Install Shockwave Player on Flock

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I recently wanted to install Shockwave Player on Flock- a new generation Mozilla-based web browser. However, the automatic ‘install plugin’ setup does not seem to function and a manual install must instead be performed. This is how you go about it…

Initial Situation

  1. Attempt to install the Plugin.
  2. Agree to the License.
  3. On the Flock dialogue box where Flock tells you that the installation failed, there should also be a button with the text ‘Manual Install’ as in the screenshot below:
    You need to click this and you will be directed to a download site. Download the setup file (Shockwave_Installer_slim.exe) and run this. It should automatically detect Firefox and Internet Explorer along with any Netscape browsers. However, it will not find Flock on its own. To point the installer to Flock, click Browse.
  4. Now browse to: 
    5. C:\Program Files\Flock\flock\plugins
  5. Click OK and click ‘Select’. The installer should now complete and open a new webpage or tab in your browser. Wait for a few moments and ‘Installation Complete’ should be displayed via the shockwave object on the page.

Hope this is useful to somebody.

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