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January 19, 2021 at 7:44 pm #2142028
How to play flash content in Encarta?
Lockedby ajdzanovicmilos · about 3 years, 1 month ago
Tags: Microsoft
Hi! Since adobe flash shut down, and I really love encarta, is there a way to play flash files that are in encarta? I’m using encarta 2009. I hope you understand me 🙂 I’m also opened for any questions.
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January 19, 2021 at 8:58 pm #2417621
Might try a stand-alone Flash player,
by Wizard57M-TR · about 3 years, 1 month ago
In reply to How to play flash content in Encarta?
several are available, search sites such as Winsite, File Hippo. Another alternative could be IrfanView, with the “all-plugins” included, as it had a Flash plugin to view Flash files. These are not traditional web browser plugins or extensions, so they run without needing the browser.
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January 20, 2021 at 3:20 am #2417616
Can you play flash contents normally in encarta with them?
by dzaki.prakoso · about 3 years, 1 month ago
In reply to Might try a stand-alone Flash player,
Meaning, do I have to open the .swf files in the stand-alone flash player, or can I just use encarta as usual (i.e. the flash player be used as a plugin in the encarta software)?
If not, do you know a way so I can just use encarta normally like before the flash shut down?
Thanks in advance.
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January 20, 2021 at 9:11 am #2417612
Re: Flash
by kees_b · about 3 years, 1 month ago
In reply to Can you play flash contents normally in encarta with them?
It’s very unlikely that the software Microsoft wrote 15 years or so ago, supports plugins. Do you read anything about it in the user manual?
How does it play Flash now? Does it start a browser? Does it start a flash player that’s on the DVD? Did you have to install a flash player yourself first? Clearly it ran without having access to Internet, so it uses a local solution.
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January 20, 2021 at 10:18 am #2417609
Search Encarta
by jenniemiller · about 3 years, 1 month ago
In reply to How to play flash content in Encarta?
Search the SItes.
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February 14, 2021 at 4:16 am #2416523
anyone figurethis out?
by lusich · about 3 years, 1 month ago
In reply to How to play flash content in Encarta?
Hi,
were you able to figure out what to do? I am having the same problem. I see the flash icon. I can right click and see the settings menu. But I cannot play anything in the Encarta Kids?
thanks
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March 2, 2021 at 10:26 pm #2414522
hi
by ajdzanovicmilos1 · about 3 years ago
In reply to anyone figurethis out?
hi. i haven’t figured it out. im gonna look for the soluton 🙂
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February 14, 2021 at 5:03 pm #2416517
Found a work around!
by lusich · about 3 years, 1 month ago
In reply to How to play flash content in Encarta?
OK, I managed to get Flash and Encarta working on my Win 10 computer. (also on Win 7).
For Windows 10
1. you need to completely remove all instances of Flash from your computer. This also means that you need to remove the built-in version that comes with operating system. So, go to https://lifehacker.com/how-to-remove-adobe-flash-from-windows-10-in-5-minutes-1845509875 and read through. You can then download the Microsoft Update from https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/search.aspx?q=45775862. once you run this update, the Flash should be completely removed (go to Control Panel — you should no longer see the “Flash” settings icon). Also check your registry. Your keys HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Macromedia\FlashPlayer\
and
\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Macromedia\FlashPlayer
should be gone. If not, go ahead and erase all macromedia and flash keys and subkeys.3. you will now need to download a standalone installer (offline installer) of Flash Active X version ( I believe this is the same version as for IE). The version has to be a full offline installer, because Adobe has removed all downloads for online installers. Also, DO NOT download the latest version of Flash. I think Adobe put some sort of “kill switch” in it. If you download the latest version of Flash, it will simply not run past the EOL date. I managed to find an old 32-bit version 11.3 installer for Active X. If you search the net, you should find some of these files still around.
4. restart computer
5. make sure you are logged in as an administrator
6. turn-off all the “Reputation Based Protection” in Windows Security (Defender)
7. run cmd.exe as an Admin (You need to run with elevated priviliges or Windows will block your install attempt)
8. navigate to the folder where you have your “old” Flash Active X installer from the command prompt
9. run the flash installer .exe file from the elevated command prompt
10. follow the install prompts
11. restart
12. your Encarta flash content should now run as before
13. you can now turn all the Windows Defender Protections back on. They will not interfere
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September 10, 2021 at 10:26 am #3938826
Flash Active X Offline Installer
by floresbian · about 2 years, 6 months ago
In reply to Found a work around!
