I have just had a flash player update (10.3.181.23) and have turned off using software rendering and the adverts in hotmail are now where they should be on the right hand side. Thank you!

When I downloaded the Flashplayer update over a month ago to my Windows 7 64 bit notebook, I was rewarded with flashing messages when I opened e-mails. What I discovered is that Adobe seems to have eliminated access to the prior version of Flashplayeryou CAN''T GO BACK!  I did download another version late last weeknot sure if its a perfect fix but it does seem quite acceptable so far. I do think that some hackers are using fake Adobe updates to download vicious viruses. Be careful. Probably best to ignore alerts for updates and go to Adobe's website to see if there are True updates available.

Dan

Thanks. I have had some slow problems on my desktop recently, after I was foreced to reload my system after a virus wrecked it, but after some updates to various windows  (XP) components and substitution of a new virus protection system for McAfee, I seem to be doing ok.

Dan

Latest version  10.3.181.26 doesn't work!

Today, 6/16/11, my Flashplayer software was updated to v 10.3.181.26 and NOW it is doing the same illogical things as the problematic previous versions:  flashing, partial screen, can't make the video run.

Last time this happened, I was able to go back and download and earlier version and that solved the problem

Now, however, the Adobe website won't allow me to download an earlier version and I'm now stuck with a useless Flashplayer.  :^(

This latest will teach me to never click to update my Flashplayer software if it's working properly!

I'm using Windows...

Thank you, Carl!  After reading your post, I put a checkmark in "Use software rendering instead of GPU rendering" and now Flashplayer is working again!

Bill

Thank you for your response, Chris.  I have emailed you the dxdiag file as you requested.

The failure of this latest Flashplayer update was not temporary...Flashplayer would not function after the software update.

I did add the checkmark to "Use software rendering instead of GPU rendering," and Flashplayer is now working properly.

I am afraid now to download the latest version 10.3.181.26 --- anyone has tried this out yet? Please share if it is safe to use it.

I still have problems viewing other videos such as speedy joe webplayer, twitvid, and others.  I have tried looking for answers but so far I am finding more and more people with the same problem.   The main similarity was when flashplayer 10.3 was downloaded.

Well said, SpectreJay.

I totally agree with you!

Hello,

I have a brand new Dell XPS laptop 3 weeks old. Not until I installed Flash a few days ago did IE9 start crashing. When I unistall Flash all websites are fine. I do have the Intel HD Graphics and Dells latest release on that driver was 4-21-2011 verson 8.15.10.2342. I have spent several hours reading up on this issue and the fixes. There is no way to upgrade to a newer Intel driver version (2361 or higher) as Adobe mentions because the Intel GPU works in conjunction with the Nvidia GPU using "Optimus technology". This switches back and forth from each GPU depending on resources needed. So we can only use the drivers provided by Dell or wreak havoc on our PC.

I have tried the new versions of Flash (10.3.183.7) both through the Adobe website installer (that area where it will install toolbar if not unchecked) and also using the link to offline installer in your other thread. Neither of these work, IE9 still crashes because of Flash. Actually, in most cases IE9 crashes before it opens the page - displays the message "IE has stopped working". In fact, after installing Flash using the Adobe website, when installation was completed it launched the browser to completed page - which crashed.

TO SUMMARIZE: Please don't treat this issue like it is resolved. Brand new PC's are coming off the line and having issues as soon as Flash is installed.

I understand we can turn off hardware accelearation in IE9 as a temporary fix but many of us purchased our Dell XPS 3D laptops becuase of the GPU's and all that they can provide. You mention there are talks with the "manufacturers" to try and resolve this. I hope Intel, Nvidia, and Dell can get this resolved to help out Adobe. This seems like a travesty to have something so simple that has been working well for so long - to now affect virtually all websites.

FAO:  Mr CHRIS CAMPBELL

Hello Chris

You're probably getting this from all angles but the newest update to Flash Player  (10.3.183.7)   JUST DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. 

