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Flash Player Installer Gripe

I wish that the Flash Player Installer would detect the type of player that is currently installed when it needs to be upgraded (as in trying out the new Photoshop Express), that it would be able to detect that the debug player was installed and upgrade to the latest debug player rather than the latest standard player.   Even the "Alternates" link doesn't provide a direct link to the latest debug player. 

How about some intelligence on the website since I've so graciously provided a cookie to record that I'm logged in, maybe track a little deeper and remember that I'm a developer  and adjust the install links accordingly.

I'm not even sure the current debug player is concurrent with version  9,0,115,0 of the standard player.  Sorry, I've only got one system to play with and I'm not going to tweak it just to play with a new website.  It's a pain in the arse having to switch player versions in and out when you need to go back into your development environment.  having a different player in different browsers really isn't a nice solution either.

Here's an idea Adobe, consider how Microsoft installs .NET, they don't get rid of the old version, they just add the new version files.  It would be extremely nice from a client perspective to be able to choose an older and/or debug version of the player as needed through a configuration panel, or give developers a player switcher app that lets you switch player versions/types in and out (browser restart expected) without having to uninstall and reinstall each time.

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John Dowdell's Gravatar Hi, sorry for the hassle, and I'll forward your "respect debug" request along. (It'd still be good to log it with the Express team directly in their "feedback" widget too.)

I'm not sure about the "leave old versions" request though, because we're also getting complaints that the installer doesn't find and delete prior installations (Michael Horowitz at CNET, eg).

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# Posted By John Dowdell | 3/27/08 1:17 PM