Flash CS3 crash when opening a .FLA file on Mac OSX

I'm not sure if I'm the only one having this problem. I've
experienced similar issue with Flash 8 on my Mac OSX. I was
expecting CS3 will fix these but I'm wrong.
The problem is: Flash will randomly crash when I try to open
a FLA source, or when I try to publish the file to a SWF file. It's
not always happening, it's like I'm ok in the morning but crash
everytime I open the file afternoon.
If any one of you had similar issues, please share

Indeed! I actually love my mac. Its a mac book pro that I
have had since October of 2006. I have literally had no issues with
anything since I got it until I installed Flash. 8 crashed every
now and then - but as I work on a piece today using CS3 - it
crashes on average every 15 to 20 minutes. There is no reason this
should be happening. It's completely unacceptable! When you think
about the price tag they put on the new CS3 suite (web premium) -
this software should be folding my effing laundry and making me
margaritas too!
And you are right! I work at a creative agency where we use
macs. Adobe has always made their products better on the mac side.
But this just sucks. They should have held off padding their
pockets until their product was right.
Just another company that forgot what quality is. Good
lookin' out, Adobe!

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Jalk67 wrote:
> I have searched archived messages and although there
have been posts about
> this, no one seemed to have any answers. So, I thought I
would ask again. Oh,
> and please don't laugh!
>
> My company had a web site built back in 1998-1999. The
outside person they
> hired to do the site created a Flash animation. I do not
know what version was
> used or for sure what platform (PC or Mac). I do have
the .fla files as well as
> the .swf files to work with, but when I try to open them
I get this error
> message.
>
> "This document contains embedded objects that were
created with Microsoft
> Windows version of Flash. These embedded objects must be
deleted before opening
> on a Macintosh."
>
> I am trying to open the .fla files using an old Mac
version of Flash 4. (Yes,
> I said please don't laugh!) My company will not allow
the resources to buy an
> upgraded version. Can anyone tell me why I am getting
this message? How I can
> open these files? or ANYTHING I can do? Thanks for the
help.
>

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