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How to install flash player without administrator privilege for Opera?

Monday, 25. December 2006, 13:15:13

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  1. Download Adobe Flash Player (size 1.84 MB).
  2. Download Universal Extractor binary archive (size 4.44 MB), extract contents and run UniExtract.exe.
  3. Drag & drop flash player installer inside Archive/Installer to extract, press OK and again press OK.
  4. Move NPSWF32.dll from MAINDIR directory inside Universal Extractor Destination directory to program\plugins inside Opera installation directory.

[or]

Download NPSWF32.zip (size 1.95 MB, version 10.0.42.34), unzip NPSWF32.dll and place it inside program\plugins inside Opera installation directory.

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hl2run 17. February 2007, 07:55

*Great succes ! THX !

Anonymous 17. May 2007, 16:41

Anonymous writes:

great idea! Unfortunately you didnt bother to think how we would install winrar without administrative priveledges.

Anonymous 30. May 2007, 21:41

Anonymous writes:

compression software is built in winxp
how do you go about doing it for IE?

Anonymous 3. November 2007, 21:13

Anonymous writes:

Yeah, um can't get Universal Extractor without Administrator privileges.

Tamil 4. November 2007, 03:08

Yeah, um can't get Universal Extractor without Administrator privileges.

To run Universal Extractor, you don't need Administrator privileges.

Anonymous 21. November 2007, 13:36

Jake writes:

In fact, you do need administrative privs to install universal extractor, catch 22 no?

Tamil 21. November 2007, 14:06

Download RAR archive and extract it.

Anonymous 29. November 2007, 13:53

Miles writes:

Well, I did it by Opera is not seeing the DLL in the plugin directory.
Using latest BETA.

Version information
Version: 9.50 beta
Build: 9665
Platform: Win32
System: Windows XP
Java: Sun Java Runtime Environment version 1.5
XHTML+Voice: Plug-in not loaded

Dmitry 18. December 2007, 19:59

How did you decide that the folder Program files can write with simple user rights?

Tamil 19. December 2007, 03:16

Originally posted by Fidelich:

How did you decide that the folder Program files can write with simple user rights?

If you install Opera (Classic installer) without administrator rights in a different folder and this will work.

Dmitry 19. December 2007, 11:25

:-)
Ok the answer is counted.

valentin savin 28. December 2007, 21:19

High!
I am glad I've visited this site. It's interesting and quite usefull.
I've downloaded Universal Extractor, tried to download Adobe Flash Player, but haven't succeded.
I followed your instructions and am not certain, whether righly or not.
I seem to have done everything correctly, but the Flash Player does not appear anywhere.
I.m sure to visit you once again.

Thanks in advance.

Yours,
Valentin Savin

Tamil 28. December 2007, 21:46

Did you try second option?

Anonymous 23. January 2008, 19:01

Anonymous writes:

shit

Anonymous 7. February 2008, 22:33

poratable_dude writes:

The second option worked great, I use portable opera. Cheers!:yes:

valentin savin 8. February 2008, 15:04

I seem to have succeded in installing The Flash Player.
I do not see the flash.exe, but it somehow works.

Tamil 8. February 2008, 15:52

Originally posted by valsavin:

I do not see the flash.exe, but it somehow works.

You need only flash plugin file (NPSWF32.dll).

valentin savin 8. February 2008, 19:42

Thanks a lot, Tamil.
I've found plugin file NPSWF32.dll in my Windows Macromedia and even updated it.
You've been most helpful.

Anonymous 10. February 2008, 07:05

Yey writes:

this method rules, am just wondering if this would also work with maxthon?

Anonymous 3. March 2008, 23:57

Anonymous writes:

will this only work for Opera Winfrey or for Mozilla Firefox as well ?

Tamil 4. March 2008, 04:34

will this only work for Opera Winfrey or for Mozilla Firefox as well ?

To work in Firefox you have to copy NPSWF32.dll to Firefox plugins directory.

Anonymous 10. March 2008, 06:33

Anonymous writes:

if you can't install universal extractor why not try 7-Zip Portable (http://portableapps.com/apps/utilities/7-zip_portable) which you can use without administrator privileges.

mgfs2008 26. March 2008, 02:58

I did the tow option and both of them doesnot work?
what can i do ?

Tamil 26. March 2008, 08:15

Originally posted by mgfs2008:

I did the tow option and both of them doesnot work?

What is the path to Opera and where did you place NPSWF32.dll?

