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JDPriestly

(57,936 posts) Sun Oct 6, 2013, 05:22 PM Oct 2013

My Adobe Flash Plug-In crashes over and over and over.

I remove the program, download it again and it works maybe once, maybe a couple of times, and then I can't get Adobe videos again. It just crashes.

I use Firefox with No Scripts, but I turn of the No Scripts if I want to watch a video.

What to do? Doesn't just happen with DU.

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My Adobe Flash Plug-In crashes over and over and over. (Original Post) JDPriestly Oct 2013 OP

which browser ? steve2470 Oct 2013 #1

You can try disabling hardware acceleration, that's what worked for me arcane1 Oct 2013 #2

Thanks. I'll try that. JDPriestly Oct 2013 #3

Well, of course! That's what they do. n/t TygrBright Oct 2013 #4

steve2470

(37,457 posts)

1. which browser ?

Reply to JDPriestly (Original post)

Sun Oct 6, 2013, 05:26 PM

Oct 2013

Also, I'd go to your default C: drive and delete the Adobe related folders. Which version of Windows ?

Once you've deleted all Adobe folders CAREFULLY so you don't muck up Windows, you reboot. Reinstall Adobe Flash. See what happens.

arcane1

(38,613 posts)

2. You can try disabling hardware acceleration, that's what worked for me

Reply to JDPriestly (Original post)

Sun Oct 6, 2013, 05:29 PM

Oct 2013

Right-click on the video and choose "Settings", then click the icon on the lower left of the little screen that pops up. There is a check-box called "enable hardware acceleration." Make sure it's UNchecked.

Good luck!!

JDPriestly

(57,936 posts)

3. Thanks. I'll try that.

Reply to arcane1 (Reply #2)

Sun Oct 6, 2013, 05:31 PM

Oct 2013

TygrBright

(20,763 posts)

4. Well, of course! That's what they do. n/t

Reply to JDPriestly (Original post)

Sun Oct 6, 2013, 11:53 PM

Oct 2013

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