Adobe Flash Updates Install Behavior When Installed via LANDesk

…found to be almost same on XP and Win7

On Win7 x64-bit:

There is no 64 bit Flash for x64bit IE. Flash Player support on 64-bit operating systems (http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/000/6b3af6c9.html)

Adobe Flash Player is not supported for playback in 64-bit browsers. Flash Player will, however, run in a 32-bit browser, running on a 64-bit operating system.
Adobe is working on Flash Player support for 64-bit platforms as part of our ongoing commitment to the cross-platform compatibility of Flash Player. We expect to provide native support for 64-bit platforms in an upcoming release of Flash Player following the
To run Flash Player on a 64-bit operating system other than Linux, you must use a 32-bit browser

IE patch gets installed even when Flash is in-use and loads new Flash when IE is re-launched

a. Until IE is re-launched

When Flash is in-use in Firefox,

update install fails silently and
removes previous version Flash player entry from ARP on both XP and Win7
in some cases reverts to older version of Flash
until Firefox is re-launched loaded all existing pages and it’s sub-pages/tabs, new pages as well will use the in-use version of Flash
if Firefox is re-launched before Flash install, Flash pages doesn’t load and notifies users to install Flash plug-in
Administrative/LANDesk install of Flash succeeds even if
Firefox is launched with same flash web pages since they can’t load the Flash files.
Opened/broken Flash Firefox pages works on simple page reloads
“install Missing Plugins..” option disappears once user clicks on it
Manual domain user install of plug-in fails as below: