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Drogan9802664
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March 11, 2014
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Flash Player *Totally Crashes* System

  • March 11, 2014
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So this has been a longtime ongoing issue, and nothing I do fixes it.  Ever since the updates starting with 11.x, it has been nothing but trouble.  I have followed every single troubleshooting step, but no matter what I do, it always completely crashes my system and forces me to restart, every single time.

I'm currently on Windows 7 64-bit -- and I also have a computer with Win 7 32-bit, but rarely use that one -- with the latest Flash Player 12.0.70.

No matter what I do, which browser I use, all the troubleshooting -- and yes, I mean all troubleshooting -- steps never work.  I can only watch a few Flash videos or play a few Flash games at a time before it starts slowing things down and freezing and crashing my system.  Unfortunately, more sites are requiring updated Flash, so I can't revert back to a properly working version without the stupid update prompt.

I have also seen numerous reports from other people about similar issues -- freezes, crashes, browser issues -- but nothing seems to work for many of those people, either.

So my question is: When will Adobe fix it???  And what in the world can I do in the meantime, without having to literally constantly restart my computer just to get it working again because of these freezes and crashes from Flash Player??

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    Drogan9802664Author
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    April 11, 2014

    Wow...no replies.  Okay...now, with the new update 13, it's doing it even worse.  I can only watch one, maybe two or three if that, video without it suddenly slowing everything down and crapping out.  I've had to restart my system multiple times today, every single time was because of one or two Flash videos.  It's like it's been programmed to be worse.  I don't know what's going on.  As I stated previously, all troubleshooting steps never work.  I have done everything from clearing the Flash cache to completely uninstalling and reinstalling everything Flash related, even my browsers.  It's just like Flash keeps getting worse and worse.  So what help is there?  What can be done to prevent Flash from constantly crapping out (besides just not using it at all, which I just might do anyway because of how bad it's getting / gotten)?  Thanks for any help anyone can provide.

    C_F_McBlob
    C_F_McBlob
    Inspiring
    April 11, 2014

    Run a System File Check.

    Start>Run

    Type "sfc /scannow" and let it run. (make sure there's a space between "sfc" and "/scannow")

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    Drogan9802664Author
    Participant
    April 11, 2014

    Yeah, unfortunately that hasn't worked either.  But thanks for at least replying.  So like i said before, all (meaning every single one) of the troubleshooting steps I've read has not worked: scans, un- / re-installs, clearing everything...nothing works.  Flash has just gotten worse and worse.  Why can't they go back to the simple, unbloated Flash?  It's like every update the memory leaks get worse and worse because it's just keeps getting more and more bloated.  Anyone else have any other possible solutions?

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