Can't Play Web Games because of Flash?
  • AngryBirdsSpaceMasterAngryBirdsSpaceMaster
    No matter how many times I update Flash Player, it still won't let me play the web games. Help please!
  • 9 Comments
  • AMslimfordyAMslimfordy
    What type of computer are you using, and which web games specifically? Most of them run on HTML5, not Flash.
  • AngryBirdsSpaceMasterAngryBirdsSpaceMaster
    Mac, and whenever I go on to the web games it says "Please make sure Adobe Flash Player is installed."
  • sal9sal9
    Yes, you do need the latest flash player: http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/otherversions/
  • CC JollyCC Jolly
    I had also this probleme. I don't Play Web Games but One Probleme i know is installing Flash with Firefox. Please try to install Flash using an other Internet Browser. Sometimes Firefox for example blocks that !!!!
  • LynnSLynnS
    I play alot of games but when I play angry birds I constantly get the message that shockwave flash is not responding and then it crashes. What can I do to stop this? I am using Google Chrome
  • AMslimfordyAMslimfordy
    Update Flash and your video card drivers.
  • LynnSLynnS
    Sorry I am computer illiterate, can you explain how to do this. Thanks
  • BirdsBirds
    Here ya go:
    Video card drivers: http://www.positech.co.uk/support/videocards.html
    Flash: http://www.adobe.com/support/flashplayer/downloads.html
  • CmdrBondCmdrBond
    @Lynn S

    There are some issues with Chrome and Flash.

    I just found out that Chrome does not use the separate install of flash that IE, Firefox, Opera, Safari, &c. use. It has its own version. This can cause a conflict.

    if you type

    about:plugins

    into the Chrome omnibar (address/search) bar

    you should see something that says

    Adobe Flash Player (2 files) - Version: 11.5.31.138
    Shockwave Flash 11.5 r31

    If you expand the details you should see something like this

    Adobe Flash Player (2 files) - Version: 11.5.31.138
    Shockwave Flash 11.5 r31
    Name: Shockwave Flash
    Description: Shockwave Flash 11.5 r31
    Version: 11.5.31.138
    Location: C:\Users\New_User\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\PepperFlash\11.5.31.138\pepflashplayer.dll
    Type: PPAPI (out-of-process)
    Disable
    MIME types:
    MIME type Description File extensions
    application/x-shockwave-flash Shockwave Flash
    .swf
    application/futuresplash Shockwave Flash
    .spl
    Name: Shockwave Flash
    Description: Shockwave Flash 11.5 r502
    Version: 11,5,502,146
    Location: C:\Windows\system32\Macromed\Flash\NPSWF32_11_5_502_146.dll
    Type: NPAPI
    Disable
    MIME types:
    MIME type Description File extensions
    application/x-shockwave-flash Adobe Flash movie
    .swf
    application/futuresplash FutureSplash movie
    .spl


    now if you continue to have issues with shockwave there are 2 things to do.

    Make sure RealPlayer is up to date - for some reason this can affect it according to a Google groups post I have read.

    The second is to disable one of the Shockwave instances. recommendations are to disable the internal chrome plugin, that is the one with the line like:

    Location: C:\Users\New_User\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\PepperFlash\11.5.31.138\pepflashplayer.dll


    The problem I am having right now is this is not staying disable. So I am now waiting for the next crash, to read the crash report, to see what the problem is.

    (It may have been RealPlayer though, as that was sorely in need of updating and is now up to date).

    HTH

    If I find any more info I will post it.
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