Phil, I don't have any comments on your Flash install problem, but I have a question as to why you loaded Win98se then XP on top of it. Is it because your Win XP is an upgrade and you think that is the only way to do it? I have found that any upgrade from W98 to XP may sometimes be less reliable than a pure XP install. Note that even the "upgrade" version of XP will install standalone, all you need to do is have your original Win98se disk available. The install will ask you to insert your qualifying Windows disk (Win98se) to validate the upgrade. This makes for a cleaner install. Just FYI next time you may have to do it. Russ Poffenberger [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: PCSOFT - Personal Computer software discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of [log in to unmask] Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2008 9:46 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [PCSOFT] Adobe Flash Player After a recent re-format and installation of windows (98se then xp home upgrade), I find I often get a notice that a page I'm visiting on the internet contains materials that require Adobe Flash Player to display properly. When I click their link to load the player, I am sent to this page http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveF la sh On that page I check the box indicating I accept terms and then click "install now". This only seems to re-load the same page and no download takes place. Questions: 1) Any ideas why it doesn't download 2) It says on the page it automatically downloads to internet explorer but I always use Opera as my browser. Is there a place in Opera to download it to or should I allow it to go to IE (if I get it to download at all!) -Phil Williams- **************Ideas to please picky eaters. Watch video on AOL Living. (http://living.aol.com/video/how-to-please-your-picky-eater/rachel-campos-du ffy/ 2050827?NCID=aolcmp00300000002598) "Hold No Punches.." Rode brings you great shareware/freeware programs with his honest opinions in this weekly column. http://freepctech.com/rode "Hold No Punches.." Rode brings you great shareware/freeware programs with his honest opinions in this weekly column. http://freepctech.com/rode