Flash9d.ocx version still crashes IE7

Question

I'm running an HP XP media center with SP2 and IE7.
Have all the latest updates.
Uninstalled and reinstalled browser and Flash many times
through many versions.
Tried the bug fix mentioned in this forum.
When on a page with flash video, ie. youtube, myspace, etc.,
the browser still crashes because of Flash9d.ocx. This has happened
on a regular basis, for over a year now. Even with a single page up
it will crash shortly after the page loads, but sometimes it will
hold out a little longer.
I've been reading the forums so I know this is not uncommon.
I've tried to call Adobe, but their system disconnects the
call after a couple of minutes on hold. (There's a pattern there!)
Microsoft says it's a problem with the Flash player. Adobe
says nothing! Why don't Adobe and Microsoft communicate on this. I
send in a crash analysis every time it happens. The report
outlines, in detail, exactly what caused the crash. It mentions
something about illegal memory access or overflow. I don't have one
up now so don't remember the exact wording.
Is anyone working on this, officially, or has it been
ignored?
Does anyone else provide a flash player, other than Adobe?
This has been going on far too long.

Answer 1

Regarding Flash Player 9 crashing (primarily with IE7)
We are aware of this issue and it is being actively
investigated. We do not know when we might have a 100% fix, but the
Flash Player 9 public beta (9.0.60.184 from labs.adobe.com)
significantly reduces the rate of crashing for most people.
Things you can do to reduce the possibility of crashing:
-- update to the beta Flash Player Update 3 (9.0.60.184) from
http://labs.adobe.com. And be
certain to update to the final Flash Player 9 Update 3 release when
it is available.
-- reduce the number of tabs open in an instance of IE7.
Reducing the number of tabs simultaneously running SWFs will reduce
the amount of memory consumed, and will decrease the likelihood for
the crash condition to occur.
-- if you have X number of tabs open and crash, try limiting
yourself to X-3 tabs or so. For example, if you have 7 tabs open
and crash fairly consistently, try to limit yourself to 6 tabs. If
6 tabs fail, try 5.
-- Launch new instances of IE7, and limit the number of tabs
launched per instance
Optionally, as suggested above, you do have the option to use
Flash Player 8 in the interim:
-- rolling back to Flash Player 8 using the technote
"Archived Flash players available for testing purposes" (
http://www.adobe.com/go/tn_14266).
You'll need to be vigilant about preventing any Flash Player 9
updates. And note that this will prevent you from viewing any
content that requires Flash Player 9.