ATSServer locks up on launching java apps/flash content

Suddenly, every time I try to launch an app that's java-based, or one that uses flash (such as the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary), or any of my browsers load a webpage with flash content, I get the following console hangup:
com.apple.ATSServer[670] ATSServer got a fatal error (status: -4) while processing a message (id: 22) from pid=nnnn.
com.apple.launchd[139] (com.apple.ATSServer) Throttling respawn: Will start in 10 seconds
I have done the following that might have been proximate causes:
cleared duplicate fonts
removed dodgy fonts
cleared font cache
uninstalled MS Office 2008
deleted fonts that the MS Office uninstaller helpfully doesn't delete
but the problem persists. This all seemed to start after either the latest java update, or the latest MS Office 2008 update, but may be nothing to do with either. At least I can access my online banking if I use FlashBlock in firefox, but since this doesn't seem to be a font issue, can someone suggest where to go next with this?
- padmavyuha

Well, actually it's still not working properly, although I've got my dictionary working again - I'm getting a couple of console errors persecond while it's running - and if flash is enable in browsers, it still drops the bomb occasionally. I'll follow this up with Adobe, since it's clearly a flash issue.

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