Hi Daniel,
Thank you for choosing Windows 8 and giving us an opportunity to assist you.
From your description, I understand Adobe Flash plug in crashes when you try to play you tube videos and now you are unable to install the Adobe Flash player and shock wave on the computer.
Could you answer few questions to understand the issue well:
1. What is the Web browser that
you use?
2. Does this issue occur while installing other programs as well?
3. Was Internet Explorer working fine earlier?
4. Have you made any recent changes on your computer prior to the issue?
Let’s perform these methods and find out the reason behind it.
Method 1:
Try to install the program in Clean boot state.
Clean boot: To help troubleshoot error messages and other issues, you can start Windows by using a minimal set of drivers and startup programs. This kind of startup is known as a "clean boot." A clean boot helps eliminate software
conflicts. Here is the link for your reference to perform clean boot.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929135
Note: Please go through step 3 of the Kb to keep the computer in normal startup after fixing the issue
Method 2:
Step 1:
Check the date and time settings.
Follow these steps to check the date an dtime settings:
- Press the
Windows Key to get the Start Screen.
- Right click on the
date and time at the bottom right corner.
- Click on
Adjust date and time settings.
- Once you have made changes in the date and time, check if the website opens without any issues.
Step 2:
I would suggest you to check if the Windows installer service is has been started or not.
Follow these steps:
a. Press Windows key + r and type services.msc.
b. Search for windows installer service and right click on it.
c. Start the service by selecting start and change the start up type to manual.
Step 3:
I would suggest you to re-register Windows installer and check.
Follow these steps to re-register Windows installer.
a. Press Windows key + X and select Command prompt(admin).
b. Type the command “msiexec /unreg” and press enter.
c. Close the command prompt window and re open it.
d. Type the command “msiexec
/regserver” and press enter.
e. Close the command prompt Window.
Method 3:
If nothing works, then I would suggest you to create a new user account and check. Go through the link to know how to create a new user account.
Create a user account
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-8/create-user-account
User accounts: Frequently asked questions
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-8/user-accounts-frequently-asked-questions
Reference:
You can go through the link for your reference.
Videos won't play or web pages won't display correctly
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/internet-explorer/videos-dont-work#ie=ie-10
Hope it helps. For any Windows related queries feel free to get back to us.
