Ever been at a public computer and want to view a website that uses flash, but the computer does not have it installed? You might run into the problem of not having permissions to install flash. This is what you do.
This is a work around that is actually not installing anything at all, so you wont need the permissions to install anything.
First, you will have to make sure there is a working version of Firefox on the machine. If there's not, than you'll need to get PortableFirefox. The mentioned version of Firefox requires no install at all and is meant to be used on a USB drive, but you can just put it on the computer and it'll work fine.
Next, you need this: http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/xpi/current/flashplayer-win.xpi.
Right click/Save as. I believe it's a Firefox extension. I couldn't really find much info about it but it's from Macromedia's website and it works.
Unzip the file you just downloaded into the Firefox\Plugins directory. You'll need Winzip or Winrar. If neither of those two programs are installed on the machine you are at, there is a version of 7-Zip that does not require an install, 7-Zip Portable.
Run the .exe that you just extracted into the Firefox\Plugins directory and you are good to go!
If you have a USB drive, you can just keep a version of PortableFlash on it, and not have to ever worry about this. You'll also be able to carry around all of your bookmarks, extension, and personal settings.
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