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Adobe just deleted a file from my computer
I just updated Firefox and was advised that Adobe (something or
another) needed to be upgraded. Adobe offered the file for download with optional crapware. So I downloaded the file to my software/communications folder. Then ran the file. Apparently it installed correctly. But the file is no longer in my folder. I know that happens with temporary files, but I think that's the first time a program has ever deleted itself without asking from a folder that I downloaded it to. I'd like to do something, but Adobe has a stranglehold, as always in Windows. If I ever get half a chance, I will rid my life of Adobe products. I am trying to get WatchESPN to work properly in Windows XP SP3 using Firefox. Using WatchESPN crashes my system (a hard crash), and I think it has something to do with Adobe Flash Player. Apparently it's the same (or similar) with Internet Explorer. I'm on the lookout for a hint of hardware trouble, at the same time. But playing ESPN streaming media is the only time it crashes, and it's easy to reproduce. |
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Adobe just deleted a file from my computer
John Doe wrote:
I just updated Firefox and was advised that Adobe (something or another) needed to be upgraded. Adobe offered the file for download with optional crapware. So I downloaded the file to my software/communications folder. Then ran the file. Apparently it installed correctly. But the file is no longer in my folder. I know that happens with temporary files, but I think that's the first time a program has ever deleted itself without asking from a folder that I downloaded it to. I'd like to do something, but Adobe has a stranglehold, as always in Windows. If I ever get half a chance, I will rid my life of Adobe products. I am trying to get WatchESPN to work properly in Windows XP SP3 using Firefox. Using WatchESPN crashes my system (a hard crash), and I think it has something to do with Adobe Flash Player. Apparently it's the same (or similar) with Internet Explorer. I'm on the lookout for a hint of hardware trouble, at the same time. But playing ESPN streaming media is the only time it crashes, and it's easy to reproduce. If its Flash, you can try here. I use these archived versions, as they become available. I never bother with the "web based" browser update for Flash. I do them manually. If you need to "go backwards", this may give you the materials you need. http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/142/tn_14266.html When you have problems with Flash, you can try disabling hardware acceleration. That's the only "fix" I know of. Your ESPN stream is probably protected by more than the normal streaming methods, and it could be some custom CODEC or the like, which is tipping over and crashing. If you really want to get this to work, you're going to need more tech info about what ESPN is using. Crashing the whole computer is pretty impressive. It implies the kernel tipped over, and one way to do that is install an actual driver (as the driver runs at kernel level). Normally, applications can't tip over the kernel, and just the application itself would be affected. So you gotta wonder what they're doing... Even the Flash hardware acceleration features, should be going though some kind of API, rather than accessing the video card directly. Paul |
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Adobe just deleted a file from my computer
Paul wrote:
John Doe wrote: I am trying to get WatchESPN to work properly in Windows XP SP3 using Firefox. Using WatchESPN crashes my system (a hard crash), and I think it has something to do with Adobe Flash Player. Apparently it's the same (or similar) with Internet Explorer. I'm on the lookout for a hint of hardware trouble, at the same time. But playing ESPN streaming media is the only time it crashes, and it's easy to reproduce. If its Flash, you can try here. I use these archived versions, as they become available. I never bother with the "web based" browser update for Flash. I do them manually. If you need to "go backwards", this may give you the materials you need. http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/142/tn_14266.html Like it says on that page, you can uninstall their stuff first. I just tried that. Upon starting the thing, the appearance is different, and that's a good sign. I think that's the fix, but I will post if not. When you have problems with Flash, you can try disabling hardware acceleration. That's the only "fix" I know of. Your ESPN stream is probably protected by more than the normal streaming methods, and it could be some custom CODEC or the like, which is tipping over and crashing. If you really want to get this to work, you're going to need more tech info about what ESPN is using. Crashing the whole computer is pretty impressive. It implies the kernel tipped over, and one way to do that is install an actual driver (as the driver runs at kernel level). Normally, applications can't tip over the kernel, and just the application itself would be affected. So you gotta wonder what they're doing... Like an eerie memory that dates back to using Windows 9x. On the bright side, at least it was easy to reproduce, just by starting WatchESPN (formerly ESPN3, and before that it was ESPN 360) and clicking around on the slider. The system instantly slowed to a crawl, and shortly became entirely unresponsive. Trying to shut down stuff did not help. Eventually, usually the blue screen would appear momentarily, and then BLINK. Thanks. -- Even the Flash hardware acceleration features, should be going though some kind of API, rather than accessing the video card directly. Paul |
