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.
(Or you can directly download this zip file which i renamed and uploaded – Download here)
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!
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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.
It really helped me to get running on Chrome. It is helpful for those who does not have Administrative access on their computers.
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.
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?
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?
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!
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
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.
Thanks man! It’s so helpful.
@PJ:
Thanks man!!! I was about to turn green and rip my shirt a part!!
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
I have installed google chrome just need to get it working.
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?
Thanks!
thanks… the info was really helpful!!
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?
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??
yeah same here…
looked through program files and i’ve used my search and i can’t find it…
This was super helpful! Thanks!
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.
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!
@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.
C/Documents and settings//Local Settings/Application Data/Google/Chrome/Application/Plugins/
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Can not find this path in my computer. No “Google” in “Application Data”.
Hope this may be of help to someone.
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!
http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/current/install_flash_player.exe
Download n Install…this works!!
@kfafnis: My plugins folder doesn’t exists too, I just created and copied the files.. Working fine… thx…
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.
Thanks.
@Beklands: which folder did you paste it in then?
@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).
It worked! Thank You!!!
It’s working !!! Thanks a lot!!
I too am having issues. I tried pasting the 2 necessary files into my plugins folder, downloaded java, restarted the chrome browser and still the flash player is not shown in my plugins folder. Please help!! Can anyone think of something I might be forgetting??
Thank for your help….
Now my chrome can watching video without problem Thank..
icant do it help
try try try but cant
Thanks…worked great!
You guys for some of you who need help finding the plugins folder Just go to C/Documents and settings//Local Settings/Application Data/Google/Chrome/Application and if there is no plugin folder you need to make one so make a C/Documents and settings//Local Settings/Application Data/Google/Chrome/Application/Plugins and paste the two files inside of it. Hope that helps.
can somebody please tell me the names of the two files and………do u create a folder drom the desktop and drag it to the website or is there another way??? Please help
I installed chrome and found it was loading a Flash 7 dll from somewhere on my system. Initially I thought maybe google was distributing an older flash version built into chrome.
SysInternals ProcExp allowed me to find which dll it was using. It was loading it from an Irish language version of FireFox that I had installed some time ago in c:\Program Files\FF_ie\.
I installed IRON and it did the same thing.
I renamed that DLL and now iron is choosing the DLL in system32\Macromed\Flash – mm let me check chrome… yeah chrome is doing the same now too.
Maybe that helps someone.
Well, there actually is another solution.
If when you are trying to download adobe flash player and it says “you need to close the following: Chrome” Then actually do so. don’t close the box that told you to do that, but Google chrome it self. Then click try again, until it says “Download Complete.”
i did try the method that mentioned above. it still didnt work. i can’t play games using google chrome. i like the look the google chrome has and it is easy to use but i cannot play games because the shockwash player always crashed!!!! i really hate it!hate it!!!!!!!
THANK YOU DYLAN!
After trying everything for ages, and making a new plugins folder etc and nothing working – simply closing Chrome behind the “You need to close the following” box, I had it downloaded, completed and working within seconds.
Thanks very much! It really helped me a lot!
Thanks its worked
but the path is difrent in Windows Vista you have to create new folder in C:\Users\yourAccountName\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\
create here a new folder named “Plugin” its worked for and I will hope it would be work for you thank and reply if you happy
@i cant: take rest then start its not tuff just do right thing. 1st create new folder rename it with Plugins and then paste it to in this folder C/Documents and settings/Local Settings/Application Data/Google/Chrome/Application/ and paste here both files named flashplayer.xpt and NPSWF32.dll you have done it enjoy
Guys thanks for all the info! The only i dont know is how to restart the chrome?…
how do i restart google chrome?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? please help!
@Google Chrome Tweaks, Tips and Easter Eggs at NSpeaks:
It still wont let me install it i dont know why though
<——lol he looks cool
@Dylan:
Nice job dylan just x out of chrome when this box says cannot download…thanks man I was ready to throw laptop!
after documents & settings where to go … what 2 do … to install flash player…
I m not finding plugins folder
help me out
@John: John, When i go to the C/USers/(USername) there is no application data option.
Im using Windows Vista. Please help. I’m totally frustrated with this
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great post – very helpul! I was able to get my google chrome browser up and running to watch youtube videos very quickly. awesome!
Thanks. I had problems installing flash at work because of the administrative rights stuff. I also couldn’t find the plugins folder but after reading some of the posts on this blog, I found my way out, simply by creating the plugins folder under C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\ create folder ‘Plugins’ here; copied the 2 files into the Plugins directory and it worked. Thanks!
Thank you for help us.
Now i can watch videos at youtube, but i can’t see the flashs in my website.
i must say that my google chrome is portable.
and it is in a past in may desktop, so i found the sub past “plugins” and I put the file there.
Can you help me?
-sorry my English, i’m from brazil. please understand
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system c:/ Documents and Settings/ Administrator/ Local Settings/ Application Data/ Google/ Chrome/ Application/ then make a new folder called Plugins and paste the two files flashplayer.xpt and NPSWF32.dll!!
It works fine for me!!
Thanks guys for the info here. I have created the Plugins folder under C:\Users\{myAccountName}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\ and pasted those two files and then restarted Chrome. Wow, it worked.
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I didn’t know you need to know special techniques in order to install flash player for Chrome. I’ve just installed the browser and it worked fine for me