Flash Player Freezing

Hi i hope someone out there has had this same issue and has a solution as i am out of ideas the problem i am experiencing is with ie8 and firefox versions of flash player everything has been working great for some time now until the last couple of days and I have not installed anything new or done any kind of updates, now when i go to any site that plays video using flash player on either browser it will play about 38 seconds of the video before acting like it is buffering then if i try to get the stream going again it tells me connection has been lost and it freezes up the browser if i try to rewind or fast forward past the spot it is hung at I have uninstalled adobe flash for ie and firefox and reinstalled and rebooted with the same issue occuring is this some sort of registry error or what i am using windows vista with all the latest updates as well i just cant figure out why it plays for 38 seconds then simply stops and freezes as it worked fine for a long time now this is a problem that happens periodically to me and so far the only fix i know of is to reinstall windows and the browsers and flash please give me some solutions that arent so extreme if any exist thanks alot.

Hi, I would never go anywhere other than an Adobe site for Flash Player or any other Adobe product for one thing. Just as I wouldn't go anywhere for a Windows update other than Microsoft.
Second I would not expect a beta to perform as an RC either. I let the Developers work out the issues that come with all
betas.
From what you posted, it sounds like you installed the beta again. Why didn't you just install the latest Flash Player version 10.0.45.2?
I wouldn't be troubleshooting a beta either, that is for others to do. All most users want is the Flash Player to work. I don't see any need for a "patch" for FP vs 10.0.45.2 and certainly wouldn't expect Adobe to "patch" the beta!! The Adobe Flash Player works just fine.
As far as you saying the other vs 10 beta worked just fine makes no sense any more than your grumbling does. Sorry, but
I get weary of people ranting against Adobe and Microsoft when many of their problems are their own systems.
That's my opinion, thot I'd share it, since you shared yours.
Regards,
eidnolb

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