Can't install Flash on Vista clean install

[Bobkam]

OK...I am thoroughly frustrated. I am working on a clean install of Vista
Ultimate, administrator account with all requisite permissions, IE7 is
conifgured to prompt for Active X, etc. Yet, when I try to install Flash
Player, I get to the screen that has the green bars running across as if it is
installing. Then, it either runs forever, or I get a pop-up saying "Network
Error" or "Download Interrupted". I am able to download anything from every
other site on the web, so I am not worried about my network settings. When I
check system32/.Macromed directory, there is no Flash sub-directory, only a
Download directory. In that directory are the following files: Install.exe
and Download.dll.

Can anyone please help??? I am pulling my hair out (and I don't have a lot
left!)

P.S. I have another Vista computer that has FLash on it. Can I just copy the
files from that computer?

[Bentley Wolfe -ADOBE]

That's interesting, and unusual. The two files that you DO see are put there
by the install process. They basically -are- the Flash Player installer.

If you were installing the Flash Player PLUGIN (for FireFox, any non-IE
windows browser) then you could copy it over. But for the OCX activeX control
install you cannot. It has to actually install.

Can you grab and post a screen shot of those errors? I don't find any other
similar cases in the database.. it's not clear to me if they're coming from
Vista or from the installer..

[Bobkam]

Thanks for the reply. I actually found a discussion board where someone posted an executable file for download. I downloaded that file and installed from my computer, and that seemed to work fine.