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April 27, 2010 Media, Software, Talking Points 22 Comments

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Previously I’ve provided a (fairly obvious) method of how to download the installers for the latest version of Adobe Flash for Internet Explorer and for Mozilla Firefox without having to install the Adobe Download Manager, GetPlus, GetPlus+, or whatever other name they’re calling that junk. Since then Adobe’s updated their site and the work-around is no longer an option. Therefore, here are the direct links to get the latest Adobe Flash installer executables.

You can visit http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/ for plugin-based browsers (Chrome, Opera, Firefox, pretty much anything but Internet Explorer) but you have to opt out of McAfee security scans.

Adobe has provided the following links for direct downloads in their Adobe Flash Player FAQ:

For Windows PCs (Links tested with Flash 11.5):

Uninstallers

Windows 32-bit: http://download.macromedia.com/pub/flashplayer/current/uninstall_flash _player_32bit.exe
Windows 64-bit: http://download.macromedia.com/pub/flashplayer/current/uninstall_flash _player_64bit.exe

Distributing

If you would like the installers as .msi files, you have to apply for Adobe’s license to distribute Adobe Flash Player (yes, even as a System Administrator to deploy the add-on to the computers within your network). I can’t share the location of where to download those files as part of the agreement with that license.

Personally, I think it’s time somebody told Adobe to stop trying to bloat the software unnecessarily. I also think Mozilla should tell Adobe to back off from ruining the Firefox user experience.

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n00b

Thanks for publishing the links. I understand the business reasons behind Adobe pushing their partner’s apps, so making it difficult to avoid the download manager is understandable. But removing the links to the installer files so you can’t avoid it is both pathetic and obnoxious.

Whatever brainiac at Adobe approved that change should be terminated.
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Fred

You saved my life! This downloader is the stupidest think in the universe. And it doesn’t even work. ANd sometimes you reboot and you find that you have 2 antivirus running. I feel back in the era of bonzi buddy!
Arno

Thanks! It’s really inconvenient to pull out the links from source every time.
Charlie Summers

Um, the old way works just fine, mostly. Go to http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/ and turn off the “free” McAfee scan, agree to their junk/Install Now; Firefox blocks the download, click in the link where it says, “If it does not start, click here for troubleshooting information,” scroll to the bottom of the page.

Yeah, direct links are easier, but Adobe will eventually move ‘em and we’ll all be digging around again. (I note they don’t include in troubleshooting reasons, “Because I don’t want your bloatware, thanks.”)
http://www.404techsupport.com/ Jason

It works but not well. The Adobe DLM has given me a lot of problems in an enterprise environment. When they update the links, I’ll update mine.

It’s easy, it’s direct, it doesn’t require unchecking a ‘free’ McAfee scan, blocking Adobe DLM, and that their troubleshooting information have a direct link (it didn’t when I wrote this article).

I’ll keep providing these links and you’re welcome to use them. If not, just use the old way.
Frustrated

I liked the Adobe DLM a lot better when it was a FAIL.

At least you had the alternative to download and run the installer where you had control over what was being installed onto your computer, and what exact terms you were agreeing to.

Now, the darn thing works, including infecting my system with McAfee Quick Security Scam. (I didn’t ASK for that lunkheads, I wanted FLASH. I already have a real virus checker, thank you.)

The thing that makes me cringe the most is that it is quite likely that someone in my line of work dreamed up this nightmare. (\People find installers so confusing, and it’s so hard to get their permission to put our promotionware onto their machines. Let’s create a win/win where everybody gets what they want.\)
Bob Cousins

“Go to http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/ and turn off the “free” McAfee scan, agree to their junk/Install Now; Firefox blocks the download, click in the link where it says, “If it does not start, click here for troubleshooting information,” scroll to the bottom of the page.”

The only link I see there is back to the first page, I see no direct links?

Meanwhile I’ll use the unofficial method
- http://www.404techsupport.com/ Jason
  
  Happy to help, Bob. The aforementioned link appears and disappears at Adobe’s whim. These links here, however, are still working well.
gggirlgeek

Not sure if the above links are always updated to the latest version of Flash player? It was apparently updated today but the regular Adobe link no longer has the \If it does not start…\ link. #&%! Adobe Nazis!
gggirlgeek

Yes, I found out, after some investigation. I had my FFx extension updates turned off and just now discovered the out-of-date Flash plugin. After hunting around 10.1.82.76 (10.1 r82) is the latest version. Thanks for the great post and current links.
isepiq

Here are current direct downloads to just the installers listed on this Adobe forum page. Only took a few seconds to download IE & Firefox. Only took a few seconds to install.

http://forums.adobe.com/thread/909550?tstart=0
KFM

You’re the man, isepiq. I hate downloading a DLM just to get stupid Flash content. I can’t wait until the day that Flash dies and and HTML5/something better takes its place. I liked Macromedia, never trusted Adobe’s shady business practices.
Paul

Thank you for the links. You cannot believe how many circles I have been round trying to install the latest version of Flash on Firefox, which Firefox immediately flags as out-of-date Do Abobe do this on purpose? Just like Microsoft make their software as difficult and obstructive to download as possible.
Broni

Flash Player for other browsers doesn’t work (404 error)
- JasonH09
  
  Thanks for the heads-up. The links have been updated. Maybe Adobe will get to putting them in the same spot now.
Redbeard Pinja

Was just wondering if the packages were just the 32bit or had both 64bit and 32bit rolled in?
- Redbeard Pinja
  
  Srry, I forgot and checked. They (Adobe) started incorporating both 32bit and 64bit with a 64bit system…
- JasonH09
  
  It covers both. They were rolled together recently and the response I got from an Adobe employee said they hope to roll IE and plug-in browsers into one install as well.