Flash CS3 Crashing

I'm running CS3 on Mac 10.5.8. Whenever I try and change the Publish Settings on a project Flash crashes. This particular project has primarily been published as a EXE file, but the client now wants a web version so I'm trying to include a SWF, but whenever I click on that option (or any other except for APP), Flash crashes.
I created a test.fla file, changed the default publish selections from SWF & HTML to EXE and clicked OK. Then when I tried to revert back to SWF, Flash crashed (the moment I clicked on the SWF check box). Based on this test I'm assuming it's not a corrupt file issue.
I've tried repairing permissions and rebooting, I've verified I have the latest updates installed, and I tried creating a copy of the FLA in question.
Anything else I can try?

MrOzzeh wrote:
I have issues with Flash crashing also.
It just can't seem to handle it once the .fla gets too large, and even minor copy/pasting can cause it to crash.
Is it just a limitation of Flash or does this sound weird?
Cool flash game I made!
Bunny Invasion
I've never had that problem. My guess would be it may have something to do with your computer setup, processor power, etc. But that's just a guess.

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why? I run vista business 32 bit
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Fault Module Timestamp: 46015140
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Additional Information 2: b71b5bf9ea5ff08d6fffcb887aba95ff
Additional Information 3: 1fd9
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quote:
Originally posted by:
Newsgroup User
I Love Doing Websites,
> my flash cs3 is crashing every time I try to publish a
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That description is about as wide open as it gets! ;)
Troubleshooting
is often like a detective story: the more clues one has to
work with, the
more confidently one can begin the chase.
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PhoTobin wrote:
> Man. I've never been so disappointed in a company
relating to its technical
> support. First off, I just wrote a new post (few hours
ago) about a Flash
> problem that it crashed during startup. I'm still having
this problem. But
> the big issue now is that my post isn't even listed
anymore in the forum? It
> was there when I posted it. Did you guys at Adobe decide
to remove it for
> whatever reason?
>
> To add to that, I've been on the phone with Adobe 3
times today. And as I
> write this I've been on hold for 67 minutes. I called
the same line from
> another phone and it says their hours are up. So does
this mean I'm holding on
> their support lines because I called prior to closing
and they just left me on
> hold? Anyone else run into this issue?
>
> Talk about disappointing. But now that I've spoken up
about that, I'll leave
> my post here again in case someone can help me. And I'd
sure prefer it if
> Adobe decided not to remove this post on me.
>
> So anyone out there that can help me I would appreciate
it. But the fact that
> three people from Adobe have not been able to help, it
seems it might be a lost
> cause. I'm running Flash CS3 on a MacBook Pro. I was
running it wonderfully
> for a bit over a month. Last week I clicked on the
application to open it up
> and it crashed on me. I haven't been able to open the
application since. I've
> uninstalled and reinstalled numerous times and have
gotten nowhere. I've even
> done a Clean Uninstall as recommended by Adobe and that
didn't work either.
>
> Right now I have a $700 application that I can't even
load onto my computer
> anymore. Please help. And sorry for the words of
frustration above.
>
> Thanks
>

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raster net wrote:
> i have terrible problem. Got my CS3 design premium few
months ago. I have
> started with no activation and used all the software
with no harm - also flash.
> I needed to reinstall the system anyway (for other
reasons). After system
> reinstallation Flash suddenly stopped to start up. it
crashes when the red
> welcome red screen is beeing shown on 'initializing
fonts' stage or right
> after it ... then for a very short glimpse the main
frame appears and all
> dissapear leaving no errors in Win logs. I have been
searched thru internet to
> try find a solution. i have found those such as
uninstallling QuickTime and
> Flash Vid Encoder, checked the corrupt fonts... i was
installing and
> uninstalling the suite endlesslly... nothing helped. of
course i had my work
> deadline, so finally I decided desperately to reinstall
the system again and
> install all the Suite software to clean system. So did
I.
> Suite has been installed, tried Flash and what made me
very happy, flash has
> started up with no harm... my happiness lasted very
short untill windows has
> downloaded and installed its updates. After downloading
Flash started to behave
> as before (crashing at start up).
>
> Adobe support seems not support anyone (at least polish
banch)... i have
> called them thousand times and they only could give me
silly advices as install
> and reinstall suite again. If anyone has the idea what
is the reason and knows
> the fic, pls help.. i will be very thankful as my work
is totally blocked now.
>

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killing me as I need this working for my job. Thanks a lot.
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