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lemonvision
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September 15, 2007
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Flash Player bug still not fixed yet ?

  • September 15, 2007
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I had to do a system restore to get back to a working version of adobe flash player - i put up with no flash for a week, but my sister thinks I've downloaded a bug onto her machine because there is obviously something up with this latest version of flash.

it says it's successfully installed, shows the little moving picture etc. then you go on to myspace or jibjab or anything cool with flash in it and it doesn't work.

Like I said I've had to use a system restore for the first time in years as I guessed it was a flash bug pretty quick as I monitor my updates.

Anyone know if adobe are ackwoledging & fixing this bug ? - it would be handy to know when it is safe to install the latest flash player that works.

I'm not a techie so have no intention of poking inside my machine or it's settings - just wierd how adobe haven't told website that use the product that services may be affected - so they can warn customers not to download the latest player until adobe have fixed the problem!
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    Anonymous
    October 4, 2007
    I've been struggling with this for a month, to no avail. Luckily for this forum. I just tried the solution suggested above by kalyanakrishna, went to Windows\system32\Macromed\Flash and reset my permissions to match my username and password for my laptop, was asked if I wanted to install a Flash update, installed the update, restarted my laptop, and lo! and behold!, my Flash player now works!

    Finally.
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    Anonymous
    October 3, 2007
    On a mac, install no problem but playback is so choppy that it doesn't really work.
    Audio always sounds fine but video is very jerky.
    Mac - 10.3.9

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    kalyanakrishna
    Participant
    October 3, 2007
    Hi,

    i had the same problem and i started seeing it from Flash v.9.0.47. I found it on eggheadcafe some useful posts, the one that resolved mine is as follows:

    goto C:\WINDOWS\system32\Macromed\Flash and change the permissions on Flash9d.ocx and flashutil9d.exe, select "everyone" and set permission to "full control". i realize there might be some security implications, but it at least works. alternatively, you can select just the users you want, like your account and set "full control".

    thanks,
    Kalyan
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    Power_Hungry
    Participant
    October 17, 2007
    Kalyan, I tried your fix but I couldn't open the folders. I got there through Windows Explorer, found all the folders but I didn't know how to open them as it noted that I need a program to open it. Could you please tell me how to do this.
    Thanks
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    Anonymous
    September 17, 2007
    The same thing happened to me. I've tried so many things - but nothing works.

    Just like you, I download flash, it installs successfully - it seems - then I go to other sites and it doesn't work anymore. Now I have to install flash everytime before I open up my browser, then it works for a website or two - then it fails again.

    Is this happening to anyone else?

    I have a brand new Mac intel 15 inch laptop - newest operating software.
    I have all my updates, etc,... updated & this is ridiculous.

    -mcgrafx
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