Q: How can I play Flash File like YouTube videos on the internet when I don’t want to/can’t install Flash Player or anything?
A: This problem can be solved by using portable Firefox (since you don’t want or can’t install anything in the first place). The basic idea is we are going to embed Macromedia Flash Player into the Firefox using an unconventional method.
- Firstly, download portable Firefox from portableapps’ website. Run the file and follow instructions on screen. Check if you can run the portable Firefox before proceeding to the next step.
- Download Flash Player .xpi version from Macromedia => Link
- Change the file extension from .xpi to .zip by renaming it as flashplayer-win.zip
- Since you now have it as a .zip archive, extract the files in the archive to a folder.
- Copy the files flashplayer.xpt and NPSWF32.dll to the plugin folder inside your Portable Firefox folder:
FirefoxPortable\App\Firefox\plugins
Run the now flash-embedded Portable Firefox. You can view flash file anywhere you want on Windows-based PC without having to install anything as long as you have the portable Firefox with you.
The method of embedding flash player above can also be applied to the standard version of Firefox.
October 19th, 2009 at 8:36 am
Interesting found.. You said i can run it “Run the file and follow instructions on screen.”. Will I have the permission to run the file? If not what?
October 19th, 2009 at 10:34 am
You will have the permission to run the file.
October 20th, 2009 at 12:20 pm
I got it now…
October 21st, 2009 at 2:56 am
This is a cool way to get flash, those who have no admin rights.. Very helpful
Thanks for Sharing!!
October 21st, 2009 at 12:04 pm
Glad I stumbled upon this, work let us use the internet but the techie guy refuses to sort out flash. If I can slip this by him we will be laughing.
October 21st, 2009 at 8:56 pm
Nice to have you back blogging again. Hope that you will do more regularly.
October 21st, 2009 at 8:58 pm
Great advise. Thank you.
October 26th, 2009 at 2:10 am
I noticed a big speed difference for the better from this version vs. portable firefox 2.0.0.16. So thats why i give this a 4. For some reason, i saw no speed increase in regular firefox 3 vs. regular 2.0
October 27th, 2009 at 3:51 am
That’s a great technique.
Firefox is such an awesome browser, anything is possible with it
November 3rd, 2009 at 8:26 am
You have disappeared again Fuad!
November 7th, 2009 at 8:05 am
We are well into the month with one week gone in November, and still no sign of a fresh post! Let us have one!