How to Check Flash ShockWave

Check your version of Adobe Shockwave Player and Adobe Flash Player for updates.

Adobe Flash Player and Adobe Shockwave Player allow you to view animated graphics across the Internet and participate in multimedia activities. Without these applications popular game sites and chat programs will not work properly. Sometimes a successfully installed program can become corrupt after an update; applications that worked before may become buggy as a result. Test your player, and see others available for download, using Adobe's website. Adobe recommends that its users upgrade to the latest versions of each player to benefit from security updates.

Instructions

1. Navigate to the Adobe Shockwave player website (see Resources).

2. Let the page load and look for a video in the box entitled "Adobe Shockwave Player." You will see an animated video if your version of Adobe Sockwave Player is installed correctly and working. You will be asked to update your version of Adobe Shockwave Player if it is out of date.

3. Click on the "Test your Adobe Flash Player installation" link located in the "Adobe Flash Player" box.

4. Look for an animated Adobe logo that spins and a message that says "Adobe Flash Player Successfully Installed." In a box below the animation you can see your version of Flash Player.

5. Download the newest version of Adobe Flash Player and Adobe Shockwave Player (see Resources for link).

References

• ITMA: Virginia Tech: Shcokwave and Flash Player Test

Resources

• Adobe: Test Adobe Shockwave Player
• Adobe: Test Adobe Flash Player
• Adobe: Player Download Center