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Can I install the Flash Plugin for Firefox, and the Adobe Flash application program, on the same machine?

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BillyJ
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PC with Win 7 Home Premium 64-bit Firefox 33.1 Shockwave Flash 15.0.0.223 installed as a Firefox plug-in. Everything performs perfectly, and I particularly like the fact that when I encounter a file (usually video) on the web, I can ACTIVATE ADOBE FLASH on a once-only basis, rather than ALWAYS FOR THIS SITE.

So here is my question. I encountered a .SWF file on the web, and played it through the plugin. I then downloaded the file to my desktop. From the desktop, there does not seem to be a way to play it through the Firefox Plug-in. Is this correct - am I missing something?

In order to play the file, do I need to install a copy of Shockwave Flash or Adobe Flash Player as a standalone application program on my machine? Is it OK to have both the standalone application and the Firefox plugin on one machine? By the way, I am not interested in using WMP as the player.

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Bill

PC with Win 7 Home Premium 64-bit Firefox 33.1 Shockwave Flash 15.0.0.223 installed as a Firefox plug-in. Everything performs perfectly, and I particularly like the fact that when I encounter a file (usually video) on the web, I can ACTIVATE ADOBE FLASH on a once-only basis, rather than ALWAYS FOR THIS SITE. So here is my question. I encountered a .SWF file on the web, and played it through the plugin. I then downloaded the file to my desktop. From the desktop, there does not seem to be a way to play it through the Firefox Plug-in. Is this correct - am I missing something? In order to play the file, do I need to install a copy of Shockwave Flash or Adobe Flash Player as a standalone application program on my machine? Is it OK to have both the standalone application and the Firefox plugin on one machine? By the way, I am not interested in using WMP as the player. Thanks Bill

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guigs
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Hi Bill, I don't think there is a version of a stand alone Shockwave Flash player.

FredMcD
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That is a video file. And you need a viewer to play it; http://www.videolan.org/

BillyJ
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VLC Player looks like a nice application, and it will play FLV files. However, it will not play .SWF files, which was the subject of my initial query. I admit that I am a little confused about the difference between .SWF and .FLV, since they are both called Flash files. My bad. I would love to find a standalone player that will handle both. Nothing fancy required - just play the file!

As a side note, I downloaded VLC Player from the link you suggested. It installed easily and worked well. However, a Google search reveals that there are a number of sources for corrupted versions of the player, which contain malware. Thank you, Fred, for a straight steer.

Bill

James
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http://www.videolan.org/ is the VLC homepage so it is clean while third-party download sites may not be, especially as sites like CNET aka download dot com as they bundle stuff with clean applications.