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Install Flash Player without having administrative privileges

October 17, 2008 by Ivan  
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Let’s assume you’re at work or at school and you’re on the computer. There’s an enormous chance that you have no administrative privileges and there’s absolutely nothing you can install onto the computer. Let us also assume that you want to use Mozilla Firefox instead of IE. That’s an easy one, ’cause we’ve all heard of Firefox Portable. Finally you download Firefox and you’re happy how you fooled Windows. So you’re browsing and you go to youtube. And what happens? You need to install the Flash Player. Damn… What now…

1. Copy this link (http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/xpi/current/flashplayer-win.xpi) into Internet Explorer.After IE downloads it, save the file. (*why to IE?.. because if you just try to download it with Firefox, every time you begin, the automatic addon-installer will appear and that is not what we need)

2.Change the extension of the file from .xpi to .zip

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3.Now right click and unzip it.

4. In the folder you need to find the following files: NPSWF32.dll and flashplayer.xpt …delete all other files and copy these two

5.The next step is to go to your Mozilla Firefox Portable directory(*located depending on where you saved it, mine for example is on the desktop).

6.Now find the plugin directory and just paste those two files.

7.Restart Mozilla and enjoy the Flash videos

Here’s a video instructional if you find it easier to follow the steps this way:



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26 Comments on "Install Flash Player without having administrative privileges"

  1. chriskill on Mon, 3rd Nov 2008 5:08 am 

    Thanks u so much…u just saved me a lto of time….thanks again!!!!

  2. Borfee on Sat, 22nd Nov 2008 5:02 pm 

    Thank you a lot…I was suffering with this problem since I installed Firefox in my office laptop and your advice just solved the problem in minutes.
    Thanks again and GOD bless….

  3. Tony on Mon, 1st Dec 2008 1:34 am 

    Very useful information, thanks. I don’t have admin rights on my pc at work, yet still get updates trying to go through.

  4. 111111 on Sat, 6th Dec 2008 11:38 am 

    But on these computers we have restriction for running apps. Meaning i cant run anything with .exe extension which isnt installed by the admin. Is there any solution to this mess?

  5. jophon on Sun, 7th Dec 2008 2:28 pm 

    The flash installation thing really works and its easy, thanks

  6. amy on Sat, 10th Jan 2009 3:56 pm 

    okay i got as far as saving the two files and copying them but how do you find the plug in directory and paste them in there mine is saved to my desktop but i don’t know how to finish it up??? help

  7. Ivan on Sat, 10th Jan 2009 5:06 pm 

    right click on mozilla firefox shortcut, in Targer field you will find firefox directory, something like C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\plugins, paste files: NPSWF32.dll and flashplayer.xpt in folder plugins

  8. harvey on Thu, 12th Feb 2009 8:56 am 

    nice dude it works a lot thnks 4 the info….

  9. erinc on Sun, 15th Feb 2009 1:11 pm 

    I have done everything needed but still I have no flash player. Because my intelligent administrators only allows us to “read&execute” that folder. I don’t know that is also applicable for other folders but for C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox and its subfolders, it is!
    In this case what should I do?

  10. Ivan on Tue, 17th Feb 2009 9:10 pm 

    Try reinstall mozilla firefox to another folder like D: or similar. Or you can get administrative privileges like SYSTEM User, read these posts http://hackspc.com/how-to-become-the-system-user-in-windows-xp/
    and
    http://hackspc.com/hack-your-school-work-computer-and-get-administrative-privileges/

  11. Fukinchinpao on Thu, 19th Feb 2009 2:52 am 

    Hey I got ” The syntax of the command is incorrect.”

  12. Mojito on Tue, 24th Feb 2009 10:19 am 

    You rock ! Thanks !!!

  13. kranthi on Wed, 4th Mar 2009 11:09 am 

    These two files are not copied to any where.And in program files
    did show the mozilla plugin directory. give me the solution.

  14. kranthi on Fri, 6th Mar 2009 10:22 am 

    Those two files are not moving.And i did not find the Mozilla Firefox Portable directory.Tell me the solution

  15. Aaron on Tue, 7th Apr 2009 7:47 pm 

    That is GENIUS! I can’t believe I didn’t think of that! :D

  16. bonnie on Thu, 9th Apr 2009 1:26 pm 

    You, sir, are a legend.

  17. MOXET on Sat, 18th Apr 2009 6:09 am 

    yayayayaya good job yar, you have done a great work for me.

  18. pokewak on Wed, 29th Apr 2009 7:59 am 

    i done all the thing but whener i open youtube its say an error occured buyt i can play youtube vidoe on the video that u post in this page… lol

  19. truluv on Fri, 1st May 2009 4:07 pm 

    I LOVE YOUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    THANK YOU!

  20. durstand on Mon, 31st Aug 2009 9:08 pm 

    It won’t let me paste the files into the plugin folder.

  21. Joe on Tue, 1st Sep 2009 6:06 pm 

    I’m not able to paste those to files, i got an error msg as access denied. Wht should i do in this case???
    plz help me boss. . .

  22. saki on Wed, 21st Oct 2009 6:56 pm 

    hey so the damn administrative shit wont let me do it!!!!!!! how else can i do it?

  23. Pattay on Sun, 1st Nov 2009 4:25 am 

    FUCK i love you guys. THAT IS GENIUS!

  24. Eddie on Wed, 27th Jan 2010 12:14 pm 

    Damn this works i love it. It has made work more tolerable. Thanks a million.

  25. suhaila on Mon, 22nd Feb 2010 8:24 pm 

    i didn’t find the two files when i unziped the folder what can i do now?

  26. Shaun on Sat, 6th Mar 2010 5:56 pm 

    Yes, yes, yes – now I can use my preferred browser core for Windows. Tested with K-meleon and very happy with the result.

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