MMS.CFG getting reset when contacting Adobe for updates

Question

Hello!
I noticed two days ago that many users were getting prompts for updates.
I had deployed Flash 11.8 in July with the following MMS.CFG settingS:
AutoUpdateDisable=0
AutoUpdateInterval=1
SilentAutoUpdateEnable=1
Today I noticed the most users MMS.CFG was this:
AutoUpdateDisable=0
AutoUpdateInterval=1
SilentAutoUpdateEnable=0.
Hence, not knowing what caused it, I decided to replace the file using SCCM for all users. Once it replaced successfully I thought our problem was solved.
WRONG!
After the file was replaced, about 10-20 minutes later I saw users trying to connect to Adobe from our FW logs. As soon as they contacted Adobe the MMS.CFG file was reset again to this:
AutoUpdateDisable=0
AutoUpdateInterval=1
SilentAutoUpdateEnable=0
Any idea what could be causing this?

Answer 1

I have seen several postings like this one in the Forums, and I am having this problem too. No one has a solution that I can see. ʇɐb ɹəuəllıʍ suggested reporting it as a bug.
Here is a workaround I came up with for Windows 7 by reverse engineering Flash configuration:
On a test machine with default, or your preferred settings applied, go to Window Control Panel, and double click the Flash Player applet, which brings up: "Flash Player Settings Manager""
Click on the "Advanced" tab
Check: "Never check for updates (not recommended)"
Close "Flash Player Settings Manager"
This action will modify the file:
C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Roaming\Macromedia\Flash Player\macromedia.com\support\flashplayer\sys\settings.sol
Now, you can copy this file from the test machine to other machines / User profiles to "clone" the  "Never check for updates (not recommended)" setting.
PS
I don't know if this applies to Windows XP. My guess is the mms.cfg works fine there.
-Mitch
Systems Administrator