16 hours ago, monroe said:

sdfox7 ... thanks again for making these flash update links easy to understand and figure out ... it's a big help.

Monroe

Thank you for your feedback.

I actually created a full in-depth explanation, with pictures, for manually updating Adobe Flash Player with Windows XP and Chrome. It was helpful for one soul over at the Adobe forums who was confused. Anyone, including a newbie, should be able to find it useful.

http://sdfox7.com/chromexp3.htm

Adobe discussion: https://forums.adobe.com/message/9660470#9660470

Java was updated to Version 8 Update 141 yesterday, July 18, 2017. Tested and working on XP SP3.

https://www.java.com/en/download/

I recommend the standalone offline installer (jre-8u141-windows-i586.exe), it is usually more reliable to install, and can be archived:

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jre8-downloads-2133155.html

Edited July 19, 20179 yr by sdfox7

Java security update SE8u144 has been released!.

Info: 8u144 Update Release Notes

Unbelievable, I only updated to SE8u141 9 days ago!

 

On 7/26/2017 at 11:56 PM, Mr.Presario said:

Poor flash.

...wow so XP will be supported until the end of time December 2020 like other OSes? That would be some good news.

The EOL announcement certainly makes it sound that way: "Adobe will continue to support Flash on a number of major OSs and browsers that currently support Flash content through the planned EOL. This will include issuing regular security patches, maintaining OS and browser compatibility and adding features and capabilities as needed."

7 hours ago, Dave-H said:

Unbelievable, I only updated to SE8u141 9 days ago!

 

This seems to be a limited update related to security vulnerabilities. Up until April 2016, the update cadence had been every month or two. Since that time it has been exactly 3 months between each release. I expect Java to be another legacy application to be killed off in the future. I am not so sure it is as necessary or widely used as it previously was in the early 2000s. I would say Java's heyday was between 2004 and 2006, Java 5.0 and Java 6.0. DID YOU KNOW: Java 6.0 still receives non-public security updates.

OK, I probably won't bother with manually doing that update then, I'll wait until the automatic updater prompts me.
Thanks for the information.

 

I am pleased to announce that I have tested the first beta for the next major release of Adobe Flash Player 27. It is tested and working on Windows XP with Internet Explorer 8, Google Chrome 49, and Mozilla Firefox 52.2.1 ESR.

It was released yesterday, August 2, 2017: http://labs.adobe.com/downloads/flashplayer.html

Good morning, it's Patch Tuesday! Adobe Flash 26.0.0.151 has been released. Tested and working on Windows XP SP3.

Internet Explorer ActiveX: 

http://fpdownload.adobe.com/get/flashplayer/pdc/26.0.0.151/install_flash_player_ax.exe

Mozilla Firefox NPAPI, and NPAPI for Google Chrome 44 and older: 

http://fpdownload.adobe.com/get/flashplayer/pdc/26.0.0.151/install_flash_player.exe

Google Chrome 45 to 49 PPAPI:

http://fpdownload.adobe.com/get/flashplayer/pdc/26.0.0.151/install_flash_player_ppapi.exe

Old version uninstaller:

https://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/labs/flashruntimes/flashplayer/uninstall_flash_player.exe

Beta channel was updated to 27.0.0.117 on August 23, and is confirmed working with Google Chrome on Windows XP. 

Chrome 45 and newer PPAPI:

https://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/labs/flashruntimes/flashplayer/install_flash_player_ppapi.exe

Chrome 44 and older NPAPI:

https://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/labs/flashruntimes/flashplayer/install_flash_player.exe

Final version of Adobe Flash Player 27 has been released today! (confirmed working on Windows XP)

Internet Explorer ActiveX:

http://fpdownload.adobe.com/get/flashplayer/pdc/27.0.0.130/install_flash_player_ax.exe

Mozilla Firefox NPAPI (also for Opera Presto/Google Chrome 44 and earlier): 

http://fpdownload.adobe.com/get/flashplayer/pdc/27.0.0.130/install_flash_player.exe

Google Chrome 45 through 49 PPAPI:

http://fpdownload.adobe.com/get/flashplayer/pdc/27.0.0.130/install_flash_player_ppapi.exe

Beta channel was updated to 27.0.0.151 today September 21, and is confirmed working with Google Chrome on Windows XP. 

Chrome 45 and newer PPAPI:

https://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/labs/flashruntimes/flashplayer/install_flash_player_ppapi.exe

Chrome 44 and older NPAPI:

https://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/labs/flashruntimes/flashplayer/install_flash_player.exe

Good morning, it's Patch Tuesday! Adobe Flash 27.0.0.159 has been released. Tested and working on Windows XP.

Internet Explorer ActiveX: 

http://fpdownload.adobe.com/get/flashplayer/pdc/27.0.0.159/install_flash_player_ax.exe

Mozilla Firefox NPAPI, and NPAPI for Google Chrome 44 and older: 

http://fpdownload.adobe.com/get/flashplayer/pdc/27.0.0.159/install_flash_player.exe

Google Chrome 45 to 49 PPAPI:

http://fpdownload.adobe.com/get/flashplayer/pdc/27.0.0.159/install_flash_player_ppapi.exe

Old version uninstaller:

https://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/labs/flashruntimes/flashplayer/uninstall_flash_player.exe

Edited October 10, 20178 yr by sdfox7

New version of Adobe Flash Player 27.0.0.170 (bugfix release) has been released today! (confirmed working on Windows XP)

Internet Explorer ActiveX:

http://fpdownload.adobe.com/get/flashplayer/pdc/27.0.0.170/install_flash_player_ax.exe

Mozilla Firefox NPAPI (also for Opera Presto/Google Chrome 44 and earlier): 

http://fpdownload.adobe.com/get/flashplayer/pdc/27.0.0.170/install_flash_player.exe

Google Chrome 45 through 49 PPAPI:

http://fpdownload.adobe.com/get/flashplayer/pdc/27.0.0.170/install_flash_player_ppapi.exe

Newest JRE have been released moments ago: 8u151/152.

 

Beta channel was updated to 27.0.0.180 October 17, and is confirmed working with Google Chrome on Windows XP. 

Chrome 45 and newer PPAPI:

https://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/labs/flashruntimes/flashplayer/install_flash_player_ppapi.exe

Chrome 44 and older NPAPI:

https://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/labs/flashruntimes/flashplayer/install_flash_player.exe