ADOBE question?

[Coldicote]

I have Adobe programs on my PC but don't know what they are for or whether I really need them. The two most recent are Adobe Flash Player 10 and Adobe Shock Wave Player 11.5. What is their purpose? Am I supposed to use them in some way and what, if anything, would happen if I uninstalled them? (I use Foxit reader for pdf files.) Thanks for any advice.

[VHG]

Flash and Shockwave are both used by many web sites to show fancy images and graphics.

If you deleted them then the next time you visited a web site that used them you would be asked to reinstall them.

Why are you thinking of deleting them anyway?

[Coldicote]

Thank you VHG. I probably won't delete them, but didn't understand their purpose and wondered if they were just unnecessary clutter. Images that move about on the screen are an irritation as far as I am concerned and I'd rather be without them.

[rojash]

"Images that move about on the screen are an irritation as far as I am concerned and I'd rather be without them. "

I guess you don't watch TV much then.

[Coldicote]

You're quite right rojash - I don't watch much TV but can at least choose the programme. Irritations on the PC screen often have no connection with the subject I wish to see.