There was, once upon a time, a Firefox plugin that would let you switch between your previously installed Flash Players (if you want to download this outdated solution for one reason or another, go here) – which was really handy for debugging purposes.
For many reasons, that plugin is no longer useful today! To list a few, because:
- The newest version of FireFox isn’t compatible with Sephiroth Flash Switcher;
- FireFox is getting bulkier and more annoying to launch / load;
- Google Chrome is getting far more popular, if not the top Web Browser of choice;
So what is a programmer to do when he/she works on an issue that involves rolling back to previous versions of Flash Players?
Thanks to a search on StackOverflow, a few answers were pitched but I found the following solution to be the most successful, elegant and simple.
- Matt Shaw’s Flash Plugin Switcher (requires Python 2.x or above);
Although it is a command-line tool, it is very easy to use, prompts the user with short numeric choices, and even lets you backup your currently installed Flash Player (and it’ll do so platform-specifically too).
- Enter:
chrome://plugins in your address bar;- If you can’t see the full details of the installed plugins, click
+ details found at the top right corner of the page;- Make sure that any Flash Player plugins which are located at some level within the following path are disabled:
C:\Users\%USER_NAME%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\...- Make sure only the following Flash Player plugin is enabled:
C:\Windows\system32\Macromed\Flash\NPSWF32.dll- Restart your browser (if you’ve made any changes);
Hope this tip will make your debugging experience across multiple Flash Player versions less painful!
Enjoy!
If your still using firefox, you can try flashlight. it’s quick and painless
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/flashlight-1/
Thanks Guy! I’ll take a look at it.