Flash CS3 Freezes

I have repeated problems with Flash freezing. The mouse
ceases to work. My only recourse is to shut down Flash and re-open.
I'm running on Windows 2003 Server.
There is no indication through the task manager that memory
is a problem, nor do I find anything in the event log.
Does anyone else experience this problem? Any suggestions?
Thanks.

I restored my computer using the OEM discs then followed the instructions on Toshiba's web site. Upgraded the BIOS, etc. Then did a clean install of Windows 7 followed by running the Toshiba Software Installer for Windows 7. Then I installed Adobe CS3 and tada - it works. Yeah!
If all else fails, follw the instructions.

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Ни когда
больше не
буду
пользоваться
adobe Flash CS3 ,потому
что он
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делали
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Mark,
> I have set my publish settings to Flash Player 9.0 and
Actionscript
> 3.0, but keep getting an error as follows:
>
> "WARNING: The component 'FLVPlayback' requires
ActionScript 2.0."
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