Adobe® Flash® CS3 Professional softwareincludes an integrated debugger. To use this feature, you need to use debug-enabled versions of Adobe® Flash® Player runtime. The debug versions of Flash Player are identical to the non-debug-enabled (release) versions, except that the debug versions contain additional code to communicate with Flash CS3 Professional.

To facilitate development and debugging, the Flash CS3 Professional installer installs debug versions of the ActiveX control or plug-in into your browser application directory by default. Note, however, that the versions of Flash Player that are available for download from the Adobe website are the release versions; the debug versions are only available with the Flash CS3 Professional products.

For that reason, Flash CS3 Professional includes digitally signed installers and players for the plug-in, ActiveX control, and the stand-alone (projectors) files so you may freely switch between debug and release authoring modes. The digital signature certifies that the files are authentic and free of tampering.

Included Files

Using the Debugger Feature

Installing Adobe Flash Player 9

Removing Adobe Flash Player

After installation, the Players directory on Windows (Adobe/Adobe Flash CS3/Players) and the Players directory on Mac (Adobe Flash CS3/Players) have the following structure.

These directories contain the files that will be used by the authoring tool to create projectors or view standalone content. The versions of Adobe Flash Player that are placed here by the Flash CS3 Professional installer are the debug versions.

Install Flash Player 9 ActiveX.msi - Debug installer for the ActiveX version of Adobe Flash Player used by Internet Explorer on Windows.

Install Flash Player 9 Plugin.msi - Debug installer for the Plugin version of Adobe Flash Player used by Plugin-based browsers.

Install Flash Player 9 UB.dmg - Debug installer for Adobe Flash Player on Macintosh computers.

FlashPlayer.exe (Windows), Flash Player.app (Macintosh) - This file is the debug version of the stand-alone player for users to view Flash content locally.

Install Flash Player 9 ActiveX.msi - Release installer for the ActiveX version of Adobe Flash Player used by Internet Explorer on Windows.

Install Flash Player 9 Plugin.msi - Release installer for the Plugin version of Adobe Flash Player used by Plugin-based browsers.

Install Flash Player 9 UB.dmg - Release installer for Adobe Flash Player on the Macintosh.

FlashPlayer.exe (Windows), Flash Player.app (Macintosh) - This file is the release version of the stand-alone player for users to view Flash content locally.

Switching between release and debug players involves having the appropriate standalone player files in the Players directory. Swap the standalone Flash Player files in the parent folder as often as needed. Treat the "Debug" and "Release" folders as original source content, and their parent folder as your working stand-alone Flash Player folder.

To use the Debugger Standalone Player or create Debugger Projectors with Flash CS3 Professional

Copy the files from the "Debug" folder into the "Players" folder. Be sure to copy and not move to avoid inadvertently removing your archived copies.

To use the Debug Player in your browser

If you want to use the debug-enabled versions of the ActiveX control or plug-in, uninstall the currently installed version of the ActiveX control or plug-in and execute the appropriate installer for the ActiveX control or plug-in from the "Debug" folder.*

To use the Release Standalone Player or create Release Projectors with Flash CS3 Professional

Copy the stand-alone Flash Player files from the "Release" folder into the "Players" folder. Be sure to copy and not move to avoid inadvertently removing your archived copies.

To use the Release Player in your browser

* Note: Since the corresponding debug and release versions of Flash Player have the same version number, simply executing an installer for a different version of Flash Player without first removing the installed plug-in or ActiveX control will cause you to skip over the installation process. You must physically remove the plug-in or ActiveX control before executing the installer. See Removing Adobe Flash Player for instructions.

To install Adobe Flash Player 9 for Internet Explorer or AOL (ActiveX Control) on Windows:

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Quit your browser before installing the new ActiveX control.

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Remove any old versions of the ActiveX control. See Removing Adobe Flash Player for detailed information that applies to removing both old and new versions of the Flash Player ActiveX control.

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Double-click the "Install Flash Player 9 ActiveX.msi" file to begin installation.

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Open the browser. Flash Player 9 should be installed and working.

To install Adobe Flash Player 9 for Firefox, Mozilla, Netscape, CompuServe, or Opera on Windows:

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To install Adobe Flash Player 9 for Safari, Firefox, Mozilla, Netscape, or Opera on Macintosh:

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The instructions for removing the plug-in and/or ActiveX control are posted on the Flash Player Support website: http://www.adobe.com/go/flashplayer_uninstall_en.

Thanks!
The Adobe Flash Player Team

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