New Adobe flash player upgrade causes Opera 26.0 to crash

[oldleatherneck]

oldleatherneck last edited by

Wow, I'm in so far over my head I don't even know which way to turn. lol Is "C:\Windows\System32\Macromed\Flash folder" in Local Disc (C:) ?

[A Former User]

A Former User last edited by

Yes, that's the "C:" bit!

[oldleatherneck]

oldleatherneck last edited by

I went there and only saw the the download I did last night. I deleted it. As far as cleaning the registry, I ran CCleaner. Does that clean registry?

[A Former User]

A Former User last edited by

The cleaner should remove any invalid registry entries.
As you've deleted the Flash folder, it should remove any entries associated with it.
If you look at the plugins list in Opera now, what (if anything) do you have listed for Flash Player?

[sgunhouse]

sgunhouse Moderator Volunteer last edited by

It can, it has a variety of options. I believe they have an option that removes references to missing files - that is what you would need.

[oldleatherneck]

oldleatherneck last edited by

These are all the plug ins listed: NPCIG.dll , Chrome PDF Viewer , Windows Presentation Foundation , QuickTime Player (5) , Adobe Reader , Java(TM) (2) , Google Update , iTunes Application Detector , and Silverlight

[A Former User]

A Former User last edited by

OK, so you have no Flash Player plugin now.
Now reinstall the PPAPI version of the Flash Plugin from the link I gave you earlier.
It should then work.
I actually have the PPAPI and NPAPI versions both listed and have had no stability problems (touch wood!)

[oldleatherneck]

oldleatherneck last edited by

Okay I did just as you instructed, restarted my computer and opened my browser and it crashed. It recovered then posted this....Opera has just recovered from a crash. We've just recovered from a crash, but to do it we had to disable your extensions and wipe out your session. You can try to enable the extensions again in Extensions Manager. Sorry! If I don't go in and disable it it just keeps on crashing every time I open the browser.

[A Former User]

A Former User last edited by

If I don't go in and disable it it just keeps on crashing every time I open the browser.

When you say "it" are you meaning the PPAPI Flash Player plugin?
Is the browser completely stable if you have it disabled?

[oldleatherneck]

oldleatherneck last edited by

When I say "it" I'm referring to Opera. It crashes as fast as it recovers from the previous crash, (every few seconds). After doing that about 2 or 3 times Opera automatically disables it now. Yes, once Flash is disabled it's smooth sailing I'm just not able to watch videos on facebook or do anything on PicMonkey.com

[A Former User]

A Former User last edited by

So it appears that any version of Flash, NPAPI or PPAPI, causes your Opera to repeatedly crash.
That is very strange indeed, as no-one else to my knowledge has reported this.
What extensions do you have installed, if any?

[oldleatherneck]

oldleatherneck last edited by

NPCIG.dll , Chrome PDF Viewer , Windows Presentation Foundation , QuickTime Player (5) , Adobe Reader , Java(TM) (2) , Google Update , iTunes Application Detector , and Silverlight

[linuxmint7]

linuxmint7 last edited by

Go to 'O-Menu / Extensions /' and what do you see there ?.

[oldleatherneck]

oldleatherneck last edited by

It says, "No extensions installed".

[linuxmint7]

linuxmint7 last edited by

Try disabling all 'Plugins' temporarily, except the Adobe Flash Player Player PPAPI.

[oldleatherneck]

oldleatherneck last edited by

I went in and disabled all the plug ins and then went back and enabled Flash. My computer "blinked" and Flash was once again automatically disabled.

[bassmann]

bassmann last edited by

I have previously been a frequent user of the Opera browser, but now it is not pleasant to use anymore. I have to deal with a lot of pop-ups and when you want to watch a video, this does not work with Adobe Flash Player.

[Deleted User]

Deleted User last edited by

Please try this:

1. Uninstall all flasplayers on your Windows
2. Read https://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/uninstall-flash-player-windows.html
3. Get Flashplayer uninstaller from https://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/uninstall-flash-player-windows.html#main_Download_the_Adobe_Flash_Player_uninstaller
4. Start Flashplayer uninstaller
5. Read http://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/installation-problems-flash-player-windows.html
6. Download current flashplayer from http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/flashplayer/latest/help/install_flash_player_ppapi.exe
7. Run install_flash_player_ppapi

[rogellparadox]

rogellparadox last edited by

I've been experiencing the same thing. At first, when I have opened Opera, the first five minutes were just crashing if I would try to load pages. Now, things are getting worse.
My Flash Player version is 16.0.0.287, PPAPI, but I had to deactivate it. And I thought at first it was the Stash, but Stash takes just some time to load, no problems.

I remember before the last updates, it wasn't that bad (maybe one or other time)
Sorry for reviving this post...

Another question: I have QuickTime and other plugins as NPAPI, does it make any problem??

[Deleted User]

Deleted User last edited by

Crashes with old Flash Player may be a malware issue.
.287 is not the current and safe Flash Player version.

16.0.0.296 ist the current one without security holes!