Opera 52: Flash will not work on BBC News

[burnout426]

burnout426 Volunteer last edited by

Works fine for me in Opera with http://www.bbc.com:80 as an exception. Works fine without any exception if Flash is set to "Allow sites to run Flash" in settings instead of the default of "Ask first".

[A Former User]

A Former User @burnout426 last edited by

@burnout426 thanks for that - sadly, it did not work.

[A Former User]

A Former User @leocg last edited by

@leocg Ok, I assumed that if Opera is telling me to use Adobe flash, then that is what I should use. So, which flash should I use? secondly, how do I remove adobe flash from opera?

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @Guest last edited by

@vincej1657 Adobe Flash is the only Flash but there are different versions of it and the one that works in a browser may not work in others. So there is a version for IE/Edge, one for Firefox, another one for Chromium based browsers like Opera and so on.

Try download in Flash from this page and then install it.

Opera uses the Flash installed on your system, as long as it is the correct version, so there is nothing to be removed from Opera.

[A Former User]

A Former User @leocg last edited by

@leocg That was the flash version I downloaded the first time. BUT, nevertheless, I downloaded it and installed it again, and again it does not work.

However - when I right click on the error notice I see "Error 8005". Any ideas what that means? Should I install PPAPI Flash?

I can confirm however that this video runs fine inside Chrome and Edge.

Thanks.

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @Guest last edited by

@vincej1657 If you downloaded it using Opera then you should have PPAPI Flash already. You can check on Control Panel.

[A Former User]

A Former User @leocg last edited by

@leocg Where do I look inside the windows control panel? I don't see it anywhere.

[A Former User]

A Former User @leocg last edited by

@leocg I found it under programs.

[A Former User]

A Former User @leocg last edited by

@leocg Maybe I should uninstal Opera and reinstall ??

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @Guest last edited by

@vincej1657 It wouldn't do any harm if you try.

[A Former User]

A Former User @leocg last edited by

Link works fine here video plays
Thats all i can add

[A Former User]

A Former User @leocg last edited by

@leocg will I loose all my bookmarks if I uninstall and reinstall?

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @Guest last edited by

@vincej1657 Only if you choose to remove your data.
Anyway, you should always do a backup.

[A Former User]

A Former User @Guest last edited by

@vincej1657
Confirm. I have this problem too. It's happens after last opera update.
I was fix it by disable hardware acceleration in settings.
But i think it's not right, because now I have freezes in flash videos.
If hardware acceleration is enabled - i hear sound, but I see black screen instead of video.
I'm was try to update and reinstall flash player, but it don't help me.

[A Former User]

A Former User @Guest last edited by A Former User

@acmanich Could you give more details on your system
if disabling hardware accel "fixes it" It may be bad drivers
[graphics] hard to say without more info

[A Former User]

A Former User @leocg last edited by

@leocg It looks like someone else has the same problem.

[A Former User]

A Former User @Guest last edited by A Former User

@vincej1657 check this in opera settings

Then try this

If you see this, means ya took to long to do step 1 & 2
just reload page again and repeat step 1 & 2... except do it a lil faster..

[A Former User]

A Former User @Guest last edited by A Former User

@nvmjustagirl Thank you for your detailed answer. From the outset, I have allowed Flash to run on sites. Your intermediate step "Click to enable Adobe ...." does not exist on my PC. It goes immediately to "Sorry you need Flash ... "

I have done to the link provided and downloaded Flash. I am assuming that it was installed into the correct place. How can I check if it is installed correctly?

[A Former User]

A Former User @Guest last edited by A Former User

@vincej1657
Flash Player is coded to install to -
C:\Windows\System32\Macromed\Flash (on 32-bit systems)

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Macromed\Flash (64-bit systems)

File name in flash folder called - FlashUtil32_28_0_0_161_pepper.exe

Mines probally older version.. but still works with BBC.com

[burnout426]

burnout426 Volunteer last edited by

To test to see if you can at least get Flash running in a fresh, test Opera:

Download the Opera installer, launch it, click "options", set "install path" to a folder on your desktop, set "install for" to "standalone installation" and install. In that Opera, goto "Menu -> settings -> Websites -> Flash" and set Flash to "Allow sites to run Flash". Don't enable Opera Sync in this test Opera.

If that doesn't work, in settings in that test Opera, goto "Browser -> System" and uncheck "Use hardware acceleration when available" and restart that Opera to see if it helps.

If you're not certain you have Flash for Opera, goto https://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/ in Opera, uncheck "download Chrome" (and any other offers), click "install now" to download the installer, launch the installer, close Opera, install Flash and start the test Opera back up again and test some sites.

If it still doesn't work in the test Opera, you should look for something outside of Opera causing the problem.