Adobe Flash Player Quits Buffering Shortly After Starting to Play

Hello,
I am having trouble with Adobe Flash Player v. 16.0.0.305 not playing through videos. It buffers and plays for a short bit then stops. On Chrome it stops 1:09 into the video and then stops; and then it looks like it continues to buffer. On Firefox it just stops at 0:56; and does not look like it is buffering. On Internet Explorer it stops at 5:08 into the video and then just stops; and then does not look like it is buffering. This is the same video tried on the three browsers mentioned above. I am using Windows 7 on an I-3 Intel Processor with 8 GB of RAM and about 250 Gb of disk space on the C Drive.
I have been through all of what is suggested on this page: Flash Player games, video, or audio don't work | Windows
I am totally stumped. When I try to download the video; it only downloads partially as well; but it does play the short clip that is downloaded.
I have been trying to figure this out for a couple of months now.
Does anyone have any insight as to what might be happening? I appreciate it the help very much.
Regards,
Dave

To anyone experiencing this problem after trying the steps I posted above, try this potential solution:
# Open Tools->Add-Ons->Plugins, find Shockwave Flash, and press Disable
# Hold down the '''Windows logo key''' and press '''R''' to bring up the ''Run'' dialog.
# Type '''%APPDATA%''' and press OK.
# Open the Adobe folder
# Right click on the Flash Player folder and press '''Rename'''. Type in ''Old Flash Player'' as the new name.
# Go back to the Application Data or AppData folder. (On Windows XP, click '''Up''' in the toolbar. On Windows 7 or Vista, click AppData in the address bar)
# Open the Macromedia folder and repeat step #5
# Go back to the add-ons window from step #1, and press Enable on Shockwave Flash
# Try Farmville, Youtube, and other affected sites to see if the problem is fixed.

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