How to install Adobeflash player Active x while IE is running. I have tried with .exe and .MSI also error is showing same even it's not happening manually also.Have any Idea?

Though it's not related to ConfigMgr, using the installer from Adobe, that's not possible. It's built-in to their msi that it checks for running processes of IE, and prompts the user for closing it before continuing. You may have luck editing the msi and create a transforms file that disables that check.

Also, it's considered good practice to make sure that IE is not running prior to installing Flash.

MS made their own version of Flash for W8 and Server 2012, which can be installed through Software Updates. Doing so have no requirements to IE running o

Hi,

Here is a guide on how to deploy flash, http://www.adminarsenal.com/admin-arsenal-blog/critical-adobe-flash-patch-easily-deploy-to-all-of-your-windows-computers

If IE is started and Flash it loaded it cannot be updated and if you could IE would still need to be restarted to be able to use the new Flash version.

Regards,
Jrgen

In our environment we got around this by using the Powershell app Deploy Toolkit. (http://psappdeploytoolkit.com)

What we did was we created an Application using the application model and the deployment type would only run when a user was logged on and the user was allowed to interact. This prompts the user to close IE and other browsers or defer installation up to five times.

We created a second deployment type that would only run when no user was logged on. In this deployment type we took advantage of the powershell app deploy toolkits ability to run in NonInteractive mode.

Its more work than previous years and it hassles your users to some extent but the way I.T. is now moving towards a more self-service approach e.g. app stores and BYOD. This is another example of opening the doors a little bit.