TechNote (Archived)

Macintosh Specific Installation

If you are using the 68K version of Netscape, even on a PowerMac, you must use the 68K version of Flash Player. If you are using the PowerMac version of Netscape, you must use the PowerMac version of Flash Player. If you aren't sure which version of Netscape you are using on a PowerMac, install both versions of Flash Player.

Also, check to see if there is more than one "Plug-ins" folder in Netscape's folder or sub-folders. If there is more than one, copy Flash Player into all of those locations.

Make sure that Flash Player itself is installed in the "Plug-ins" folder, and not the original file you downloaded. The downloaded file is compressed. Drag the downloaded file onto the StuffIt Expander icon to expand/decode the file. Then drag the resulting file into the "Plug-ins" folder(s).

The installed Flash Player is called:

Flash Player NP-PPC (PowerMac version for PowerMac version of Netscape)
Shockwave Flash NP-68K (68K Mac version for 68K Mac version of Netscape)

After installing Flash Player (or adding anything into the "plugins" folder(s)), exit Netscape and start it up again fresh.

Note: For Flash version 1, the installed Flash Player is called:

FutureSplashPM (PowerMac version for PowerMac version of Netscape)
FutureSplash68K (68K Mac version for 68K Mac version of Netscape)

These files are no longer required once you have Flash Player NP-PPC or Shockwave Flash NP-68K installed and should be removed from the plugins folder.