Installing Adobe Flash CS3 with Adobe AIR

Introduction

As I received some problems getting up & running with Adobe AIR 1.0, I made this step-by-step guide on installing it seamlessly with Flash CS3.

Lets cut directly to the chase!

Uninstalling

If you have already installed Flash CS3
Uninstall Flash CS3
Goto all the "Program Data" folders, RENAME/DELETE the "en" folder
Goto "Program Files" folder, RENAME/DELETE the "en" folder

Installing

Now to get the latest version of Flash CS3 installed!

Please follow these steps exactly; each one is extremely important.

Installing Adobe Flash CS3
#1. Install Flash CS3
#2. Open Flash, Close it

Installing Adobe AIR Runtime
#3. Download & Install "AdobeAIRInstaller.exe"
Adobe AIR Download Center

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#4. Download & Install "flash9-en_US_9_0_2_Update.exe"
English/Windows, English/Macintosh, Other Languages

Installing Adobe AIR Update for Flash CS3 Professional -- 2/25/2008
#5. Download & Install "flash9-en_US_9_0_3_Update.exe"
English/Windows, English/Macintosh, Other Languages

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#6. Download & Install "flashcs3_air_extension_p3_en_121407.exe"
Multi-lingual/Windows, Multi-lingual/Macintosh, Other Languages
#7. Open Flash, Close it

Installing Adobe AIR Update for Flash CS3 Professional -- 2/25/2008
#8. Install "flash9-en_US_9_0_3_Update.exe" again
See #5
#9. Open Flash, Close it

Installing Adobe Flash Player Update for Flash CS3 Professional -- 04/17/2008
#10. Browse to "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Flash CS3", DELETE the "Players" folder
#11. Download "flash_player_update6_flash9.zip"
Multi-lingual/Windows/Macintosh
#12. Copy the "Players" folder from "flash_player_update6_flash9.zip"
#13. Paste into "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Flash CS3"

To test your Flash Player installation... (Optional)
Open Flash
Create New > Flash File (AS 3)
File > Publish Settings
Checkmark "Windows Projector .exe", OK
File > Save, Save it someplace with any name
File > Publish
Now browse to the folder you saved the FLA File
Look at your EXE File
You should see a "Red colored square" icon instead of the usual "Blue colored circle" one
This verifies that your EXE file has been built using the latest Flash Player.

To test your AIR installation... (Optional)
Open Flash
Create New > Flash File (AIR)
Click OK on the message that appears
File > Save, Save it someplace with any name
Commands > "AIR - Create AIR file"
Then on the dialog that appears asking you for a Digital Certificate:
Press Create...
Type some info, and a password, and save it into the same folder you saved the FLA File
Now type the same password again, Press OK
If you see an error "Unable to contact timestamping server", press "Continue without timestamping"
You should see a message "AIR File has been created"
This verifies that your AIR file has been created with the AIR Installation

Enjoy Flash CS3 with the Latest Flash Player (v9.0.124), and with Adobe AIR (1.0) !!