Bridge CS5 Very Unstable when Previewing SWF files - fixes pending?

Bridge CS5 is very unstable when an SWF file is playing back in the Preview panel.
I only have to switch to another window, and Bridge bombs out.
Is this a known issue? Is a fix pending?
Thanks
Richard
I'm on XP Pro SP3.

That's a very "Curt" response!
The graphics driver is the latest available for my graphics card - a NVidia Go 7900GS.
Thanks
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