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Thread ID: 95410 2008-12-05 04:43:00 Problem with Add-on smithie 38 (6684) Press F1
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726012 2008-12-05 04:43:00 Hi folks.

Regularly , two or three times a week, I get a warning notice that states-

"Internet Explorer has encountered a problem with an add-on and needs to close.
The following add-on was running when this problem occurred.
Add-on Name : Flash 10a.ocx
Company name: Adobe systems
Description: Adobe Flash layer."

I uninstalled and redownloaded Adobe Flash Player this morning and I have just had the notice appear again. When I click on "okay" to the notice it closes IE and I can restart it with no problems. The only add-on by Adobe Systems activated in IE is Shockwave Flash Object. Could this be the offending culprit??

Any advice as to how I can overcome this problem would be appreciated. Running Vista.

Many thanks
Smithie
smithie 38 (6684)
726013 2008-12-05 05:15:00 Not sure where the file are on Vista but what you will need to do is find the flash10a . ocx file and copy it as flash . ocx .

To do this, browse to the C:\Windows\System32\Macromed\Flash folder . Locate the flash10a . ocx file and right click it and select copy . Now just right click in a blank spot of the same folder and select paste . You will then find you have a file called Copy of Flash10a . ocx in the folder . Right click the new file and select rename and change the name to flash . ocx .

Once complete, the error should be history .
Pancake (6359)
726014 2008-12-05 05:36:00 Thanks Pancake.

Done that - now do I delete the original entry (showing 10a.ocx)??

Smithie
smithie 38 (6684)
726015 2008-12-05 06:59:00 Yep,and just see how that goes. Pancake (6359)
726016 2008-12-10 08:43:00 hello, new to the forum, I have the same problem with Flash 10a.ocx. I followed Pancakes advice but find I couldn't delete the original file. Does anyone have more advice re this matter? nigeandvicki (14381)
726017 2008-12-10 09:00:00 Are you administrator?
What happens when you try to delete it?

is this vista also?
Blam (54)
726018 2008-12-10 09:11:00 Sometimes you have to completely remove flash player before reinstalling it, the add/remove programs doesn't get every thing.

You can try Flash Player Uninstaller (www.softpedia.com) - that rips it out completely.
wainuitech (129)
726019 2008-12-10 21:55:00 Can you Cut a Paste it to a nutural folder ? Pancake (6359)
726020 2009-01-04 01:07:00 i can't find the Flash10a.ocx file or anything throughout my entire computer i have searched EVERYWHERE!!!! and mine shows up about 20 times a day... Xcion (14382)
726021 2009-01-04 04:08:00 Are you sure you have Flash installed then? gary67 (56)
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