How to Repair a Flash.ocx Error

Uninstall Adobe Flash Player
1. Click the 'Start' button and choose 'Search,' then 'All Files and Folders.' This will open a new search window.
2. Type 'flash.ocx' in the search box to locate the folder that contains your corrupted copy of the flash.ocx file. A likely location for the file is the c:\windows\system32\macromed\flash directory. Write down the full path name for the directory that holds the file.
3. Click the 'Start' button and choose 'Run' to open a new run command box. In the run box, type: 'regsvr32 c:\windows\system32\macromed\flash\flash.ocx /u' and press enter. Doing so will unregister the flash.ocx file from your Windows System Registry.If your copy of the flash.ocx file is located in a different directory, substitute that directory's path.
4. Switch back to your search window and type 'enterflash.ocx' in the search box. Right-click on each copy of the file and choose 'Delete' from the menu.
5. Type 'swflash.inf' in the search box and delete all instances of the file. All files that inhibit a proper reinstallation of the Flash Player program have been removed from your computer, so you are ready to proceed with reinstallation.
Reinstall Adobe Flash Player
6. Restart your computer.
7. Open your Web browser and navigate to the Adobe Flash Player installation website (see Resources).
8. Click the 'Agree and install now' button to download the Adobe Flash Player setup program.
9. Click 'Run' once the download is complete. Follow the on-screen prompts to re-install Adobe Flash Player on your computer. The new version of Flash Player will include a properly functioning version of the flash.ocx ActiveX control file.