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How to fix the "missing Flash.ocx" error after Windows 2000
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If you are having errors that say cannot create, or find flash.ocx
, follow these steps.
- If you haven't installed Flash Player yet, please click here.
-
Find in Windows Explorer:
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Macromed\Flash
, and find the fileFlash.ocx
(may look different depending on which version flash is). If you can't find it, look in instead:C:\Windows\System32\Macromed\Flash
,System32
, orSysWOW64
. -
If you still can't find
Flash.ocx
anywhere, you may have to download it, then put it inC:\Windows\SysWOW64\Macromed\Flash
. -
Copy the file, then rename said copied file to
flash.ocx
, DO NOT RENAME OR MOVE THE ORIGINAL FILE, and paste it in both:System32
and/orSysWOW64
. [Theflash.ocx
file should look likeflashversion.ocx
(for exampleflash9.ocx
)]
Try the program, or screensaver, out now to see if it works.