I keep my browsers up to date and as of today (5 Sept 2011)  Flash  WORKS in "small pane in browser" mode (for example, in Youtube)  BUT GOES BLANK AS SOON AS FULLSCREENED. 

Note that overlay captions and the pause / play graphics DO all work - it is only the video decompression that doesn't - leave screen blank and black. 

This is BOTH in FireFox 7.0  and in latest Google Chrome:  I have carefully uninstalled & replaced Flash form the links you posted here and IT STILL DOES NOT WORK in fullscreen. 

You really should NOT release new version of auto-updating code like this that are not properly tested:  this has mucked up video viewing for millions of people needlessly.

Is it because of the new accelerator support ?   who knows.    This is a mid-life Toshiba Satellite Pro   (we don't all go out and buy new PCs every ten weeks like you developers do)  and it has a P4 and standard onboard Intel 82852 graphics: perfectly fine up to last week.     But it has 64MB of graphics space and I see that 10.3.183.7  now "requires"   128MB ?       You just cannot make assumptions like that :  I bet there are  50 million plus PCs out there with 64MB (or less) VGA RAM.   

Adobe is a lovely product,  but this is a complete and utter  bal*ls-up  as we in the UK call it:      please excuse my anglo-saxon directness.    Sort it out, please. 

Mike,  London,  exasperated

ok chris

what annoys me not only with adobe, but with so many of these old, but refurbished staff companies

such as microsoft.

is the fact they no longer develop their products properly. (lazy programming, and lack of prior product knowlegde)

the most common machine used today is a pentium series running xp

no longer do companies truely update their old products, making the majority of systems left behind

they cater to the top 2% of systems

they make old versions incompatible with new systems and old systems in compatible with new versions

under the old development system there would simply be 4 versions of flashplayer

dos 32 bit, dos 64 bit, ntfs 32 bit and ntfs 64 bit. but many realeases all intercompatible

i am currently trying to get a newly purchased machine online

i am being told i cannot install 10.3 i have too install 9

as 10.3 is incompatible?????

as to the origins of flashplayer the basics of flashplayer needs to be revamped and preferably renamed as a new product perhaps adobe game platform (accepting flash)

due to the fact that, in its original state, flashplayer was designed as a media enhancer for advertising, not a programmable game platform.

look at the way it deals within browsers, the orinal product looked the same no matter what browser.

netscape navigator looked the same as ie and firefox.

today the same page, looks so much different, over different browsers some features of games only available on one browser as an example. causing compatibilty problems in it'self. in programming remember the golden rule. kiss!!!! keep it simple stupid.

Hitomi,

Sorry for the delay. I have been dealing with both Dell, Nvidia, and other Support teams. As I mentioned in earlier posts I have all the updated drivers, it's a new laptop. One thing to notice about Dell Drivers - the "Release Date" listed on their website next to a Driver is the date they release the driver to the public/customers. It is not necessarily the date the manufacturer released the driver. In many cases Dell will get drivers from a vendor like Nvidia, tweak it to their liking for a few months, then release it to their Dell customers. Additionally, Dell changes the driver numbers from Nvidia (8.17. vs 268.30).  In order to determine the "Actual Nvidia" driver version you must access the System Information inside Nvidia applicatioin. This information is also below.

I mention this becasue below you will notice the most recent Nvidia driver as release by Dell was on 6-12-2011. But when this driver is actually installed the date listed in it's details is 4-21-2011....when Nvidia released it. This is the same as Nvidia's version 268.30...well behind version 280.xx Nvidia currently offers on their own website. Below are the actual screen shots that show both Intel HD and Nvidia 540M are on the latest drivers.

At the end of the day - this laptop has all the most current technology and drivers. Ti still has problems in IE9 with flash v10.3 or v11. Those things told to you by Dell were told to me over and over...check your drivers. I want to send it back.

Nvidia Driver version as released from Dell and their website. This laptop is up to date.

Nvidia Driver version as released and named by Nvidia:

Intel Driver version...same thing...renamed by Dell into their 8.1x. format.