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Monday, October 24, 2011
How to Fix a quot;Could Not Find Flash OCX Filequot; Error
1. Download and install Flash Player if it is not already installed on your computer (see Resources).
2. Open Windows Explorer by clicking on 'Computer' in your 'Start' menu. Browse to the folder containing the Flash system files. This is C:\Windows\System32\Macromed\Flash on most computers, and C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Macromed\Flash in 64-bit versions of Windows.
3. Look for a file with the name 'flash**.ocx,' where the two asterisks represent the version number and, sometimes, letter. Right-click on it and select 'Copy'.
4. Right-click on the background of the folder and select 'Paste'. This may prompt you to overwrite the existing file or create a new one. Choose to create a new file, which will likely be automatically given a name along the lines of 'Copy of flash**.ocx'.
5. Press F2 to rename the file. Call it 'flash.ocx', without the version number --- the exact file name for which your computer is looking.