I never bothered to fool with the new 64 bit operating systems that come
on new machines now. I always just installed and additional 32 bit OS
and ignored the 64 bit. I knew a lot of the tools I use don't work on 64
but didn't realize flash didn't. No youtube? Oh well, if anybody's stuck
with 64 Adobe now has a beta:
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Question:
"Running Flash Player on 64-bit Windows
Andre Dufrane ran into a snag when trying to run Flash on his new PC.
"I have a 64-bit notebook. When I look in IE and see an animation, a window opens indicating I must download Flash Player 64-bit. But on the Adobe site, the Flash Player 64-bit is unavailable.
"What must I do?"
Answer:
As of this writing, the 64-bit version of Flash Player is still in beta. But you can download the beta version, get more information, or learn how to get the 32-bit version to install on a 64-bit system, via the Adobe Support page, "Flash Player on 64-bit operating systems."