Hey kids,
So I recently installed firefox portable to my Ironkey and I wanted to install shockwave, So I looked around and saw an instructions on how to do so.
I downloaded the latest shockwave player from the site, clicked run but it didn't let me choose where to install it, but it says on the instructions to install on X:/FirefoxPortable/Apps/firefox
So If anyone knows how I can solve this problem please tell me!
ThankYou,
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you need to find the NPSWF32.DLL file and the flashplayer.xpt files on your computer (I just do a search for the file and pick the most recent version if there is more than one) and copy them to the plugins folder in Firefox Portable (mine is at X:\PortableApps\FirefoxPortable\App\Firefox\plugins), and that's how I update my Firefox Portable for Shockwave & Flash (which when I check the version pages for Flash & Shockwave gives me the updated versions)
Hopefully that should work for you.
(although you probably should wait for someone else to comment and see if they agree with me :-p)
This is what I did and it works just fine. Firefox shows as having the correct version, even when the computer has a different version.
"Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results." - Albert Einstein
My use of Google indicates that I am insane.
Grantwhy:
In your message, you mentioned, "X:\PortableApps\FirefoxPortable\App\Firefox\plugins" in the Portable Firefox.
However, I could only find up to "X:\PortableApps\FirefoxPortable\App\Firefox\"!
I don't have a "plugins" folder.
BTW, I'm using PortableFirefox updated to 4.0.
The other folders found instead of "plugins" are "components", "defaults", "dictionaries", "extensions", "searchplugins" and "uninstall".
Any idea where should I put the flashplayer.xpt or NPSWF32.DLL after copying them?
What I'm trying to do with my Portable Firefox 4 is to ensure that it has some basic Flash plugin that would allow the Firefox browser to view FLV-embedded movies on webpages, etc as the schools I use this at may (or may not) have Flash installed in their PCs and it would be a BIG hassle to get their tech guys to install a lab of 40 PCs when they all don't have Flash installed!
Thanks!
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I misread what he wrote. I copied them to ~\FirefoxPortable\Data\plugins.
Ignore ~ I use a different tree structure than other people. For most people that ~ reads as X:\Portableapps
"Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results." - Albert Einstein
My use of Google indicates that I am insane.
Instructions for installing Adobe Flash Player plugin (shockwave Flash)
1) First Download and install the latest Adobe Flash Player from here
http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/
(You dont need any browser installed ,it will install it anyways.)
2) Then go to this folder on your computer C:\WINDOWS\system32\Macromed\Flash
3) copy these two files
NPSWF32.dll
flashplayer.xpt
4) paste them into this folder in Firefox portable X:\PortableApps\FirefoxPortable\Data\plugins
5) restart Firefox Portable and go to this page and VIOLA!!! your updated
http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/plugincheck/
6) uninstall the adobe flash plugin from your computer
Instructions for installing Shockwave Player Plugin (shockwave for Director)
1) first download and install this http://get.adobe.com/shockwave/
(It will install without a browser)
2) go to this folder on your computer C:\WINDOWS\system32\Adobe\Director
3) copy this file np32dsw.dll
4) paste it into this folder X:\PortableApps\FirefoxPortable\Data\plugins
5) restart firefox portable and go to this page http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/plugincheck/
6) uninstall the shockwave player