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Issue

Adobe Flash Player is not supported for playback in a 64-bit browser. However, you can run Flash Player in a 32-bit browser running on a 64-bit operating system.

Reason

Adobe is working on Flash Player support for 64-bit platforms as part of our ongoing commitment to the cross-platform compatibility of Flash Player. We expect to provide native support for 64-bit platforms in an upcoming release of Flash Player following Flash Player 10.

The above is a quotation from Adobe\’s Website about Flash Player playback in a 64-bit browser. The impact of this is that Microsoft\’s fastest version of Internet Explorer still does not have Flash Player support. There is a work around but it is like we are being forced to work with the second best. This problem is not unique to Internet Explorer but that is the browser that I use and I am sorry that after such a long time Adobe has not rectified the situation. The so called \’Tech Journalists\’ have been relatively quiet on this subject and I wonder if the positions were reversed and we were waiting on Microsoft and not Adobe whether the reactions would be the same.

If it is true that the 64-bit platform is more secure then it behooves all software developers to make their products compatible to the 64-bit platform thus facilitating an easy transition to that platform.

Finally, there was a customer feedback form on the page for this \’Tech Note\’ but Adobe has removed it without explanation. Were the responses significant? Should we still expect Flash Player in 64-bit browsers?

http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/000/6b3af6c9.html