Difference between revisions of "Firefox and Adobe Flash Post 2020 and MORE"

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YES THERE IS A USE FOR IT! So everyone with a comment: "Shhhhh..."

Version History: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adobe_Flash_Player

Last Useful Version is (IE the one with out the "End of Life" DISABLE 'Feature'): 32.0.0.371

Downloads;

Version 32: https://archive.org/download/flashplayer_old
Version 11.8: https://archive.org/download/flashplayer-11
Various Versions (...almost everything): https://ia803201.us.archive.org/18/items/flashplayerarchive/pub/flashplayer/installers/archive/
Google Search Tip: site:archive.org "flashplayer"

Target Useful Device: Firefox 52.9.0 ESR (circa early 2017, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firefox_version_history#Firefox_52_through_59) on Windows 10 (and Windows 11), which still supports Adobe Flash and other NPAPI PlugIns (only the ESR version, not the regular version: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firefox_version_history#Firefox_52_through_59)

How? A Firefox PlugIn (A PlugIn is an 'major' external piece of software like Adobe Flash, etc., whereas an Extension is a 'minor / small' piece of software)

How to "get" the Plugin: Use Windows XP, install it, look in this directory (UniExtract and other failed to extract, info indicates a developer edition is necessary):

Where to put the plugin to segregate it to a single instance of Firefox: C:\%AppData%\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\WhatEverPathToFirefoxeESR52.9.0Profile.Firefox CLASSIC 52.9.0 ESR\plugins

...and it shows up in PlugIns, but won't activate. But it will activate if two things are done;

about:config: extensions.blocklist.enable (set it to zero)
Disable Flash Protected Mode in Options (in Tools, Addons, More (Shockwave Flash))

Windows:
- For 32-bit Firefox on a 32-bit Windows OS: C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\plugins
- For 32-bit Firefox on a 64-bit Windows OS: C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox\plugins

Windows Folder where Adobe Flash leaves behind its "Deadman Switch": C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Macromed\Flash (searched for NPSWF32_32_0_0_465.dll)

Flash Registry Location

Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Macromedia\FlashPlayerPlugin
Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Macromedia\FlashPlayerPlugin

Hint from: https://www.swfmax.com/how-to-install-flash-player

about:config: extensions.blocklist.enable

Disable Flash Protected Mode in Options

Flash Emulators / Substitutes that do NOT work (at least for Surveillance Cameras): Flash Player, Flash Player 2021, and Ruffle

C:\%AppData%\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\WhatEverProfileName\pluginreg.dat

...and even more: VLC, RTSP PlugIn? As of 09.2023, nope. Even tried on Windows XP with Firefox 27 and VLC 2.2.8, AddIn shows up as enabled, but does not work.

Downloads: http://download.videolan.org/pub/videolan/vlc/

NPAPI: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NPAPI

Last version to include the NPAPI Plugin: VLC 2.2.8

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 *Google Search Tip: site:archive.org "flashplayer"
-Target Useful Device: Firefox 52.9.0 ESR (circa early 2017, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firefox_version_history#Firefox_52_through_59) on Windows 10 (and Windows 11)
+Target Useful Device: Firefox 52.9.0 ESR (circa early 2017, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firefox_version_history#Firefox_52_through_59) on Windows 10 (and Windows 11), which still supports Adobe Flash and other NPAPI PlugIns (only the ESR version, not the regular version: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firefox_version_history#Firefox_52_through_59)
 How? A Firefox PlugIn (A PlugIn is an 'major' external piece of software like Adobe Flash, etc., whereas an Extension is a 'minor / small' piece of software)
@@ Line 18: / Line 18: @@
 How to "get" the Plugin: Use Windows XP, install it, look in this directory (UniExtract and other failed to extract, info indicates a developer edition is necessary):
-Where to put the plugin: C:\%AppData%\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\WhatEverPathToFirefoxeESR52.9.0Profile.Firefox CLASSIC 52.9.0 ESR\plugins
+Where to put the plugin to segregate it to a single instance of Firefox: C:\%AppData%\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\WhatEverPathToFirefoxeESR52.9.0Profile.Firefox CLASSIC 52.9.0 ESR\plugins
-...and it shows up in PlugIns, but won't activate.
+...and it shows up in PlugIns, but won't activate.  But it will activate if two things are done;
+* about:config: extensions.blocklist.enable (set it to zero)
+* Disable Flash Protected Mode in Options (in Tools, Addons, More (Shockwave Flash))
+* '''Windows''':
+** For 32-bit Firefox on a 32-bit Windows OS: <code>C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\plugins</code>
+** For 32-bit Firefox on a 64-bit Windows OS: <code>C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox\plugins</code>
 Windows Folder where Adobe Flash leaves behind its "Deadman Switch": C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Macromed\Flash (searched for NPSWF32_32_0_0_465.dll)
@@ Line 26: / Line 33: @@
 Flash Registry Location
-* Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Macromedia\FlashPlayerPlugin
+*Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Macromedia\FlashPlayerPlugin
-* Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Macromedia\FlashPlayerPlugin
+*Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Macromedia\FlashPlayerPlugin
 Hint from: https://www.swfmax.com/how-to-install-flash-player
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 Flash Emulators / Substitutes that do NOT work (at least for Surveillance Cameras): Flash Player, Flash Player 2021, and Ruffle
-C:\%AppData%\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\WhatEverProfileName\pluginreg.dat<br />
+C:\%AppData%\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\WhatEverProfileName\pluginreg.dat
+...and even more: VLC, RTSP PlugIn?  As of 09.2023, nope.  Even tried on Windows XP with Firefox 27 and VLC 2.2.8, AddIn shows up as enabled, but does not work.
+Downloads: http://download.videolan.org/pub/videolan/vlc/
+NPAPI: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NPAPI
+Last version to include the NPAPI Plugin: VLC 2.2.8<br />

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