Flash Player freezes Windows

Flash player froze Windows every time I tried to use it.. I was referred to the Adobe page for troubleshooting this issue, but that did not help. The problem was with their recommendation to update the drivers using Control panel etc. I describe this as a problem because Windows confirmed that every driver was up to date and functioning properly. Still the problem persisted. Then I found Driver Max. It was reviewed well on CNet, and because a reformat was the only alternative, I tried it. It found 7 drivers to be out of date. After 5 of the drivers had been installed, Adobe is now runningt fine. That could change of course, but I have not gotten a full day of video use without a crash before. I am only posting this because blog posts and forum solutions range from totally incomplete to completely destructive. I discovered this by sheer persistance. Windows itself was totally misleading. I don't care if you use it or not, but this free service may help you. Has anyone else used Driver Max?

I'm sure it was caused by outdated drivers. The scan identifies the drivers individually. I downloaded them individually, set a restore point, installed each one and restarted. Each step is controlled by the program itself. Of seven idnetified I only had to roll back one. Even that was easy with the software provided. It is very complete and well thought out. All of them installed correctly and work perfectly. I have had no futrther issues with Flash since these updates. Unfortunately I cannot identify which one may have caused the conflict as I did them in sequence and didn't bother to test Flash in between. It is easy to use, current, fail safe with the retore points and I continue to recommend it. Have you tried it yet?

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