Are you having problems with Flash 11.3?

Are you having problems with Flash 11.3?

Source: http://forums.adobe.com/thread/1024504?tstart=0

Windows Firefox Users
Problem: Flash content does not appear on a web page or an error appears when trying to play videos.
Solution: This is most likely caused by a conflict with RealPlayer. Please see this video or FAQ for steps to work around this problem.
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Problem: Firefox or Flash Player crash when viewing web pages, Flash video and games.
Solution: Please revert back to either Flash Player 11.2 or Flash Player 10.3 until we are able to fix this problem. ...

Sound Problems
Problem: Audio does not play, sound is distorted, or only selected audio channels work (eg. stereo output when it should be surround sound).
Solution: Please revert back to either Flash Player 11.2 or Flash Player 10.3 until we are able to fix this problem ...

I'm guessing "Windows Firefox" also includes those browsers that use the non-IE flash plugin, including Opera. I wonder if some of the issues attributed to upgrading to Opera 12.00 may actually be related to this defective Flash version.

Updated on 22 June:

Windows Firefox Users
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Problem: Firefox or Flash Player crash when viewing web pages, Flash video and games.
Solution: Please update to Flash Player 11.3.300.262. More details can be found in the announcement post.

Sound Problems
Problem: Audio does not play, sound is distorted, or only selected audio channels work (eg. stereo output when it should be surround sound).
Solution: Please see this post for the latest audio issue updates: Flash Player 11.3 Audio Update

Flash Player 11.3 Audio Update has been updated on 25/06/2012

In Flash Player 11.3 we added new, low latency audio support to allow Flash developers to improve their application and game audio performance. It appears that under certain configurations this can cause issues that we did not encounter during our internal testing or in the two month public beta program for 11.3. We are hard at work trying to determine and fix the different issues that have been reported. ...

Read the details at: http://forums.adobe.com/thread/1026022?tstart=0

Unable to use audio-visual due to lack of flash-player, itunes etc

Also FYI Check out Adobe forum discussion board: http://forums.adobe.com/community/flashplayer/using_flashplayer?view=discussions#

Having trouble opening pogo.com games since the latest update....what happened and what I do to resolve this issue? I've had to go to using FireFox and I prefer Opera.

Don't know anything about pogo.com + flash player, sorry. If your issue is only with Opera browser, you should look for information in the Opera for Windows/Mac/Linux forums, especially the Opera browser forum. Search first, of course. Good luck.

Flash Player 11.3 Status - Updated 7/11/12 (http://forums.adobe.com/thread/1024504?tstart=0)

Flash Player 11.3.300.265 (Mac and Windows, all browsers) was released on July 11th, 2012 to address the following issues:

• Upload button not working on photoshop.com
• Audio is garbled in Win XP on certain sound cards
• Audio not heard while playing videos in Flash Player on Win 7 and Vista on certain sound cards
• Video not playing for DisneyConnection
• Various general stability issues

Windows Firefox Users
Problem: Flash content does not appear on a web page or an error appears when trying to play videos.
Solution: This is most likely caused by a conflict with RealPlayer. Please see this video or tech note for steps to work around this problem.

Problem: Firefox or Flash Player crash when viewing web pages, Flash video and games.
Solution: Please update to Flash Player 11.3.300.265.

Flash Player 11.3 Audio Update 11/07/2012 7:06 PM (http://forums.adobe.com/thread/1026022?tstart=0)

Update 7/11/12 - We released Flash Player 11.3.300.265 today to address most of the audio issues that users have been encountering. If you continue to run into sound issues, please try adjusting your sound format using the instructions below.

In Flash Player 11.3 we added new, low latency audio support to allow Flash developers to improve their application and game audio performance. It appears that under certain configurations this can cause issues that we did not encounter during our internal testing or in the two month public beta program for 11.3.
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No audio in some of the speakers in a surround sound system on Vista or Windows 7
Please update to Flash Player 11.3.300.265

No audio on Vista or Windows 7
For users on Windows Vista or Windows 7 that receive no sound at all, please update to Flash Player 11.3.300.265. If this build does not fix your problem, please try the following, temporary, steps.

