The Same thing happend here. The Adobe web page indicates in the troubleshooter that does not always work. the ActiveX instant installer does not work right. I tested for Browser security and ActiveX filtration, and that did not solve it, for me.
The links at the troubleshooter for the Manuel install are incorrect (or aged).
I am not the only one who discovered this. http://forums.adobe.com/message/3961077#3961077 (Forum: why are the direct links not updated.)
At this link below, is the manuel install for flash, "download and self-install" type. It is for deployers and developers , so I avoided it at first myself. It may require Admin install, or elevated (RunAS admin) I do not know.
http://www.adobe.com/special/products/flashplayer/fp_distribution3.html
More Stuff:
The 64Bit installer installs both the 32Bit and the 64Bit, I used the EXE installer version myself.
The Browser and the flash control items should be closed prior to installing.
If you get a Green screen or a crash at Youtube specifically (does not happen at all flash video sites). Right Click the player, and get into the Settings, and turn off "hardware accelerated video". . . For me and others, it was an ATI/AMD card, but I am not sure if it is ATI specific yet, or is due to Youtube ADDs. No persons that I read about, fixed the hardware acceleration problem, by changing to a different version of video drivers.
ADDED: hmmm, seems that the "green flash of death", is not as hardware related as they suspected. I just achieved a clean flash install that works perfect , when the other install had that bug? strangeness.
Also In the "flash installer troubleshooter" is info about removing the old flash first, that is related here, but not likely the cause of the instant install failure. I was able to lap install a 10 version with the 11 version. Uninstall should be simple though, in the Programs and features uninstall program.
If somehow uninstall does not work, on thier site they have an uninstaller, I did not test that yet.
(I found this information as I was researching stuff to add to my question, so I answered this question myself.)
Starting from Flash Player version 11.3, there is now one 'universal installer' of Flash for Windows (combining the 32-bit and 64-bit versions) - one for the IE browser and another one for non-IE browsers. If you have the 64-bit version of Windows, the Flash 'universal installer' will install both the 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Flash.
(I.e. starting from Flash Player v11.3, the 32-bit and 64-bit installers for the same browser types are the same.)
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Best Answer
To downgrade Flash, first follow the following steps for uninstalling version 11.3:
Download the official uninstaller.
Close all browsers.
Execute the uninstaller.
Reboot your computer.
Delete the following files and folders (if they still exist):
Visit Archived Flash Player versions and download version 11.2 or lower.
Unzip the downloaded archive.
Run the installer.
When prompted, choose Notify me to install updates or Never check for updates to prevent Flash from updating automatically to 11.3 again.
Sources:
How do I revert to a previous version of Flash Player?
How do I do a clean install of Flash Player?