i have 2 250 hard drives one as back up and one is partioned. the partioned hard drive is. c: is set up for data. d: is my OS and programs does that make a difference???
Not neccessarily...but normally Windows likes to be installed to C:...it makes it think it is in charge.
The only time i install to anywhere else is in a multi-boot enviornment.i have rolled it back to IE7 and still have no flash player.

to answer the other question. about c: drive. i have 2 250's partioned. c: drive is partioned for my data. and d: drive is set up to be my o.s. and program folder. . .

a friend TOLD me the other day, that removing the flash player might not be enough. that i might be missing the drivers for it. that might be in another folder somewhere was just wondering I APOLOGIZE for double posting . but i have just tried a program called auto-pacher. it did not fix the PROBLEM either. under the option of windows add ons it gave the option to have macromedia adoe flash player 9.0.45.0 for internet explorer . i think to be updated or installed.do i need to change my hard drive designations?? make the o.s. the c: drive ?? if so then how do i do that and mess the other programs on my computer up ?? unless someone has another option that i could TRY ??