No Sound in Flash Player under only one User Account

Hi I searched the forums and could not find the answer to this.
I have a Freshly Installed Windows 7 Ultimate (64 bit) version with the latest Flash Player (10.1).
The browser doesn't matter, both Firefox and IE have the same behavior.
No sound comes from flash at all under the admin account. Under other user accounts, the sound is fine.
The sound WAS working fine until one time it said that Flash Player had crashed. I uninstalled, rebooted, re-installed with no luck.
So I'm either gonna just make another user account... or just wipe the computer and start over unless anyone has any ideas.
-Marc

Thanks. Well vs 3.6.8 is the latest FF. There is no Flash Player at all for any 64bit system. You must use the 32bit browser when Uninstalling/Installing and viewing Flash Content.
For that to happen so suddenly sounds like some update of a program, Windows update, an Anti-Virus update had taken place. Any new program Installed or Uninstalled? Anything you can think of prior to that happening? It just sounds like a major conflict.
You may want to take a look at your Flash files, perhaps some Flash file didn't get Installed properly.
Go to C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Macromed\Flash Open Flash and post back the files listed there. The NPSWF file(s) need a right click and then click on Properties to obtain the version number(s)
Also go to Tools, manage add ons with IE and find Shockwave Flash Object..ActiveX Control..Flash10h.ocx and make sure it is Enabled.
Using FF find the SWF vs 10.1.53.64 plug-in and make sure it is Enabled.
Perhaps when FP crashed it caused something to change in both of the add ons.
I had that happen to me a few months ago; Uninstalled an Anti-Virus/Installed a new version. Then couldn't see images on a website, and went to an Adobe website to check something and it told me I needed Flash Player to view it!!! Imagine my surprise:-) So that was the problem.
Thanks,
eidnolb

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this account is an administrator account, but not the top
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quote:
Originally posted by:
mearsfan42
Help..
all of a sudden my flash player has stopped working under one
of my accounts. it only occurs in IE7...using firefox is ok...
this account is an administrator account, but not the top
administrator account.
With my other Vista accounts flash player works great, even
the standard accounts...
this is totally wierd that it only happens with just this one
account..
any help is appreciated...thanks
stephen
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http://www.adobe.com/go/tn_14157
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iter=<value optimized out>, end_path=0x1ae4390, count=0x7fff08de643c,
level=2, depth=3) at gailtreeview.c:4436
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detail=0, instance=0x188a930, emission_return=0x0,
instance_and_params=0x7f994c1aa6d0) at gsignal.c:3322
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detail=<value optimized out>, var_args=<value optimized out>)
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invocation_hint=0x7fff08de7110) at gclosure.c:766
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detail=0, instance=0x17b96e0, emission_return=0x0,
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#39 0x00007f99701a73d0 in g_main_context_iterate (context=0x14373f0, block=1,
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#41 0x00007f9971d0f8f7 in IA__gtk_main () at gtkmain.c:1237
#42 0x0000000000441867 in main (argc=1, argv=0x7fff08de7b78)
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(gdb)
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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2090
and have narrowed it down to a particular user account (it has admin permissions). Other user accounts can access the iSight fine. However, every application I try under that one user account can't access the iSight.
Unfortunatly it's my wife's account. She quite likes to skype her family in the earthquake prone area of New Zealand called Christchurch.
Any ideas of things I could try, permissions I could reset, etc would be great.
I've tried:
* resetting the PRAM
* resetting the SMC
* rebooting
* fixing disk permissions (from multiple accounts)
I've got a reasonably techy background, so even telling me the device node that the iSight is accessable on would be useful - that way I can manually check the permissions on that.
Thanks!
Tim

Hi Tim,
That was partly my fault (well actually it was entirely my fault)
I missed this bit:-
However, every application I try under that one user account can't access the iSight.
Now it is really Odd that this one user cannot access the camera at all in any App where as other users on the Mac can.
I would start with the FONT BOOK.
Check that all Fonts are active, particularly the System Fonts.
Certain Apple Apps will not work properly if Helvetica or Lucida Grande are turned Off or Missing.
Basically we are looking for something that she has changed (or has become corrupt) that is not directly linked to the camera but is needed (there is no direct way to turn On or Off the camera access). (Fonts are first choice)
Next check the Address Book.
Is the My Card (Head and Shoulders icon) actually listing her details.
Have a look at this
This Apple Article refers to a .plist that is a System wide one.
However as a .plist it may be the thing that is blocking access to one user.
I don't have it on my G4/1GHz Dual processor running 10.5.8 but neither do I have iMovie 7 (from iLife '08)
Some people have reported that removing this gets the camera back for iChat.
Make the Address Book Export of copy of itself (File Menu > Export > Archive)
After that I would try moving (NOT Deleting) the whole contents of her Home Folder/Library/Preferences.
Then Restart the computer then try specific apps.
If Skype then works you will know it is one of the .plists that you moved.
Then comes the monotonous bit of moving back some .plists at a time until you can narrow down the one that is at fault.
Have you tried a Safe Boot ? (it will need another restart after it has done that)
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