1. Press the Windows key + R.
2. Type control mmsys.cpl and press enter.
3. Click on the active sound device in Playback tab. (Should be your 5.1 card)
4. Click on Properties button.
5. In the resulting dialog, go to Advanced tab.
6. In the Default Format section, select 16bit 44100 Hz (CD Quality).
7. Click on apply and OK.
8. Go to IE/Firefox and play any Flash movie.
9. Let us know what the result is.
10. Also, play around with the Default format combo box in Speaker properties and let us know what works and what doesn’t.

No audio or distorted audio on Windows XP
For users on XP that are encountering no sound, please update to Flash Player 11.3.300.265

No, I have no problems with that version of Flash. Or any, for that matter. I refuse to use it.

Good luck!

I have a version which doesn't formally exist ... they were working on some experimental versions, and I downloaded one of those. Only problem I've seen with it is on Adobe's test page

I have Flash 11.3.300.270, whereas Adobe says the latest version is 11.3.300.268. However if you go to labs.adobe.com you see they are now working on 11.4, so I guess the build I have will never be officially released.

Originally posted by sgunhouse:

I have a version which doesn't formally exist ... they were working on some experimental versions, and I downloaded one of those. Only problem I've seen with it is on Adobe's test page

I have Flash 11.3.300.270, whereas Adobe says the latest version is 11.3.300.268. However if you go to labs.adobe.com you see they are now working on 11.4, so I guess the build I have will never be officially released.

I too am using 11.3.300.270

Adobe Forums: 8/2/2012 - Flash Player 11.3 Update

Today, Flash Player 11.3.300.270 for Windows was released to address a crash that was occurring in the Adobe Flash Player Update Service (FlashPlayerUpdateService.exe). There are no other fixes or changes provided with this build. This release is available for Windows only, and affects the Active X and Plug-in installers, uninstaller, and msi's (available on the distribution page.) No other platforms are affected. Please be aware that this release is not available from the Product Download Center (http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer) which will continue to provide 11.3.300.268. We realize that this might cause confusion for some users. Due to the severity of this issue, we decided to make this build available immediately to help customers affected by this bug. Due to logistical issues and time constraints, we were unable to update the release on the Product Download Center. The next release of Flash Player will correct this disparity. Please note that unless you have been affected by the FlashPlayerUpdateService.exe crash, both 11.3.300.270 and 11.3.300.268 will be functionally identical.

This release will be distributed using the following methods:

• Silent auto update - If enabled and functional, the silent auto update service will automatically install this build within 24 hours.
• Direct download - You can download the installers directly using the links below

Flash Player for ActiveX (Internet Explorer)

Flash Player Plug-In (All other browsers)

Flash Player Distribution page for distribution license agreement holders
Flash Player Archive Page
For full details on the 11.3 release, please see our release notes. For those encountering problems with Flash Player, please see this tech note for suggestions and instructions on reporting Flash Player bugs Report a Flash Player Crash.

Originally posted by Claudio791:

Adobe Forums: 8/2/2012 - Flash Player 11.3 Update

Thank you for the update, Claudio. I take it the date is 2nd of August.

Please note that unless you have been affected by the FlashPlayerUpdateService.exe crash, both 11.3.300.270 and 11.3.300.268 will be functionally identical.

Then I guess I will stay with 11.3.300.268. Was wondering about the .270 build. Good to know there's no performance issue with not using it.

[Addendum]
Just noticed Adobe has released 11.3.300.271, which, according to their release note, has some security enhancements as listed in Security Bulletin APSB12-18.

Adobe has released security updates for Adobe Flash Player 11.3.300.270 and earlier versions for Windows, Macintosh and Linux. These updates address a vulnerability (CVE-2012-1535) that could cause the application to crash and potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system.

There are reports that the vulnerability is being exploited in the wild in limited targeted attacks, distributed through a malicious Word document. The exploit targets the ActiveX version of Flash Player for Internet Explorer on Windows

ActiveX, eh?

Looks like the version 11.4 is out. http://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/release-note/fp_114_air_34_release_notes.html

Seems fixing some important security issues http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb12-19.html

These updates resolve memory corruption vulnerabilities that could lead to code execution (CVE-2012-4163, CVE-2012-4164, CVE-2012-4165, CVE-2012-4166).
These updates resolve an integer overflow vulnerability that could lead to code execution (CVE-2012-4167).
These updates resolve a cross-domain information leak vulnerability (CVE-2012-4168).

IMO this topic has served its purpose. So I won't be updating unless someone posts a comment that needs replying.

Happy surfin' everyone.