flash plugin does not work in IE6 (or 7beta2 for that matter)

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I don't know when this started exactly (so therefore don't know what program
or tweak caused it), but flash plugins do not work in internet explorer for
me. What happens is wherever there is a video to be played or part of the
webpage uses flash, there will be a statement to the effect that I must have
the flash installed. There will be a link. I click the link. yada yada yada,
install the plugin, says it is installed (i get the rotating flash thingy at
macromedia/adobe site). go back to page, still no joy. not after restarting
IE, not after rebooting, not after several iterations of this. i figured i'd
reinstall internet explorer to fix whatever i somehow broke. but, as you
probably know, this is (to this point for me anyways) impossible. I went to
some MS spot for instructions on how to do this, thought i faithfully applied
this instructions, but still couldn't D/L IE. THEN along comes IE7 beta 2. (i
had installed and then uninstalled beta 1, and have no idea, but little thing
in back of my head says this might be when flash started acting up, but i
digress...) I install 7 beta 2, thinking this might overwrite whatever
corrupt file is messing me up, but no joy here either. same issue still
exists. HELP. sorry for the length.
 
Do you have any toolbar or other helper application that blocks Flash? Some
toolbars that block pop-ups also have a Flash-blocker.

See this site for .reg file to make sure Flash is enabled in the registry:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm - line 363 on the left.
Download to your desktop and double-click to merge to your registry or right
click and choose Merge - or Edit to see exactly what modifications it will
make to your registry.

Check your security settings - Tools...Internet Options...Security tab,
click Internet Zone, click Custom, and make sure automatic downloads are
enabled. Ensure that "Download Signed ActiveX controls" and "Run ActiveX
controls and plug-ins" are not disabled.

If you are behind a proxy server or are in an administered network
environment - they may be blocking Flash.

If you are trying to install via a web page, try installing via the
downloadable installer:
http://www.macromedia.com/go/full_flashplayer_win_msi or
http://www.adobe.com/go/full_flashplayer_win_ie - current version

http://www.macromedia.com/support/flash/ts/documents/killbitblock/flashplayer7_ax.exe
or
http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/installers/archive/fp7_archive.zip
(previous version)

This is a silent installer - you will get no feedback if the install is
successful. You can check for your Flash install status here:
http://www.macromedia.com/software/flash/about/

Completely uninstall any Flash you currently have and try to reinstall:
http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/knowledgebase/index.cfm?id=tn_14157

More info http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/knowledgebase/index.cfm?id=tn_19166

Tools...Manage Add-ons...change menu to "Add-ons that have been used by IE"
and make sure that "Shockwave ActiveX Control" and "Shockwave Flash Object"
are set to "enabled".

Try posting your issue to the Macromedia Flash support forum:
http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/webforums/forum/categories.cfm?catid=184&forumid=44
As you'll see, you are not alone in having trouble installing Flash, and
they have support engineers there monitoring the group.
 
Thank you very much, Jon! The tip that worked for me was completely
uninstalling Flash and then reinstalling. 'preciate it!!!
 
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