[RESOLVED] Installing Flash player

[Chris001]

Hi, soon I'll be releasing a new version of my app and it uses Flash player. My current Inno installer contains version 10.0.45.2

On the Flash player website there's a new version available (10.1.53.64) and I'd like to include that one in the new Inno installer, but there's a message on the website to uninstall the previous one first.

http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/

** IMPORTANT: Flash Player 10.1 Beta users, you must uninstall previous versions of Flash Player prior to installation. For more details, click here. **

Is there a way to uninstall the previous version automatically or should I still add version 10.0.45.2? If the user already has the newer version installed, then the installation of the older version is automatically canceled.

[dilettante]

The redistribution license terms for Adobe's runtimes specifically prohibits embedding them in a program's setup.

In all cases the Software is to be distributed in complete form and only for purposes of complete installation and use by the end user. The Software shall not be configured or distributed for use without installation.

http://www.adobe.com/products/client...agreement.html

So it seems simple: you just list any dependency on a newer version as a system requirement and the user is fully responsible for doing any updating.

You can provide the Adobe runtime installation package for the user's convenience assuming you have obtained a redistribution license from them. However the user is required to manually run the install.

[Chris001]

I am distributing the entire Adobe installation package. It gets extracted to the installation folder, but it does get installed in the background, so I need to change that.

I also requested a redistribution license (had to fill in my name, address, etc) and within 2 minutes I received an automated email, with a link to a "secret" page, where I could download the exact same version as on http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/ (did a MD5 hash check).

So basically I need to ask the user to uninstall any previous Flash player installations manually and then ask them install the new Flash player manually? Not very convenient for the user...

[dilettante]

I know. I have a couple of applications where I face the same headache. However installing the new one seems to do a clean upgrade.

[Chris001]

Thank you.