Anonymous 26. March 2008, 16:39

Anonymous writes:

D:\Progarm Files\opera\program
this is the path
and i use the last version

Tamil 26. March 2008, 17:37

D:\Progarm Files\opera\program

Place NPSWF32.dll inside D:\Progarm Files\opera\program\plugins

Anonymous 26. March 2008, 22:30

Anonymous writes:

I did that .
by the way i used bypass proxy to watch metacafe videos and it doesn't work
do you know any proxy that let to watch metacafe videos?

Tamil 26. March 2008, 22:49

do you know any proxy that let to watch metacafe videos?

Sorry, I don't know.

Anonymous 14. April 2008, 05:08

Anonymous writes:

install in c:\opera
you don't have administrator rights for program files.
after that search on google "download win rar portable edition"
google is your friend anytime anywhere.
then extract NPSWF32.dll in C:\Opera\program\plugins

then have phun!

Anonymous 20. April 2008, 11:31

Anonymous writes:

hello someone help me ive been trying to follow the below instructions
"Move NPSWF32.dll from \MAINDIR\ inside Universal Extractor Destination directory to \program\plugins\ in your Opera installation directory"
,... first of all where is the maindirectory?? and opera installation directory?
plz plz help
m a complete computer novice

Anonymous 20. April 2008, 11:44

Anonymous writes:

hello again ... i was the above anonymous... i managed to to cut and paste NPSWF32.dll from the destop to tat plugins thing...now what do i do?? plz i dunno how to continue
youtube is still showing "u do not hav flashplayer"

Tamil 25. April 2008, 08:52

youtube is still showing "u do not hav flashplayer"

If you use any adblocker software disable and try.

Anonymous 24. May 2008, 17:12

Anonymous writes:

good as hell

Anonymous 12. June 2008, 12:22

bug writes:

works like a charm

thnks my friendo

ericzb 19. June 2008, 15:45

WOW, thanks.

Really wish they simply provide zip files in the first place.

Wilhelm Rahn 24. June 2008, 06:46

Btw, you can use 7zip (http://www.7-zip.org/) to extract too :smile:

Anonymous 30. June 2008, 16:57

Anonymous writes:

i cant download opera because i dont have the admin status to insstall it

i'm really trying to be able to run java on my comp for an online game but i cant install the java to run it - or do computers with xp automatically come with java on them? if so, how would i run the java? i have all active-x controls enabled :S

Tamil 30. June 2008, 17:07

i cant download opera because i dont have the admin status to insstall it

You can install Opera using classic installer without administrator privileges or use PortableOpera.

do computers with xp automatically come with java on them?

It depends upon service pack.

Anonymous 30. June 2008, 18:08

Anonymous writes:

what's classic installer?

Tamil 1. July 2008, 03:26

what's classic installer?

See Opera FAQ #67 & #84.

Anonymous 2. July 2008, 10:34

Anonymous writes:

Hi, I tried the 2 ways but the flash plugin still not appear at "opera:plugins". I also tried to edit the opera.ini file but it doesn't work too.

I really don't understand why it doesn't work ? (I use opera usb)

Tamil 2. July 2008, 10:39

Did you place it in correct directory?

Close Opera, open opera6.ini and delete [File Types] section and start Opera.

Anonymous 2. July 2008, 10:44

Anonymous writes:

Thanx for that quick answer :) Well, it doesn't works too...

Tamil 2. July 2008, 10:48

Download PortableOpera, unzip, run PortableOpera.exe and check.

Anonymous 2. July 2008, 10:58

Anonymous writes:

Same problem. I forgot to tell you I can't write into Program Files so I put Opera into another folder called x:\opera950int

Tamil 2. July 2008, 11:04

You don't need permission to write in Program Files folder.

Check Plugin Path.

Anonymous 2. July 2008, 11:10

Anonymous writes:

It's blank. After I save the location and I restart opera it's blank again... But in the opera6.ini it's well defined.

Tamil 2. July 2008, 11:17

Close Opera, open opera6.ini, add the following (change path) under [File Types] section and start Opera. 
application/futuresplash=6,,C:\Opera\Program\Plugins\NPSWF32.dll,Shockwave Flash,spl,|Shockwave Flash 9.0  r124
application/x-shockwave-flash=6,,C:\Opera\Program\Plugins\NPSWF32.dll,Shockwave Flash,swf,|Shockwave Flash 9.0  r124

Anonymous 2. July 2008, 11:22

Anonymous writes:

... still doesn't work :(
The two only plugins detected are Shockwave for Director and Silverlight, one in System32 and the ohter in Program Files.

Tamil 2. July 2008, 11:26

I don't know why it is not working for you. :confused:

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