davidh
January 15th, 2010, 05:20 AM
Adobe DLM seemed to screw up my downloading in Firefox.
So I uninstalled it.
I also uninstalled Adobe AIR and Adobe ARM.
Next time there is a security update for Acrobat Reader or Flash I'm going to try this following procedure:
Get Adobe Flash and Reader without GetPlus in Firefox
Sep 11, 2009 in How do I fix this?, Software, Websites Print This Post Print This Post
Adobe seems to be rather insistent that you use their GetPlus software. Despite complaints that I’ve lodged in the past, GetPlus is a Big Minus, Adobe has spread GetPlus from Adobe Reader to also be used with Adobe Flash. Combined with the fact that Firefox is now prompting for Adobe Flash updates with its own updates, it seems a lot of people are stirred up and having problems with GetPlus. I fully agree with them. Why should I install a download manager for a 1.8MB download? It’s just additional junk in my browser and also creates a process at startup.
(Have the same problem in Internet Explorer? Read this article: Get Adobe Flash without the Adobe Download Manager For Internet Explorer)
I covered yesterday how to tell what version of browser plug-ins you’re running. Here is how to Keep your Adobe Flash and Reader up to date without the GetPlus garbage:
http://www.404techsupport.com/2009/09/11/get-adobe-flash-and-reader-without-getplus-in-firefox/
So I uninstalled it.
I also uninstalled Adobe AIR and Adobe ARM.
Next time there is a security update for Acrobat Reader or Flash I'm going to try this following procedure:
Get Adobe Flash and Reader without GetPlus in Firefox
Sep 11, 2009 in How do I fix this?, Software, Websites Print This Post Print This Post
Adobe seems to be rather insistent that you use their GetPlus software. Despite complaints that I’ve lodged in the past, GetPlus is a Big Minus, Adobe has spread GetPlus from Adobe Reader to also be used with Adobe Flash. Combined with the fact that Firefox is now prompting for Adobe Flash updates with its own updates, it seems a lot of people are stirred up and having problems with GetPlus. I fully agree with them. Why should I install a download manager for a 1.8MB download? It’s just additional junk in my browser and also creates a process at startup.
(Have the same problem in Internet Explorer? Read this article: Get Adobe Flash without the Adobe Download Manager For Internet Explorer)
I covered yesterday how to tell what version of browser plug-ins you’re running. Here is how to Keep your Adobe Flash and Reader up to date without the GetPlus garbage:
http://www.404techsupport.com/2009/09/11/get-adobe-flash-and-reader-without-getplus-in-firefox/