Comments on: Installing Flash in Portable Firefox with no installer http://www.acidlabs.org/2006/09/05/installing-flash-in-portable-firefox-with-no-installer/ strategies, tools and processes to empower knowledge workers Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:11:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Steven http://www.acidlabs.org/2006/09/05/installing-flash-in-portable-firefox-with-no-installer/#comment-16709 Steven Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:42:28 +0000 http://dev.acidlabs.org/2006/09/05/installing-flash-in-portable-firefox-with-no-installer/#comment-16709 Thanks Mauritz & Reeve, worked like a charm :) Thanks Mauritz & Reeve, worked like a charm :)

]]> By: DrxXx http://www.acidlabs.org/2006/09/05/installing-flash-in-portable-firefox-with-no-installer/#comment-16603 DrxXx Wed, 05 Nov 2008 11:30:51 +0000 http://dev.acidlabs.org/2006/09/05/installing-flash-in-portable-firefox-with-no-installer/#comment-16603 Hi I had the same prb and have done just like Dylan Reeve said and everything is ok. now. Hi
I had the same prb and have done just like Dylan Reeve said and everything is ok. now.

]]> By: Giggleloop http://www.acidlabs.org/2006/09/05/installing-flash-in-portable-firefox-with-no-installer/#comment-16568 Giggleloop Fri, 31 Oct 2008 14:33:33 +0000 http://dev.acidlabs.org/2006/09/05/installing-flash-in-portable-firefox-with-no-installer/#comment-16568 Thanks for the tip of extracting the files from the XPI and just putting them in the Plugins directory on the thumb drive - it worked! Woot! :) Thanks for the tip of extracting the files from the XPI and just putting them in the Plugins directory on the thumb drive - it worked! Woot! :)

]]> By: Matteus Mauritz http://www.acidlabs.org/2006/09/05/installing-flash-in-portable-firefox-with-no-installer/#comment-16539 Matteus Mauritz Tue, 28 Oct 2008 05:56:43 +0000 http://dev.acidlabs.org/2006/09/05/installing-flash-in-portable-firefox-with-no-installer/#comment-16539 From Portable apps: UPDATED INFORMATION 6/25/08 The NEW Definitive Simplest way Download the file from: http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/xpi/current/flashplayer... as indicated on the support page. http://portableapps.com/support/firefox_portable#plugins BUT... DO NOT CLICK ON THE LINK ABOVE DO A RIGHT CLICK, Save link as... change the extension of the download to flashplayer-win.xpi.ZIP Unzip it, and there you go, copy the files needed, NPSWF32.dll and flashplayer.xpt , to this directory: [x]:\PATH\PORTABLE\FirefoxPortable\Data\Plugins and you have Flash for FFP Tim From Portable apps:

UPDATED INFORMATION 6/25/08
The NEW Definitive Simplest way
Download the file from:

http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/xpi/current/flashplayer...
as indicated on the support page.
http://portableapps.com/support/firefox_portable#plugins

BUT…
DO NOT CLICK ON THE LINK ABOVE
DO A RIGHT CLICK, Save link as…

change the extension of the download to flashplayer-win.xpi.ZIP

Unzip it, and there you go, copy the files needed,
NPSWF32.dll and flashplayer.xpt ,
to this directory:
[x]:\PATH\PORTABLE\FirefoxPortable\Data\Plugins

and you have Flash for FFP Tim

]]> By: sprout something new http://www.acidlabs.org/2006/09/05/installing-flash-in-portable-firefox-with-no-installer/#comment-16341 sprout something new Thu, 09 Oct 2008 20:14:26 +0000 http://dev.acidlabs.org/2006/09/05/installing-flash-in-portable-firefox-with-no-installer/#comment-16341 If you are not able to download or install the Universal Extractor (because of permissions at work) to get the .dll and .xpt file here are links to download the files to place into your Mozilla Firefox\plugins\ folder. all I could find was the .dll file... <a href="http://www.dll-files.com/dllindex/dll-files.shtml?npswf32" rel="nofollow">NPSWF32.dll </a> If you are not able to download or install the Universal Extractor (because of permissions at work) to get the .dll and .xpt file here are links to download the files to place into your Mozilla Firefox\plugins\ folder.

all I could find was the .dll file…

NPSWF32.dll

]]> By: Dylan Reeve http://www.acidlabs.org/2006/09/05/installing-flash-in-portable-firefox-with-no-installer/#comment-16295 Dylan Reeve Mon, 29 Sep 2008 19:58:40 +0000 http://dev.acidlabs.org/2006/09/05/installing-flash-in-portable-firefox-with-no-installer/#comment-16295 Easiest solution seems to be: 1) Download 7-Zip portable from PortableApps.com 2) Download Flash XPI (Google for latest link - do Save As) 3) Open XPI with 7-Zip 4) Copy NPSWF32.dll and flashplayer.xpt to FirefoxPortable/App/Plugins Was very easy and presented no problems on locked down computer. Easiest solution seems to be:
1) Download 7-Zip portable from PortableApps.com
2) Download Flash XPI (Google for latest link - do Save As)
3) Open XPI with 7-Zip
4) Copy NPSWF32.dll and flashplayer.xpt to FirefoxPortable/App/Plugins

Was very easy and presented no problems on locked down computer.

