After some inactivity on my Windows XP Pro, instead of the screen saver, I
get a dark screen, with the message: "Could not find Macromedia Flash."
OK. For some reason, I didn't have it any more. Maybe SP3. So I
downloaded it, but I still get the same message.

someone wrote:
> After some inactivity on my Windows XP Pro, instead of the screen saver,
> I get a dark screen, with the message: "Could not find Macromedia
> Flash." OK. For some reason, I didn't have it any more. Maybe SP3. So
> I downloaded it, but I still get the same message.

- Open Internet Properties.
- On the General tab page, click the "Settings" button.
- Click "View Objects".
- Right-click the "Shockwave Flash Object".
- Click Update. If no results, click Remove. It should be reinstalled
as needed; a damaged component is doing you no good.

--
Joe =o)

On Mon, 1 Sep 2008 16:51:31 -0400, someone wrote:

> After some inactivity on my Windows XP Pro, instead of the screen saver, I
> get a dark screen, with the message: "Could not find Macromedia Flash."
> OK. For some reason, I didn't have it any more. Maybe SP3. So I
> downloaded it, but I still get the same message.

Flash Player 9 April 2008 Security Update (version 9.0.124.0).

1. Check version here:
http://www.macromedia.com/software/flash/about/
or
Version test for Adobe Flash Player.
http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/knowled...fm?id=tn_15507

2. How to uninstall the Adobe Flash Player plug-in and ActiveX control.
http://kb.adobe.com/selfservice/view...nalId=tn_14157
Direct link:
http://download.macromedia.com/pub/f...ash_player.exe

2a. Alternatively, uninstall "Adobe Flash Player Active X" in Control
Panel\Add or Remove Programs, if it exists.

3. Reboot

4. Install Adobe Flash Player.
http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/downl...ShockwaveFlash
or
Adobe Flash Player.
http://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/
Direct link:
http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get...r_active_x.msi

5. Reboot

6. Check version here:
http://www.macromedia.com/software/flash/about/
or
Version test for Adobe Flash Player.
http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/knowled...fm?id=tn_15507

Not successful?

1. How to uninstall the Adobe Flash Player plug-in and ActiveX control.
http://kb.adobe.com/selfservice/view...nalId=tn_14157
Direct link:
http://download.macromedia.com/pub/f...ash_player.exe

2. Download SubInACL from Microsoft to fix permission issues that prevent
the Flash Player Installation.
(Supported Operating Systems: Windows 2000; Windows Server 2003; Windows
XP)
http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/knowled...fm?id=fb1634cb

3. Security Update for Flash Player (KB923789)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en

4. Install Adobe Flash Player.
http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/downl...ShockwaveFlash
or
Adobe Flash Player.
http://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/
Direct link:
http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get...r_active_x.msi

5. Reboot

6. Check version here:
http://www.macromedia.com/software/flash/about/
or
Version test for Adobe Flash Player.
http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/knowled...fm?id=tn_15507

Still no luck?

Flash Support Forums
http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/webforu...cfm?forumid=15