EV>I tried updating Flash on the Vista box and both updates, the one for
EV>Firefox and the one for Internet Explorer finished O.K.

EV>Trying to update Flash on the XP box still will not complete when I use
EV>either browser to get an Flash update from Adobe.

EV>I'll keep trying, but I hate killing time watching the Installer work
EV>for 15 minutes and Fail.
EV>There's other things to do with a computer that constantly fetching
EV>updates for it.

Try downloading the full install file. For Internet Explorier go here:

http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/flashplayer/latest/help/install_fla
h_player_ax.exes

For Firefox go Here:

http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/flashplayer/latest/help/install_fla
h_player.exes
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