Setting up your browser: Flash Player

Your web browser needs the Flash Player, version 5 or later. The Flash Player is free and is supported by Macromedia: http://www.macromedia.com/. Installers for version 6 are on the CD-ROM, or you can download the latest version from the Internet.

Flash plug-in detector

Do you see something here?
Version 5 or later of the Flash Player is required. If
  • you do not see a message, or
  • the message indicates your browser has an earlier version of the Flash Player,

you must install the Flash Player.

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Installing the Flash Player plug-in

Installers for version 6 are on the CD-ROM, or you can download the latest version from the Internet. We do not support the Flash Player. For questions about the installation process or other features, contact Macromedia at http://www.macromedia.com.

Once the installation is complete, return to the FOSS Populations and Ecosystems multimedia and click Check Browser to make sure your browser has all the necessary plug-ins.

Over an Internet connection

Click the link below to download the installer for latest version of the Flash Player plug-in over an Internet connection. This takes about 10 minutes over a dial-up connection. Then install the Flash Player plug-in in the browser you wish to use.

http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash

From the CD-ROM

An installer for the Flash Player 6 plug-in is in the Installers folder on the FOSS Populations and Ecosystems CD-ROM. Double-click the installer icon to begin.

Macintosh. Double-click the FOSS_PE icon on your desktop. In the main window, open the Installers folder, then the Flash 6 for Mac folder. Open the folder with the installer for your computer's operating system, and double-click the installer icon. Be sure to install the plug-in in the browser you wish to use.

PC. Double-click My Computer. Right-click on the CD-ROM drive where FOSS_PE is located. Choose Explore from the menu. Open the Installers folder. Open the Flash 6 for PC folder. Choose the installer appropriate for the browser you wish to use, and double-click on the installer icon to start the installation.