Adobe Flash Plugin Has Crashed

gma2rjc

A notice on my computer says my "Adobe Flash plugin has crashed". Can someone tells me what that means and what to do about it?

What might have caused it?

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BigJim

I got the same thing yesterday, I didn't do anything and later it was ok.

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Jim

gma2rjc

Thanks Jim. I won't do anything with it then and see how it is tomorrow.

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BigJim

Barb, I just remembered what I was trying to watch when that message popped up, it was the water fall swing video, that was really neat.

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Jim

funfool

If it persist, I would try uninstalling it and then a fresh install of flash.
I had a update the other day of flash, gave me no problems.

I like to use a free app called ccleaner "crap cleaner"
It has a few options, tools to use. You can use it like microsoft add and remove programs, seems to do a thorough job.
It has cleaner, which will clean out left over files and clear the cache on your browser. Seems when new programs are installed, is always little leftovers that are no longer needed or removed. Simply clearing the cache on your browser may be all you need.

It has a registry cleaner, will remove useless stuff that again is left over from installed apps, If I do a fresh install of xp with service pack2 and update it to current, I run ccleaner on it and sometimes need to run registry cleaner 3 times to remove all the junk microsoft updates left, before installing anything but updates.
This also shortens boot up time since it does not need to sift through the crap.

Then it has tools, which will list all of your installed apps, is what I would use to remove adobe-flash, it does a good job removing things.
I have used it for about 6 years and never had it create a problem for me, just cleans up, on another computer forum it is recommended by others all the time, no one has complained about it.

gma2rjc

Thank you funfool. Does it work the same way on a Mac? I have seen the uninstall feature on this, so I'll go there and uninstall the Adobe Flash plugin tomorrow, if it doesn't straighten itself out like it did for Jim.

This computer has been doing a couple of odd things for a couple days now. Mostly not shutting down when it's supposed to. The screen goes gray and then black, like it always does, but then when I go to start it up the next time, I find out that it stayed on.

Thanks again you guys!

Barb

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SPS-1

Solution to almost everything computer related........reboot !

funfool

My advice was for a windows pc. Sometimes is best if we say what pc we are running
No big deal, maybe someone else will get to see the post and help them.
I do think that removing and re-installing flash if needed, may help.

I do not have a opinion for ccleaner for mac, I have used it on windows and is one of the first tools I install and use. I do see it is available, here is the link.
It always works great for me, But I never run mac os. I use linux, and set the wife up with windows.
I need to edit this to show that the link I posted Requires an Apple Mac running OSX 10.5 to 10.7 Lion
Without knowing what version you are using, may need a different link to download. Just pay attention to get correct version.

http://www.piriform.com/mac/ccleaner

Marty1Mc

Flash can be quite annoying, but is necessary for some sites to work. I use a plug-in for FoxFire called Flashblock. It allows you to choose if Flash runs on a website or not. Really sped up my wifes system.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/fir...on/flashblock/

gma2rjc

Thank you. I'll try it.

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