# Flash not working

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-not-working/195843>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [August 3, 2006, 3:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-not-working/195843 "2006-08-03T15:14:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![Austastic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/aca169/32.png) [@Austastic](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Austastic)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2006, 3:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-not-working/195843/1 "2006-08-03T15:14:36Z")

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Yesterday I booted up my computer, and out of the blue, it said that I needed to install the activeX control for flash. I thought I already had flash, so I rebooted my comp, and now no flash will display. I can still test out swf files within the flash creator thing, and I can also play flash movies that are on my computer, but it won’t let me view any online flash. (for instance instead of seeing the kirupa symbol up top I just get a white box with the little red x in the corner). I tried reinstalling flash, it made not difference. So then I thought maybe if I uninstalled the flash activeX runtime thing in the add/remove programs it would help. Only when I click on change/remove, a black box flickers on the screen for about 2 milliseconds, and then nothing happens. I can’t uninstall the ■■■■ thing. Can somebody please help me?