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Adobe just deleted a file from my computer
On Oct 14, 12:36 am, John Doe wrote:
I just updated Firefox and was advised that Adobe (something or another) needed to be upgraded. Adobe offered the file for download with optional crapware. So I downloaded the file to my software/communications folder. Then ran the file. Apparently it installed correctly. But the file is no longer in my folder. I know that happens with temporary files, but I think that's the first time a program has ever deleted itself without asking from a folder that I downloaded it to. I'd like to do something, but Adobe has a stranglehold, as always in Windows. If I ever get half a chance, I will rid my life of Adobe products. I am trying to get WatchESPN to work properly in Windows XP SP3 using Firefox. Using WatchESPN crashes my system (a hard crash), and I think it has something to do with Adobe Flash Player. Apparently it's the same (or similar) with Internet Explorer. I'm on the lookout for a hint of hardware trouble, at the same time. But playing ESPN streaming media is the only time it crashes, and it's easy to reproduce. It's dirty, quick, and will puke all over some PDF files, but (as with different levels of subsistence)... via alt freeware Sumatra PDF is a slim, open-source PDF viewer for Windows http://blog.kowalczyk.info/software/...df-reader.html (That is *not* what I use first to stretch pages, up to two at a time, to fill up a full-screen at 37" with nothing else from the program interface, itself, left to view, other than only two PDF pages displayed, with neither abrupt breaks nor annoying judders in transition to be able to use four arrow pad keys - mostly two, though, down and sideways - before sitting down close enough to navigate and deftly play, more or less never set to auto-scroll, through tortuous transcriptions of classical musical.) |
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Adobe just deleted a file from my computer
Flasherly Flasherly live.com wrote:
It's dirty, quick, and will puke all over some PDF files, but (as with different levels of subsistence)... The subject is streaming media. |
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Adobe just deleted a file from my computer
To be clear...
If you experience crashing, using their uninstall tool before updating flash player might be a very good idea. |
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Adobe just deleted a file from my computer
On Oct 14, 11:28 am, John Doe wrote:
Flasherly Flasherly live.com wrote: It's dirty, quick, and will puke all over some PDF files, but (as with different levels of subsistence)... The subject is streaming media. Last time I got quick and dirty... The open F4V/FLV specification documents file format information for storing media content used to deliver streaming audio and video for playback in Adobe ... www.adobe.com/devnet/f4v.html - Cached - Similar for firefox to get (real player) FLV files (I was using example production FLV file releases at http://www.guitarmasterclass.net - they may have been recommended for Real Player) Flash Player only stand alone installation. You can download the file to install at a later date or use it to reinstall the player on a fresh version of Windows (binary backups. . . not sure the plugin actually stays on my sys or if I've a substitute to Adobe, in any event Adobe doesn't get in past a registry locker utility I run while online). install unlocker and use explorer to goto firefox cache to copy FLV file (w/ temp ext) Unlocker1.8.7.exe releases unshared system resource hooks to a FLV file. Follow through with associating the file type to wimpy to play or store adobe streams for standalone media config. ================ Wimpy FLV Player ================ Available at wimpyplayer.com version 3.0.9 |
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Adobe just deleted a file from my computer
After using the uninstall utility before upgrading flash player... The
startup appearance of WatchESPN video changed, that was a good sign. Clicking around on the video player slider has caused only one crash, and instead of bringing down my whole system, a flash player error appeared (for the first time). I'm sure that's the solution. |
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