I wasn't having any problems with Adobe Air until I upgraded to 10.7.2.  I tried to open up YNAB and it kept crashing and finally gave me an error that I needed Adobe Air...which I had had so not sure where it went. So I go to download it which is Adobe Air 3 now and it downloads but nothing happens when I click on install. After I try it several times, I have received an error window suggesting that I need Adobe Air to install Adobe Air! Need a fix quick....I need to get into YNAB to figure out what bills need to be paid!

You can add me to the list of folks having trouble with this. Thankfully, I found this thread. The problem goes away when Firefox is on.

I was trying to use Rosetta Stone language software (which uses Air) and it wouldn't work with OS 10.7.2. At first I thought the problem was with RS, but now I realize it's Adobe.

Hi Lisa,

I am also experiencing problems with Adobe Air.  After updating to Lion 10.7.2, when I turn on my computer, the HughesStatusMeter crashes.  While researching the problem on the web, I came across the post on YNAB's forum, mentioned above, that said if you run Firefox then it corrects the problem (at least until you turn your computer off and on again).  This workaround worked for me. When I turn on my computer, I close out the two error messages (below), open Firefox, then open the HughesStatusMeter, it again asks if I want to restore windows.  Whether I choose to restore windows or not, this time the HughesStatusMeter will work.  Then I can close Firefox and the HughesStatusMeter works as normal.  Hughes is also looking at this issue for me.  Disabling the Restore Windows feature did not fix this issue for me.  If it is any help, here are the error messages that I get when I turn the computer:

A helpful user on our forums reported that this appears to be due to graphics switching between the discreet and integrated graphics.

http://www.youneedabudget.com/forum/ynab-f38/ynab-crashing-some-macs-a fter-updating-t13475.html#p91745

We are going to try telling some folks to disable discreet graphics switching to see if that helps. You can see the post linked above for more info.

I just gave this a try, brand new mac book pro I bought last night and I'm in the process of installing apps and whatnot.  Couldn't get Air 3.0 installed.  I could see the crashes in the console the installer was reporting but couldn't for the life of me figure out why.  Sure enough I disabled automatic graphics switching and the Air install worked fine.

I'm not sure if you would need to leave it disabled for Air apps to continue to run though, I think it's just an installation issue.

i can confirm that this works. I was having no luck installing on a brand new MacBook Pro, and now it works fine after turning off graphics switching.

Yep, disabling automatic graphics switching did it for me. Thanks for the report.

Thanks, YNABteam - disabling 'Automatic Graphics Switching' in Energy Saver preferences worked for me too.

If I try to open Vodafone MY190 the same message as sfsavoia is generated by the system. With Firefox open and/or disabling Automatic Graphics Switching all seems to work fine for me too.

I right clicked the AdobeAir Installer package to show the package contents, Then Contents >  MacOS > Adobe Air Installer. Double clicked that and it ran a terminal script. And ran through the air install. The adobe air was then in my utilities folder. I had also turned off my automatic graphics switching before hand (but I don’t know if this was related) .