I have a computer on my network where the Flash Player 10 ActiveX control installation is messed up in IE7, and isn't recognized as Flash Player 10 by javascript, so that any website you go to that tries to identify your flash player warns you that you need to update, and sometimes just displays alternative content (SWFObject, for instance won't load the flash, because it doesn't detect a recent enough version of Flash Player).
So, I tried to uninstall it. I uninstalled everything related to flash in the windows control panel and even restarted the computer. There is now no sign of Flash Anything in the control panel but when I go to some websites, the flash will still play in IE, and warn that the flash player needs to be updated (if I right click on the Flash object, it says "About Adobe Flash Player 10").
So the question is: How do I manually uninstall Flash player? Or: do you have any idea what might be causing it to be buggy and stupid?
Thanks! :)
On 32-bit windows:
cd /d %windir%\system32\macromed\flash
On 64-bit windows:
cd /d %windir%\syswow64\macromed\flash
This is where the flash binaries live. You can delete them manually, or run the uninstall utility in this directory. You will need to shutdown all running browser instances to do so.
cd "..\..\Downloaded Program Files"
This is where ActiveX installation data is kept. You should see a file called "swflash.ini", though it may be in a subdirectory or multiple subdirectories if you've been re-installing a lot (IE creates a subdir whenever there is a name collision). Delete all instances of this file as well.
There will still be entries in the Registry for Flash, but if you plan on re-installing anyway they should be fine. Otherwise you can load regedit and search for "flash" and manually delete and keys that look good. You should export your registry first in case you accidentally delete something you shouldn't have.
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I do not think this question has been clearly asked before here on this site. I have scoured Google in hopes of finding a solution, but the information is scattered around the web and difficult to piece together in a timely fashion (with my limited scripting knowledge anyway). So, any help would be appreciated, and if there are any questions about what I'm trying to accomplish here, feel free to ask. I am reaching out because when it comes to creating scripts that are more complicated than merely launching an executable, my knowledge is very limited.
What I am trying to do:
Ultimately, I will be using ManageEngine Desktop Central to push a configuration out to remote computers on our domain/network. The more simple goal, that I just can't seem to find success with, is getting a batch file that can be as easy as running it and successfully installing Adobe Acrobat DC (Not the free Adobe Reader application). I would like to have a batch file that checks to see if the install folder is there, and if it is, uninstall it to eliminate the message that is prompted stating "Error 1316. The specified account already exists." or any other traces of Acrobat that would cause this install error. Once the safeguards are in place to avoid install errors, such as the error previously mentioned, it gets more simple. After that, I just want Adobe Acrobat to install, then I want to remove the shortcut "Adobe Creative Cloud.lnk" from all the users' desktops so they only see the "Adobe Acrobat DC" shortcut.
UPDATE**
Okay, in the time I posted the original post, I have tried throwing together a batch file, but it still will not work. I am using a 3rd party service to deploy this config, so contacting Adobe would not be helpful. I don't expect most people to be familiar with ManageEngine Desktop Central, but that is why I need a batch file, which Adobe support cannot help me with. what I have right now is:
IF EXIST "C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC" (
rmdir "C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC"
goto :install
) ELSE (
ECHO Acrobat Folder Doesn't Exist goto :install
)
:install
S:\Adobe_CC\AcrobatPro\AcrobatDC\AdobeAcrobatDC\Build\setup.exe --silent
IF /I "%ERRORLEVEL%" NEQ "0" (
ECHO execution failed
)
The answer here is a bit different, due to the fact most of the work is done in ManageEngine Desktop Central. What fixed the issue, in my case, was downloading the Creative Cloud Packager (CCPLauncher.exe) and advancing through the wizard. I disabled the end user being able to install updates or install other products. The only switches left on were the ones to allow my IT department to remotely manage and push out updates. I then ran through with defaults and selected only Adobe Acrobat DC [Pro] (the Adobe Creative Cloud Application Manager will be grayed out and cannot be unselected).