Hi there. I’m stuck on this step and can’t seem to find one that works. I’ve made sure to run it on cmd with admin privileges but after restarting it still refuses to run. Can you please help me?
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February 14, 2021 at 5:14 pm #2416515
Part 2 for above
by lusich · about 3 years, 1 month ago
In reply to How to play flash content in Encarta?
During the install of the older flash make sure to select “NEVER CHECK FOR UPDATES”!
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February 14, 2021 at 5:15 pm #2416514
Part 3
by lusich · about 3 years, 1 month ago
In reply to How to play flash content in Encarta?
For Windows 7
1. you need to completely remove all instances of Flash from your computer.2. Also check your registry.
go ahead and erase all macromedia and flash keys and subkeys\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Macromedia\FlashPlayer\
and
\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Macromedia\FlashPlayer3. you will now need to download a standalone installer (offline installer) of Flash Active X version ( I believe this is the same version as for IE). The version has to be a full offline installer, because Adobe has removed all downloads for online installers. Also, DO NOT download the latest version of Flash. I think Adobe put some sort of “kill switch” in it. If you download the latest version of Flash, it will simply not run past the EOL date. I managed to find an old 32-bit version 11.3 installer for Active X. If you search the net, you should find some of these files still around.
4. restart computer
5. make sure you are logged in as an administrator
6. navigate to the folder where you have your “old” Flash Active X installer
7. run the flash installer .exe file
8. follow the install prompts — make sure to select “NEVER CHECK FOR UPDATES”!
9. restart
10. your Encarta flash content should now run as before
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February 15, 2021 at 9:25 am #2416498
Found a work around!
by naheed mir · about 3 years, 1 month ago
In reply to Part 3
Thanks, @lucish for such a detailed post, it helps me a lot.
I hope it will also help out other peoples on the forum.
I will give it a try and let you know about it very soon. -
March 5, 2021 at 6:15 pm #2414459
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February 25, 2021 at 2:10 pm #2414654
A few more updates on this
by lusich · about 3 years ago
In reply to How to play flash content in Encarta?
So, in Windows 7, the last ActiveX version of Flash without the kill switch is 32.0.0.371. You can install it without major difficulties after removing the above mentioned registry entries.
However, in Windows 10, Flash ActiveX is somehow blocked from reinstallation. The highest version that you can install is 11.3.300.273. All “higher” versions are blocked.
You can find the needed files here:
https://archive.org/download/flashplayerarchive/pub/flashplayer/installers/archive/
or https://archive.org/details/flashplayerarchiveThere is also a good write up on the kill switch here: https://gist.github.com/KuromeSan/56d8b724c0696b54f9f81994ae3591d1
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February 25, 2021 at 2:14 pm #2414653
[Request] Anyone have the Encarta 2009 update files in English?
by lusich · about 3 years ago
In reply to How to play flash content in Encarta?
Since we are talking about Encarta…any of you kind folks perhaps still have the content update files for Encarta 2009 in English? These are no longer available anywhere.
Usually the format is something like:
09A00001.eitThere are usually about 16 of them.
Please post if you do. It would be much appreciated.
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May 25, 2021 at 5:45 pm #2417235
I have the solution
by rachmaninoff26 · about 2 years, 9 months ago
In reply to How to play flash content in Encarta?
Hi!, i find a solution, first i use VMwareWorkstation to install in w10 a compatible S.O. to encarta 2009, i installed windows xp. After that, runing windows xp (in windows 10) i downloaded an old flash player and installed in Internet explorer, voila!, it work!!!
i downloaded flash player 10 from here https://archive.org/download/flashplayerarchive/pub/flashplayer/installers/archive/ after i used in IE from windows xp, !!
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June 14, 2022 at 12:37 pm #3977582
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by garkbeda43 · about 1 year, 9 months ago
In reply to I have the solution
i haven’t figured it out. im gonna look for the soluton 🙂
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