Problem description:
After switching systems, I found that I’d moved to the new Chrome 6. I wanted to use the debug version of the flashplayer plugin, so I installed “flashplayer 10.1 plugin debug” as usual. Once it was installed, I restarted Chrome and opened
http://www.flashplayerversion.com/
and saw that the version was the latest one — but it wasn’t the debug version. That struck me as odd.
Later I went into the Control Panel and uninstalled the flash plugin outright, but Chrome could still play flash!
It turns out that both Chrome 5 and Chrome 6 ship with flashplayer built in, and it’s the latest version. That’s a good thing in itself, but for flash developers what’s needed is the debug build of fp, so you have to find a way to swap Chrome’s built-in fp for the debug version.
Solution: In Chrome, type chrome://plugins/ in the address bar and you’ll see an entry —
Shockwave Flash - Version: 10,1,53,64 Description: Shockwave Flash 10.1 r53 Location: C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\6.0.453.1\gcswf32.dll
That’s the built-in flashplayer. Disable it.
Then just install “flashplayer 10.1 plugin debug” as usual. Once it’s installed, you’ll see an entry in chrome://plugins/ —
Shockwave Flash - Version: 10,1,53,64 Description: Shockwave Flash 10.1 r53 Location: C:\Windows\system32\Macromed\Flash\NPSWF32.dll