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issues with adobe flash player 12

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I'm running Windows Vista. After I install Adobe Flash Player 12 (once I select "Finish"), Firefox re-boots and goes to the Adobe site, but it loads very slowly, if at all. After a few minutes, I get a script error message. I then force quit Firefox and restart. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. If I log-off or restart and try to get back into Firefox, it says "not responding" in the website address bar. Firefox works is I create a new profile or remove Flash.

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I'm running Windows Vista. After I install Adobe Flash Player 12 (once I select "Finish"), Firefox re-boots and goes to the Adobe site, but it loads very slowly, if at all. After a few minutes, I get a script error message. I then force quit Firefox and restart. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. If I log-off or restart and try to get back into Firefox, it says "not responding" in the website address bar. Firefox works is I create a new profile or remove Flash. Any advice?

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Hello,

Maybe help:

Try also starts Firefox in Safe Mode:

Also:

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You can check for problems with current Flash plugin versions and try these:

  • disable a possible RealPlayer Browser Record Plugin extension for Firefox and update the RealPlayer if installed
  • disable protected mode in the Flash plugin (Flash 11.3+ on Windows Vista and later)
  • disable hardware acceleration in the Flash plugin
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While you are troubleshooting this, it might be helpful, to avoid unnecessary pain on sites where Flash is not actually essential, try setting Flash to Click-to-Play ("Ask to Activate"). This will delay Flash from starting on a page until you approve it.

To set "Ask to Activate", open the Add-ons page using either:

  • Ctrl+Shift+a
  • orange Firefox button (or Tools menu) > Add-ons

In the left column, click Plugins. Look for "Shockwave Flash" and change "Always Activate" to "Ask to Activate".

When you visit a site that wants to use the Flash, you should see a notification icon in the address bar and one of the following: a link in a black rectangle in the page or an infobar sliding down between the toolbar area and the page.

Of course, some pages use Flash just for nice advertising or to store/retrieve tracking data on your computer, so you really only need to allow it where there is some media you want to play.

Not a solution, but hopefully will help a bit.

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For months, I get a "box" open in Firefox (26), that says: "Flash Player 12.0 r0 has stopped working" - gives me 2 options: 1 - Check on-line for solution 2 - close program

First option simply goes to "upgrade to the latest flash player" second option - doesn't seem to do anything

No option to "report" to Firefox at all.

I have checked and re-checked my installation of Flash Player and I have the latest version for my pc.

So, here is my "crash" report:

Problem Event Name:	APPCRASH
 Application Name:	FlashPlayerPlugin_12_0_0_43.exe
 Application Version:	12.0.0.43
 Application Timestamp:	52cb9138
 Fault Module Name:	StackHash_fa66
 Fault Module Version:	0.0.0.0
 Fault Module Timestamp:	00000000
 Exception Code:	c00001a5
 Exception Offset:	PCH_09_FROM_ntdll+0x0003C1AC
 OS Version:	6.3.9600.2.0.0.768.101
 Locale ID:	4105
 Additional Information 1:	fa66
 Additional Information 2:	fa6696398de2b9f98383d7a3bf5c3ea1
 Additional Information 3:	fa66
 Additional Information 4:	fa6696398de2b9f98383d7a3bf5c3ea1

I have tried also to get support from Adobe, with no success..;-(

Anyone have ANY ideas??? Is there a flash player that WILL WORK in Firefox?

Kadi M

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Hi KadiM, a crash in "FlashPlayerPlugin_12_0_0_43.exe" indicates a process spawned by the Flash Player plugin's protected mode. Try disabling that feature. The following pages provide different ways to do that:

You may need to close all pages using Flash, or exit and restart Firefox to end all the Flash processes, before you see any difference.

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Heyyy...Jscher2000,

Can't believe it!..Did the "mms.cfg" fix, and it seems to be working!!

Haven't had a "crash" since implementing it. :--)

Keeping fingers crossed,

THANK YOU!!