(2) In the filter box, type or paste scan and pause while the list is filtered (1) In a new tab, type or paste about:config in the address bar and press Enter. Some users have the scanning turned off for some reason. Here are the steps to check those possibilities:Ĭonfirm that Firefox is scanning the registry for pluginsįirefox finds the Flash plugin from a registry entry. Another is that Firefox's settings file storing plugin data has become corrupted. One possible reason for an installed plugin not to appear on the Add-ons page is if Firefox has been set NOT to scan the registry for plugins. (I'm going to assume that entry still exists.) If you have the correct physical file in the usual location, but Firefox does not discover it or has lost track of it:įirefox discovers the location of the Flash plugin from an entry in the Windows Registry. If you do not have that file: Please reinstall from Adobe's site: In 64-bit Firefox on 64-bit Windows 7 that should be here:Īnd the file would be named NPSWF64_29_0_0_113.dll (unless there is a newer version with something different instead of 113). If the Flash plugin is not listed on the Add-ons page:Ĭheck for the Plugin DLL in the Usual Location
On the right side, find "Shockwave Flash" and change its permission to "Ask to Activate" (or "Always Activate" if you don't care what sites can use Flash).
"3-bar" menu button (or Tools menu) > Add-ons.Hi DerSchuhmacher, if you wish to use Flash in Firefox:Ĭheck that the Flash plugin is not disabled in Firefox
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