How can permissions affect installing the Shockwave and Flash Players with Windows NT and Windows 2000?
If you don’t have administrator access to your Windows NT- or Windows 2000-equipped computer, you may not be able to install the Shockwave and Flash Players successfully. Permissions can be tricky, but, in general, you should be able to install and use the Shockwave and Flash Players if your administrator gives you full access to the Macromed directory (C:Winnt\System32\Macromed\). If this does not allow you to install and access the Shockwave and Flash Players, your administrator may need to experiment with varying levels of restriction to determine what works.