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Windows 7, explorer 8 change from 64 to 32 bit to allow flash play

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slw1122

Flightless Bird
Can anyone help, all I am getting are messages that state adobe flash player
is not compatable with 64 bit change your browser to 32 bit. I go to the
exporer site and it tells me I already have explorer 8 downloaded and when i
check the available downloads none are for Windows 7.
I've checked programme files and unlike explorer 7 there is not a 32 & 64
bit download
 
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Nathan Sokalski

Flightless Bird
Internet Explorer 8 should have come with Windows 7 (supposedly
preinstalled). If it is preinstalled, check the following location for the
32-bit version:

C:/Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe

And for the 64-bit version:

C:/Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe

If it is not preinstalled and there is not download for Windows 7, I would
use the one for Windows Vista, since Windows 7 is based on Windows Vista.
Hopefully this helps.
--
Nathan Sokalski
njsokalski@hotmail.com
http://www.nathansokalski.com/

"slw1122" <slw1122@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Can anyone help, all I am getting are messages that state adobe flash
> player
> is not compatable with 64 bit change your browser to 32 bit. I go to the
> exporer site and it tells me I already have explorer 8 downloaded and when
> i
> check the available downloads none are for Windows 7.
> I've checked programme files and unlike explorer 7 there is not a 32 & 64
> bit download
 
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Dan

Flightless Bird
"Nathan Sokalski" <njsokalski@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1F491BFF-DCB3-4951-92E9-D24DA7B0E17A@microsoft.com...
> Internet Explorer 8 should have come with Windows 7 (supposedly
> preinstalled).

It is pre-installed. On 64-bit Windows both the 32-bit and 64-bit versions
are installed.

> If it is preinstalled, check the following location for the 32-bit
> version:
>
> C:/Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
>
> And for the 64-bit version:
>
> C:/Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
>
> If it is not preinstalled and there is not download for Windows 7, I would
> use the one for Windows Vista, since Windows 7 is based on Windows Vista.
> Hopefully this helps.

It doesn't matter if you download IE8 for Vista - it won't install on
Windows 7.

Dan

> --
> Nathan Sokalski
> njsokalski@hotmail.com
> http://www.nathansokalski.com/
>
> "slw1122" <slw1122@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:1F66CA67-5727-41AD-8AE0-23D6A22D6F04@microsoft.com...
>> Can anyone help, all I am getting are messages that state adobe flash
>> player
>> is not compatable with 64 bit change your browser to 32 bit. I go to the
>> exporer site and it tells me I already have explorer 8 downloaded and
>> when i
>> check the available downloads none are for Windows 7.
>> I've checked programme files and unlike explorer 7 there is not a 32 & 64
>> bit download
>
 
N

Nathan Sokalski

Flightless Bird
Do you have your original Windows 7 CD? You may need to get Internet
Explorer 8 from that.
--
Nathan Sokalski
njsokalski@hotmail.com
http://www.nathansokalski.com/

"Dan" <news@worldofspack.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Nathan Sokalski" <njsokalski@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1F491BFF-DCB3-4951-92E9-D24DA7B0E17A@microsoft.com...
>> Internet Explorer 8 should have come with Windows 7 (supposedly
>> preinstalled).
>
> It is pre-installed. On 64-bit Windows both the 32-bit and 64-bit versions
> are installed.
>
>> If it is preinstalled, check the following location for the 32-bit
>> version:
>>
>> C:/Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
>>
>> And for the 64-bit version:
>>
>> C:/Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
>>
>> If it is not preinstalled and there is not download for Windows 7, I
>> would use the one for Windows Vista, since Windows 7 is based on Windows
>> Vista. Hopefully this helps.
>
> It doesn't matter if you download IE8 for Vista - it won't install on
> Windows 7.
>
> Dan
>
>> --
>> Nathan Sokalski
>> njsokalski@hotmail.com
>> http://www.nathansokalski.com/
>>
>> "slw1122" <slw1122@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:1F66CA67-5727-41AD-8AE0-23D6A22D6F04@microsoft.com...
>>> Can anyone help, all I am getting are messages that state adobe flash
>>> player
>>> is not compatable with 64 bit change your browser to 32 bit. I go to the
>>> exporer site and it tells me I already have explorer 8 downloaded and
>>> when i
>>> check the available downloads none are for Windows 7.
>>> I've checked programme files and unlike explorer 7 there is not a 32 &
>>> 64
>>> bit download
>>
>
>
>
 
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PA Bear [MS MVP]

Flightless Bird
See this discussion:
http://social.answers.microsoft.com...r/thread/babaa5f8-ff06-4ea2-aef6-a9416d65f981
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002


slw1122 wrote:
> Can anyone help, all I am getting are messages that state adobe flash
> player
> is not compatable with 64 bit change your browser to 32 bit. I go to the
> exporer site and it tells me I already have explorer 8 downloaded and when
> i
> check the available downloads none are for Windows 7.
> I've checked programme files and unlike explorer 7 there is not a 32 & 64
> bit download
 
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