After the package was created and placed in my network share that contains all of my software executables, I opened and logged into Desktop Central. The first step was to create the Package in DTC. You do this by clicking Software Deployment tab, then click "+ Add Package" and select your operating system. Once you've done that, click "Create Package manually." After that, select the radio that fits the file type you are working with, in my case, I selected "MSIEXEC/EXE/ISS/Command." Then name your package and select the current license type (I selected Commerical). After that, in the field labeled "MSI File Name with Network path*:", enter the path of the executable/MSI file including the file and extension. Under Installation Enter the same path, if the same path applies here, which in most cases it will, but leave the file name and extension off. This is just for the folder where the installer resides. Then click the Add Package button below. At the top, I then clicked Configurations then on the left pane, Configuration. I chose to "Install/Uninstall Software" and selected Computer. I ran through the usual and named the configuration, then selected the "EXE" radio button and find the "Package" you just made and be sure the drop down list below that is set to Install Completely (or another option depending what your file is). For "Apply Deployment Policy:" select the correct one; I selected DC Default Policy. Below that, select the User/Computers you want to apply this configuration to on your network and click "Deploy" or "Deploy Immediately" and you are done. I made a Security Group in Active Directory and added machines to that and then in DTC, chose to deploy it to the Group that I named "Adobe Acrobat DC Pro" in AD. My configuration deployed successfully and I was able to recreate that successful deployment on every new computer I added to the group in AD. Hopefully there is someone out there that ran into the same problem with Desktop Central that now has somewhat of an answer. If this method does not work for you, hopefully you can find success with your issue.
Instructions for installing operating systems inside a VirtualBox virtual machine sometimes advise that the user ensures that the "Live CD/DVD" checkbox is checked. Other instructions don't mention this checkbox at all.
What is the purpose of this checkbox? Does its setting have any functional difference in the operation of a VirtualBox VM?
I am able to boot and install live CDs/DVDs regardless of this checkbox's setting, so I'm confused about why it's even there. I could not find a clear reference to this setting in the VirtualBox User Manual either (did I miss it?), leaving me further perplexed.
Here is a screenshot of the specific item I'm referencing:
Normally, when you eject a CD from the guest OS (e.g. right-click -> eject in File Explorer), it also removes the ISO from the drive (in VM settings page) and it becomes an empty CD drive.
With the "Live CD/DVD" box checked, the ISO is not removed when you eject the disk using the guest OS file explorer and it remains attached to the drive. So for example, if you were to eject the CD before rebooting, you'd still reboot to the Live CD. (without this option, it'd boot to an empty CD drive)
At first I was also unable to find an answer, but the mouseover (in my version) tells me:
Live CD/DVD
When checked, the virtual disk will not be removed
when the guest system ejects it.
I wrote a Win-32 desktop application in 1999 and have maintained it through the various iterations of Windows ever since. It didn't need a 64-bit address space so I never bothered to migrate it to the 64-bit apis.
Until Win 10 came along, I could type < the first few letters of my app's name> and the app would run.
In Win 10, I have to double click on the app to get it to run. If I try the app's folder and its contents show in the start menu but not the app itself. I look under all apps and the app isn't there. I've added a shortcut to the start menu but even that hint isn't enough for Windows to find the app. I tried creating a bat file that would fire off the app and placed the bat file in Programs Folder but that failed.
I never wrote an installer for the app. The app lives in its own folder which I create by dragging it from a CD or network drive as I have migrated between all the Windows iterations since Win-98.
Is there now some xml file I must create that says "This is an app. Please Microsoft, include it in the start menu?" I had thought *.exe would suffice but apparently not. Perhaps *.exe code must now reside in Programs Folder, no exceptions allowed?
If it makes any difference, the application is written in C and compiled in Visual Developer 2008. It reads kid's handwritten responses to arithmetic questions.
More info I've dug up...
