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Regardless of how you install the Flash Player, users who install the Flash Player must

have administrative access to their computer. On Microsoft Windows, this means that

you must be logged in as an administrator. On Mac OS X, you must have an administrator password

available during the installation.

Uninstalling the Flash Player

Before installing the Flash Player, make sure any existing installations have been removed. The

process for uninstalling the Flash Player differs from one operating system to another, but in all

cases you must close any browser windows before trying to uninstall the Player

On Windows XP, use the Control Panel’s Add or Remove Programs feature, shown in Figure 1.7,

and uninstall whatever versions of the Flash Player you find.

FIGURE 1.7

Windows XP’s Add or Remove Programs feature, listing both the plug-in and ActiveX versions of the

Flash Player

On Mac OS X, use the uninstaller application that’s available for download from this Web page:

www.adobe.com/go/tn_14157

Installation with Flex Builder

As shown in Figure 1.8, when you install Flex Builder 3, you’re prompted to install the debug version

of the Flash Player as one of the last steps in configuring the installation. You should always accept

this part of the installation, because it ensures that your system is equipped with the most recent ver-

sion of the Player that you need for building, debugging, and testing your Flex applications.

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