]]> By: Scott http://www.acidlabs.org/2006/09/05/installing-flash-in-portable-firefox-with-no-installer/#comment-16241 Scott Fri, 19 Sep 2008 19:48:49 +0000 http://dev.acidlabs.org/2006/09/05/installing-flash-in-portable-firefox-with-no-installer/#comment-16241 I'm in an office where the computer's are locked down tighter than... well, you can imagine! Anything "fun" I want to do has to be portable or installer-less... While searching from/based on the links above, I found a couple places where you can download the npswf32.dll file on the internet by itself - a Google search and about 30 seconds of exploring gave me at least three different sources. I wasn't sure, though, whether this was the latest/updated version, so I searched a little deeper. I ended up getting a few different things to make it all work - a couple extra steps, but isn't that what "workAROUND" kinda implies? 1 - whichever flash installer you happen to want to download - I found a download depot for all versions: (http://dll-repair-tools.com/dll/npswf32dll-the-flash-plug-in) pointed me to (http://kb.adobe.com/selfservice/viewContent.do?externalId=tn_14266&sliceId=1) where I downloaded the Flash Player 9 package - this includes several versions of the installers, including the Netscape(etc) windows installer that you need. 2 - Next, go to the "Universal Extractor" page mentioned above - I KNOW, I KNOW, you can't install that either - bear with me... There's a "binaries only" download package on that site - get THAT one. 3 - Inconveniently, the package above comes as a RAR archive, which requires... wait for it... INSTALLING some sort of RAR-extracting device. WELL, luckily for us, there's a 7zip dealie at portableapps.com that works nicely to extract said archives. SO - although there are a few hoops to jump through, it's not REALLY difficult to get these files, from an official/trusted source, in their latest versions, without having to actually install anything. Good luck! I’m in an office where the computer’s are locked down tighter than… well, you can imagine! Anything “fun” I want to do has to be portable or installer-less…

While searching from/based on the links above, I found a couple places where you can download the npswf32.dll file on the internet by itself - a Google search and about 30 seconds of exploring gave me at least three different sources.

I wasn’t sure, though, whether this was the latest/updated version, so I searched a little deeper. I ended up getting a few different things to make it all work - a couple extra steps, but isn’t that what “workAROUND” kinda implies?

1 - whichever flash installer you happen to want to download - I found a download depot for all versions:
(http://dll-repair-tools.com/dll/npswf32dll-the-flash-plug-in) pointed me to (http://kb.adobe.com/selfservice/viewContent.do?externalId=tn_14266&sliceId=1) where I downloaded the Flash Player 9 package - this includes several versions of the installers, including the Netscape(etc) windows installer that you need.

2 - Next, go to the “Universal Extractor” page mentioned above - I KNOW, I KNOW, you can’t install that either - bear with me… There’s a “binaries only” download package on that site - get THAT one.

3 - Inconveniently, the package above comes as a RAR archive, which requires… wait for it… INSTALLING some sort of RAR-extracting device. WELL, luckily for us, there’s a 7zip dealie at portableapps.com that works nicely to extract said archives.

SO - although there are a few hoops to jump through, it’s not REALLY difficult to get these files, from an official/trusted source, in their latest versions, without having to actually install anything.

Good luck!

]]> By: Dude http://www.acidlabs.org/2006/09/05/installing-flash-in-portable-firefox-with-no-installer/#comment-16070 Dude Thu, 11 Sep 2008 12:57:53 +0000 http://dev.acidlabs.org/2006/09/05/installing-flash-in-portable-firefox-with-no-installer/#comment-16070 can someone just post the gd files instead of an extractor? i can't use an extractor either. can someone just post the gd files instead of an extractor? i can’t use an extractor either.

]]> By: sunny http://www.acidlabs.org/2006/09/05/installing-flash-in-portable-firefox-with-no-installer/#comment-15993 sunny Sat, 06 Sep 2008 18:43:48 +0000 http://dev.acidlabs.org/2006/09/05/installing-flash-in-portable-firefox-with-no-installer/#comment-15993 one more thing, when i click "install missing plugins”, it guides me to instal "Adobe Flash Player" thats the reason I think i need to install the flash player one more thing,

when i click “install missing plugins”, it guides me to instal “Adobe Flash Player”

thats the reason I think i need to install the flash player

]]> By: sunny http://www.acidlabs.org/2006/09/05/installing-flash-in-portable-firefox-with-no-installer/#comment-15992 sunny Sat, 06 Sep 2008 18:41:50 +0000 http://dev.acidlabs.org/2006/09/05/installing-flash-in-portable-firefox-with-no-installer/#comment-15992 well i did copied the two files mentioned above to my mozilla/plugin directory but the problem is, when i open some sites, the pictures are not displayed and on my firefox a message pops up saying a "install missing plugins" now what to do ? by the way I am using my companies laptop and I dont have administrative rights, though installing firefox was not at all a problem, actually it was by default installed in c:/program files directory So guys tell me how should i get this working ? well i did copied the two files mentioned above to my mozilla/plugin directory

but the problem is, when i open some sites, the pictures are not displayed and on my firefox a message pops up saying a “install missing plugins”

now what to do ?

by the way I am using my companies laptop and I dont have administrative rights, though installing firefox was not at all a problem, actually it was by default installed in c:/program files directory

So guys tell me how should i get this working ?

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