I noticed that Python shows up in Windows search but PHP doesn't. IIRC, I installed python with an installer whereas php was unzipped into its current location.
That establishes that a program need not reside in C:\Program Folder to show up in Start-search.
Then I discover that Python has a shortcut in C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs but PHP doesn't. "That's it!" I think. Nope. Start-search now shows the folder I placed there but not the shortcut to the program. So residence in the start menu folder doesn't do it.
I am obnoxed.
..even more info...
I recompiled the entire project and now search finds the executable which suggests start-search is broken. Moreover, start-search only displays the app if I completely type its name. In Win 7, just the first few letters suffice as is the case with most executables in win10.
The app still doesn't appear in the all apps section but then again, neither do the autodesk apps I have installed. OTOH, the autodesk apps appear by typing just a few letters.
At this point, it appears win10 start-search is broken.
Most .exe files don't appears in Windows Search under Win10 unless they are installed in program files folder... I try to find a way to circumvent this limitation cause lot of my files are portable applications on another drive.
In meantime here's a Workaround: Make a folder "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\DummyApps" and copy the shortcut of the app you want to be listed in "Search Results" in the DummyApps folder.
I've made a shorcut of "DummyApps" on my desktop to drop shortcut of programs I want to access by the search.
Regards
When you say
I've added a shortcut to the start menu but even that hint isn't enough for Windows to find the app
do you mean that you added a shortcut here: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs ?
If so, did you restart your pc (or at least explorer.exe)?
Adding a shortcut to the location above and restarting explorer.exe worked for me and it even added the app to the recently added apps section. Hopefully that helps.
step 1:win10 +x, open cmd adminstration mode
step 2:input 'start powershell' in cmd
step 3:input 'Get-AppXPackage -Name Microsoft.Windows.Cortana | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}' in powershell
When deleting untracked files in SmartGit (on Windows) you have to option to actually delete or "Move to trash". Often I use "Move to trash" when I am not 100% sure about deleting something.
I just did "move stuff to trash" which I now need back, but where the **** do I find that trash?
Even a Google search on "SmartGit trash" or "SmartGit recycle bin" does not bring me anywhere.
I looked in the Windows Trashbin, I searched in the AppData dirs... not a clue.
Does anyone have a clue?
After some debugging and with a little help from SmartGit's support I found out that the problem is a Windows-problem (not a SmartGit problem) and it is by design.
If a Git-repository is on a local disk the Move To Trash functionality works like expected: it moves the file to the Windows trashbin.
If though - as in my case - the repository is on any mounted disk (network or VM) it doesn't work.
Then I found out that if I simply create a file on such a disk, navigate to it in Windows Explorer and delete it from there, Windows asks if I want to delete it permanently (it is never moved to the trashbin).
So case closed.
I have a simple Windows Form application(WPF) with entity framework. After compiled, only a few files generated:
EntityFramework.dll
EntityFramework.xml
MyApp.exe
MyApp.application
MyApp.exe.config
...
Then I just copy following files to a network shared folder:
EntityFramework.dll
MyApp.exe
MyApp.exe.config
Then I can double click on MyApp.exe from developer computer the launch the app, but can not launch from another end user computer.
How to resolve this problem?
When you double click, app is not launching means certainly it is crashing so type the command eventvwr in run or cmd it'll open the Event viewer in that go to Windows Logs and Click on Application, you can see different levels of logs in that just find the last error log view the details it might help you
Have a look in the event log on the target computer and look at the error that is actually being reported.
It could be a missing installation of the correct version of the DotNet framework as suggested in the comments above, or it could also be that the execution policy of the target computer is preventing the user from running from a network drive (As a developer you probably have admin rights on your local pc allowing you to do this).
Whatever the actual cause you are always better to use some form of installer, rather than this form of putting files on the network (commonly known as xcopy deployment).
Probably the best solution is to use Visual studio to generate you a click once installer and publish it to your network drive. This will then copy the application locally on the users pc and run it from there.