Today I was attempting to test my flash detection scripts, so I wanted to install a different, older version of the Flash player plugin in my browser. I went out to Macromedia’s website, where they have a page full of Archived Macromedia Flash Players available for testing purposes.
While this page seemed like the answer at the time, once I started trying to uninstall the current version (well documented on macromedia.com) and install the old version (poorly documented on macromedia.com) I was having all kinds of problems. So I googled “flash install cab” and found the app of my dreams!!
Flash Plugin Switcher is a program that lets you switch flash player plugin versions on the fly with the click of a single button! It still requires that you download the .cab files from macromedia (see the link above) but once you have them it’s a breeze. The download page for Flash Plugin Switcher is in German, but the help content is in English.
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I also found this link, but Im not having much luck installing old versions of the plugins. The instructions say you end up with an ocx file and an inf file but all i get is a bunch of exe files that want to install the players on my browsers. what am I doing wrong?
It’s been a while since I set all of this up, but I’m pretty sure that you need to actually run the exe files and install them. The Flash Plugin Switcher will remember them all as you do so. Once you’ve gone through and installed them, you can use FPS to switch back to the current version.