You have to be patient when it comes to Flash updates. They sometimes take an unusual amount of time to configure. As an alternative you could save the download to your system, close all open windows including browsers, and then install from the stored location. This protocol does alleviate the reference of the dedicated browser referred to by RC. DA

Yes I restarted. I also went to internet security and made them default enabled scripting I am operating at 32 bit Could it have to do with AVG anit virus?

You can probably do a web search and find many ways. Think I would try first an edit of my HOSTS file and add; 127.0.0.1 download.macromedia.com Then everything will ignore that address.

camp56, damccoy,ravencajun, and stargazzer, Thank you for the quick responses. Below are my answers to the questions you have asked. The browser is IE8. The version I downloaded yesterday was Adobe Flash Player 10 ActiveX. I uninstalled it, and downloaded and installed it again. Using START> Control Panel>Programs and Features I confirmed what I re-downloaded was Adobe Flash Player 10 ActiveX. The system I have is 32 bit. After downloading and installation, I still could not see any animation. I went to the sites that ravencajun suggested, went on YouTube too, saw nothing but the same dreadful messages " You don't have current Adobe Flash Player", or "cannot find Adobe Flash Player". I have not try Safe Mode yet. Will it help? How can I get to it? Thank you again for the help.