ONETHING..HOW TO HIDE DESKTOP WHICH IS SEEN BY THE ADMINISTRATOR WHEN I AM IN BROWSING AS "USER"..THEY ARE SEEING IN SERVER AND CLOSES MY PAGES...PLEASE TELL ME.....
good luck
the system admin will be using remote access program of some sorts. you're most likely screwed. if it's possible the only way I can see would be to block the port that the program uses to access your terminal, you are on a network that has been built ground-up by the powers that be, the best thing you can do is surf for random stuff at home...
Brilliant
The Bane of system administrators everywhere!
You are a genius !! !
Thanks a lot ! It works perfectly ! You are a genius. Thanks for this great post !
its great !it really works
its great !it really works thanks
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flash player 10?
Hi,
This post is very helpful but the xpi file is an old version and is not working the 3.6.8 version of firefox. Could you please tell me where to download the current one for version 10? i have looked everywhere and can't find anything helpful. The previous comments relating to this have links that dont work. Please help
Install one available from here
Well I have uploaded the admin free package available at http://abtevrythng.blogspot.com/2010/06/install-latest-flash-player-101-... , Download the file mentioned in that post, double click launch and you are done. No extra steps needed. :) Leave a comment if that helps
Tip a godsend:)
You're a lifesaver.Admin rights can suck it:)
Tried all the other tricks but yours is the only that one that works!
Thanks!!!!
thanks
Thank you so much, worked perfectly!
install flashplayer with out admin
for installing flash player without administrator u can install google crome
it will install easily with out Administrator
Thxxx
Thx
Thx alot man .... it works prety good
It works .
Thanks a lot. worked like charm...
NOOOPE
what happens if the %APPDATA%\Mozilla\Plugins\ has been disalowed and there is no Mozilla folders when i search them, and i do have mozilla if you are wordering :D
Hey
You can only put %APPDATA% on cmd and put a folder named as Plug-ins and then paste the folder of the flsh player
try this
Try to create a bookmark. Then close Firefox. Reopen it. If the bookmark is still there then you have a Mozilla profile folder somewhere, and it's writable. You only have to find it.
THANKS!!!!!!!!! THANKS!!!!!!
Simply, GREAT JOB and THANKS A MILE!
thanks
thanks
Woow
Hi man,
really a nice work, took a lot to find u but ty a loot
i did it all
i tried every thing on here and still the bar doesnt show anymore but i still see the download plugins where the shows should be I MADE THE %APPS% folder ther was no plugins i made 1 put file there and didnt work i did the plugin inside and outsiDe %APPS%i did it in mozilla too i did it all ways trust me and it still doensnt work i need help guys i just wanna see naruto HELP ME PLZ!!!
You are a life saver!!
Thank you so much! You are rock! You save my life otherwise I'll be irritated to death because of this upgrade
I want to hug you....
Well, not really! But it worked!
i was going through it step by step, and i thought i had over once i wasn't able to replace them directly,
and then i saw the next, and started grinning with a sneaky state of mind! >:D
Awesome-o
Thanks bro, this rocks socks...
Thank you!
AMAZING! Thank you so much.
Works great
Great article, worked a treat!
great
i'd try this one n' work for sure :D
You are great
Thanks You so much! It works great. During the last month I have not found an expert like You!
Thank you
Thanks dude. I had the same problem with flash at work.. its enabled for IE but disabled for firefox since i run a portable version and doesnt let me install the plugin due to admin rights. your solution worked perfect!!
Very clear instructions, work
Very clear instructions, work for Portable Firefox v3.6.6. Thanks
Thank you!
This works great. Thank you.
Awesome thanks!!!! :D
Awesome thanks!!!! :D
Hmm...
Hello!
Okay, I am having some issues. 7-zip won't convert the .xpt to .zip. I took a screen cap of the .dll file being extracted: http://imgur.com/4idMJ.png, but nothing happens for the .xpt file besides the extraction/copy box flashing on the screen (sorry, I am not so tech savy) when I try to extract or open inside.
Any solutions? I also tried the wobzip.org. extractor, but it wouldn't let me extract the file.
Thanks!
Read the guide carefully
You don't need to convert the .xpi you downloaded to .zip using 7-zip. You just need to rename the .xpi file to .zip, open it with 7-zip and extract the files there.
If you have problems feel free to mail me and I'll happily send you the needed files.
Old version
The process works perfectly for me, but the link in the instructions is for an older version of Flash, not the newer 10.1.
Read the comments below. Some
Read the comments below. Some users have been able to get the most recent flash version.
This is Awesome!!
Thanks a lot! :)
THANKSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!
It's Really Great Man
Thank ! The newest Firefox
Thank ! The newest Firefox Update has Problems with this old Flash- Plugin, in case of slow performance. Please update the new Flash 10 version. Many many thanks.
Nice
Works well on my Firefox portable, THX.
For the plugin I used folder ...Firefoxportable\App\Firefox\plugins
Just one thing:
I assumed the link is for 10.1 Flash, but its only version 10.0.32.18
The 10.1 is here http://my.opera.com/Tamil/homes/Softwares/NPSWF32.zip
To be exact its version 10.1.53.64
THANKS alot
there is no xpt file in there
there is no xpt file in there
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