Bad Jagged lines in CS5.5 after reformat

Hello & thanks for looking,
I reformatted my computer last week due to a bad virus,
and everything seemed to be running perfect and clean
until i reinstalled Flash CS5.5 to see that all my art is jagged and
horrible looking. Before the reformat all the lines were smooth as
can be, and now it's only slightly smooth when i zoom in very
close. The further i zoom, the clearer it seems to become
for some of the lines.
I've tried some basic fixes i found on google without any effect (Change view-Full, let application choose in graphic settings ).
For some reason i do not have a Anti-Alias option in my flash preferences,
so i was not able to change it.
I've installed most the drivers from HP and updated the graphic card,
here's system specs in case it helps.
Windows Vista 'Home Premium
Service Pack1
Pavilion e9180f Elite
Intel(R) core(TM) i7 CPU 920@ 2.67GHz
9.00GB
64-bit Operating System
Nvidia Geforce GTS 250
Resolution
1920 by 1080 (60Hertz)
in the example picture you can see how
some lines are less jagged, when others
are a mess. There's no difference in quality between
regular paintshop and Flash cs5.5 for me, if anyone
could share some solutions i'd be very grateful.
Let me know if anymore information is needed, Thanks!

As John mentioned.. this is as of today still a forum of users helping users.. it is NOT an official Adobe FIX PROGRAM SITE . It's just users who use adobe products helping others who use adobe product. I feel your pain... that things are not working as you would wish...but you have so many issues it is hard to know where to begin addressing them as a fellow user of product.
I just bought a nikon d800 and it records on SD cards ( and CF ) as mov h264. Canon is the same ( 7d, 5d ). Those mov files with h264 are HUGELY COMPRESSED...and are a " viewing only " type of product. It is not MEANT to be a format file you put into an editing program to edit a movie. I don't know what your cameras can do but mine can only do mov h264 on the cards.
once you get that figured out... understood....then what you are dealing with is a whole NEW set of issues... as a person who wants to edit that material and make a product from THAT.
It isn't a 'workaround' so much as it is really a WORKFLOW.. that gives you what you need to make your product AFTER ingesting, editing, etc.... those are the other issues.
I sure hope you get what you need and like the end result... but I personally have no clue why you would be mad at things that have nothing to do with your problem...namely blaming adobe for your workflow problems... ????
This forum probably isn't the best place to answer your questions and fix your problems. A film school might help , or some night courses on how to shoot movies ??

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