Windows Vista adobe flash player and vista

I noticed or hadn't noticed before that Flash was not working on my computer and all messages said to download flash player. I did this but although it said it was installed, I could not find where and also it did not work and said install it again. I uninstalled and installed adobe flash player 10 0 32 18 to no avail. A friend had a look and said it was internet explorer that was stopping it. he installed Mozilla Firefox and as long as I go in through it I can view flash etc. My problem now is if I download swf files I cannot view them on my computer and I have also found a resource that is a fla.file which works on line but not after I have downloaded it either. The resources I hope to use are to put into a powerpoint etc for use in the classroom. I don't know if anyone can help but I am getting very confused as I am not really computer literate at all!

 

You need to right click the executable Flash file and select "Run as Administrator" to properly install it in Vista.

Troubleshoot Adobe Flash Player installation for Windows

 

adobe flashplayer and vista

I've printed out the Technotes from Adobe. The right click did not work so I suppose I will have to start at the beginning and uninstall etc?