How to install flash player on Google Chrome browser?
Google chrome browser is very well working in many computers, but still has problems with websites which require authentication, and which requires some new flash players to display their video content. I am talking about flash sites which are not perfectly opening for every person who is using Chrome. Many are getting the message to download the latest version of Adobe flash player to display some content in it.
So here is how you can install the latest version of flash player for your Google Chrome browser -
Download the flash player for windows xpi file.
Rename the file to .zip as its a file which directly interacts with your web browser and changes itself with the extension.
Then extract it to a new folder through winzip. You will see a couple files flashplayer.xpt and NPSWF32.dll which you have copy.
Then go to the plugins folder of your google chrome browser, which might be at -
C/Documents and settings//Local Settings/Application Data/Google/Chrome/Application/Plugins/
Paste both the files in this plugins folder and then close your Chrome browser and restart it.
Try to check whether the installation is done perfectly, by just watching a video in Youtube which requires the latest version of flash player to play the video.
And you are done!
[...] Install Flash Player in Chrome - No use of this guide since atleast in my case, Chrome is loading flash based sites just fine. Type about:plugins in your Chrome addressbar to check if it shows Shockwave Flash as installed plugin or not. If not, then only use this guide. [...]
Reply to this comment:If you have flash installed either to your Firefox browser, then this step is not needed. Chrome autodetects the Flash plugin.
To check if Chrome has flash detected or not, type about:plugins in addressbar and check whether it lists Shockwave Flash as Installed or not. If not, then you should use the above step.
Reply to this comment:It really helped me to get running on Chrome. It is helpful for those who does not have Administrative access on their computers.
Reply to this comment:Awesome work! Thank you
Worked for me. Great tip. But the first comment posted here was wrong. I had Flash working in Firefox 3, but it still didn’t work in Chrome and the regular Flash install didn’t work either.
BTW, I had lots of headaches upgrading to Firefox 3 and installing Chrome last week. Neither worked for me. Some research hinted in the right direction. I turned off my Norton firewall and turned on the Windows firewall and then both installs worked fine.
Reply to this comment:this is all good information but i can not for the life of me find the plugins folder. i went the folder where you said it might be and couldent find anything. i tried reinstalling chrome, and it still wasent there. i did a system search and nothing i have enabled show all hidden files and folders and still have found nothing. it is like chrome does not exist on my pc, but it works great. any ideas?
Reply to this comment:This worked great for me at one job, but I work part-time at another establishment with a locked-down desktop. I cannot even access C/Documents and settings/Local Settings/Application Data/Google/Chrome/Application/Plugins/. I am denied access to C/Documents and settings/Administrator and the documents and settings with my user name. Any way around all of this?
Reply to this comment:I found the work around my self!!
In MS Internet Explorer, got to File > Open and past in C/Documents and settings/yourusername/Local Settings/Application Data/Google/Chrome/Application/Plugins/. The folder displays even it it is hidden using Explorer. Paste the files into the plugins folder and you’re good to go!
Reply to this comment:Do the first part by going to: C/Documents and settings/your user name
At this point go to Tools / folder options / show hidden files / ok
you should now see Local Settings and can do the rest
Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\Application\Plugins
Reply to this comment:Not sure why this worked, but my flash player on cnn.com was not working in google chrome and on other sites. Pissed me off since I really love Chrome. Anyway I opened up chrome and went to a video page and it gave me the same error message that it does not work for the platform. Then I opened up Internet Explorer, when to the same page and it opened in IE. Then I refreshed the page in Chrome and it works. Hope that helps.
Reply to this comment:Thanks man! It’s so helpful.
Reply to this comment:@PJ:
Thanks man!!! I was about to turn green and rip my shirt a part!!
Reply to this comment:Just reinstalled XP, and after realizing I forgot to back up my 3D project(only 1 weeks work) and a lot of other problems, this flash plugin isue was the drop that was about to make me go crazy. You’re a lifesaver;)
I have install google chrome
Reply to this comment:I have installed google chrome just need to get it working.
Reply to this comment:I still can’t find the folder (I have set ti view hidden files and folders). So I just created the directories myself, copy the 2 files and restart chrome. the type about:plugins. I still cannot find .swf suffix (which stand for flash file’s .swf). Any idea why?
Reply to this comment:Thanks!
Reply to this comment:thanks… the info was really helpful!!
Reply to this comment:i’m probably the dumb ass here but in the guide it says to change the name from .whatever to .zip now when i click to download the flash player and it brings up the box it says run and cancel on the 2 buttons, and the locations of where the files going and file type etc. are i cant rename them. I’m guessing thats not the bit i do that to, where do i find it and how do i get to it?
Reply to this comment:hmm dont worry bout that ^
ive got it all sorted now but… where is the
‘plugins’ folder in
C:\Documents and Settings\ user name\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\Application\ theres no plugins folder…
theres 4 icons..
Chrome, First run, Dictionaries, and some other folder with a bunch of numbers and dots. i looked in them all and there was no plugins folder.. how am i supposed to do this??
Reply to this comment:yeah same here…
looked through program files and i’ve used my search and i can’t find it…
Reply to this comment:This was super helpful! Thanks!
Reply to this comment:Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\Application\Plugins. i have xp and i could not find the ‘plugins’ file in ‘application’. i took someone else’s advice and created the folder ‘Plugins’ where i was supposed to find it, copied the two files into it and it works! hope it works for you.
Reply to this comment:Brilliant!
Thanks very much for this
One small mod - Vista uses a different folder structure, so I had to paste the two necessary files into C:\Users\{Username}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\Plugins
The folder Plugins did not exist when I navigated my way there, so I created it and dropped the two files in, restarted the Chrome browser and Voila! Working fine
Other thing I’d say is that my first step was to visit the Chrome Help pages, in particular,http://www.google.com/support/chrome/bin/answer.py?answer=95697&cbid=1798iqe1e7223&src=cb&lev=answer and installed Java 6 v 10 like they suggested, before doing the Flash business
Good luck guys!
Reply to this comment:@John:
i restarted my computer but not chrome so it does not work,haha,i am too fool.
remember,after create the foder “plugin”,restar chrome but not your computer.
now it’s work well,thank you all, i solve my problem.
Reply to this comment:C/Documents and settings//Local Settings/Application Data/Google/Chrome/Application/Plugins/
Reply to this comment:================
Can not find this path in my computer. No “Google” in “Application Data”.
Hope this may be of help to someone.
Reply to this comment:I too could not install plugin for Google Chrome,but i did manage to manually install it for Mozilla Firefox which also worked for Google Chrome.
Clic Link—>>> http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/current/install_flash_player.exe
close navegator, ok!
Reply to this comment:http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/current/install_flash_player.exe
Download n Install…this works!!
Reply to this comment:@kfafnis: My plugins folder doesn’t exists too, I just created and copied the files.. Working fine… thx…
Reply to this comment:I can’t find Plugins in C/Documents and settings//Local Settings/Application Data/Google/Chrome/Application/,so I created a Plugins and then copied.
Reply to this comment:Thanks.
@Beklands: which folder did you paste it in then?
Reply to this comment:@ttpp: My Chrome downloaded to a weird place C:\Users\Stanislav\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe. I tried to both counsels from Becklands and Ttpp, but neither worked on my computer (still asks for plugins).
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