''Ĭonfusion over Flash (aka Shockwave Flash) and Shockwave Player (aka Director) is not new and is caused by Adobe's naming convention for the 2 distinct products. ''EDITED:'' ''This is a simpler and more accurate explanation of what happens when I download and and install those two Adobe plugins than the first description which I attempted. If you download and install the Adobe Shockwave Player, then it will be reported by the Firefox 13.0.1 Tools > Add-ons > Plugins feature as ''Shockwave for Director'' (although there is no such plug-in available from Adobe by that name). If you download and install the Adobe Flash Player, then it will be reported by the Firefox 13.0.1 Tools > Add-ons > Plugins feature as ''Shockwave Flash'' (although actually there is no such plug-in available from Adobe by that name). There is one button for each on the main Adobe downloads page () There are separate download pages on the Adobe website for Adobe Flash Player and for Adobe Shockwave Player, respectively. You can disable them in Firefox but not uninstall them with Firefox.ĮDITED: This is a simpler and more accurate explanation of what happens when I download and and install those two Adobe plugins than the first description which I attempted. They can be uninstalled by using this feature of Windows 7.

The Adobe Flash Player and the Adobe Shockwave Player are shown respectively by those names on the Windows 7 Control Panel > Programs and Features list. If you download and install the Adobe Shockwave Player, then it will be reported by the Firefox 13.0.1 Tools > Add-ons > Plugins feature as Shockwave for Director (although there is no such plug-in available from Adobe by that name).

If you download and install the Adobe Flash Player, then it will be reported by the Firefox 13.0.1 Tools > Add-ons > Plugins feature as Shockwave Flash (although actually there is no such plug-in available from Adobe by that name). There is one button for each on the main Adobe downloads page ( )

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