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How do I upgrade Flash to use the Pandora Vista Gadget? What do I do if Ive upgraded Flash and Im still getting the Pandora Vista Gadget upgrade message?

April 26, 2017Flash gadget message Pandora upgrade upgraded Vista

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How do I upgrade Flash to use the Pandora Vista Gadget? What do I do if Ive upgraded Flash and Im still getting the Pandora Vista Gadget upgrade message?

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In order to use the Pandora Vista Gadget, you must first upgrade to the latest version of Flash from within Internet Explorer (not Firefox or any other browser). To do so, open Internet Explorer and download Flash from: http://www.adobe.com/go/getflash/ You should now be able to use the Pandora Vista Gadget. — Special Note for 64-bit Vista users: The Vista sidebar runs in 64-bit mode by default. Since Flash doesn’t currently run in 64-bit browsers, you must configure your system to run the 32-bit version of the Vista sidebar in order to run the Pandora gadget (or any other Flash-based gadget for that matter). Here are the steps for 64-bit Vista users (only): 1. Right-click the Windows Sidebar and select Properties. 2. Un-check the “Start Sidebar when Windows starts” option and hit OK. then 3. Click the green Windows Start Button in the lower left of your screen. 4. Click “All Programs” 5. Scroll down until you see the “Startup” folder 6. Right-click the “Startup” folder and select “E