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Re: Adobe Flash Player 11.3.300.257

Thu, 14 Jun 2012 13:38:18 EDT

therube posted : > SYS2

Sysnative perhaps.

File System Redirector

The %windir%\System32 directory is reserved for 64-bit applications. Most DLL file names were not changed when 64-bit versions of the DLLs were created, so 32-bit versions of the DLLs are stored in a different directory. WOW64 hides this difference by using a file system redirector.

In most cases, whenever a 32-bit application attempts to access %windir%\System32, the access is redirected to %windir%\SysWOW64.

Re: Adobe Flash Player 11.3.300.257

Thu, 14 Jun 2012 12:29:11 EDT

bluepoint posted : In a 64 bit computer, all 64 bit files/libraries goes to SYS2 and all the 32 bits goes to SYSWOW64. So yes, you will see the 32 bit flash player in SysWow64\macromed.

Re: Adobe Flash Player 11.3.300.257

Thu, 14 Jun 2012 11:26:02 EDT

Libra posted : I was surprised to see the Flash32 in the sysWOW64 file in the Win7 64bit computers since I installed only Flash 32 in them and expected to see it in System32\macromed.

Sincerely, Libra

Re: Adobe Flash Player 11.3.300.257

Wed, 13 Jun 2012 17:49:36 EDT

Oleg posted : If Vista is 32bit flavor that's correct or you may have installed a Flash Player 32bit version only.

Re: Adobe Flash Player 11.3.300.257

Wed, 13 Jun 2012 17:40:35 EDT

Libra posted : Thank you again, Fat City, for finding that out. I'm waiting for the problem with Firefox to be fixed before I update it.

Meanwhile, I was looking for the Macromed folder in System32. I found it in my 32bit Vista computer, but when I looked in Win7 64bit, Macromed was located in the sysWOW folder. I did show Flash to be 32 bit though.

Sincerely, Libra

Re: Adobe Flash Player 11.3.300.257

Wed, 13 Jun 2012 17:36:40 EDT

Oleg posted : It could be some other software issue or software configuration.

Re: Adobe Flash Player 11.3.300.257

Wed, 13 Jun 2012 17:30:35 EDT

dellsweig posted :

said by whats that :

I had to utilize System Restore! and go back to Shockwave Flash 11.2 r202.
Initially, after update, every time I tried to open Firefox 13 it was hanging and freezing ... eventually, got the "A script is running" message(s) - but even after I stopped the script(s), everything kept freezing - finally, checked Task Manager and 13 (no exaggeration) Adobe's were running! End Process x 13 times later (plus deleting "plugin container), several more attempts, 2 computer restarts and finally just got fed up.

THANKFULLY I chose to set a restore point before updating!

By the way, am posting here, after wasting another 10 minutes trying to notify Adobe. They make it way too hard for non-technical users to try and convey this type of feedback.

Thanks for listening.

Ciao

I installed this update on my Imac (Lion) and Firefox 13 became SLOOOOW and unresponsive.

Reboot of the system did not help

Deleted Flash and disabled the plugin and all is well again
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Re: Adobe Flash Player 11.3.300.257

Wed, 13 Jun 2012 17:30:09 EDT

Sindows 7 posted :

said by OZO:

Why to allow Macromedia Flash to elevate its privileges on your computer in the first place? Then one has to create a complex sandbox to keep it isolated or to run special anti-malware programs all the times on the background to harness it from all malicious actions that it could perform. Just think about it for a sec and you'll come to a simple solution that everyone could/should do. Edit your registry and, if you see it, remove this key immediately:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Low Rights\ElevationPolicy\{FAF199D2-BFA7-4394-A4DE-044A08E59B32}]

Then you may go ahead and visit any malicious site you want... :)

I think last time I did this, I got a BSOD watching youtube.
????

Re: Adobe Flash Player 11.3.300.257

Wed, 13 Jun 2012 16:17:33 EDT

Fat City posted : Libra, the uninstaller will remove both versions (I tried that while I was playing around with different versions). I suppose you could open your 64-bit browser and disable the Flash plugin if you wanted to. For me, it's not a big deal, and I'll leave both of them as they are. Originally, I was just curious about the workings of this new installer; now I know.
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Re: Adobe Flash Player 11.3.300.257

Wed, 13 Jun 2012 16:10:18 EDT

OZO posted : Why to allow Macromedia Flash to elevate its privileges on your computer in the first place? Then one has to create a complex sandbox to keep it isolated or to run special anti-malware programs all the times on the background to harness it from all malicious actions that it could perform. Just think about it for a sec and you'll come to a simple solution that everyone could/should do. Edit your registry and, if you see it, remove this key immediately:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Low Rights\ElevationPolicy\{FAF199D2-BFA7-4394-A4DE-044A08E59B32}]

Then you may go ahead and visit any malicious site you want... :)

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Re: Adobe Flash Player 11.3.300.257

Wed, 13 Jun 2012 16:07:21 EDT

Libra posted : Thank you Fat City. I'm not happy about that since I only use 32bit browsers on those computers (although I believe they both have 64bit IE's installed). Is it then necessary to find and use the Flash uninstaller?

I wish they wouldn't complicate things.

Sincerely, Libra

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Wed, 13 Jun 2012 15:40:14 EDT

Name Game posted : Flash sandbox for Firefox is definitely much more hardened and more restrictive than Flash for Chrome-IE. Very challenging...

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Re: Adobe Flash Player 11.3.300.257

Wed, 13 Jun 2012 15:24:46 EDT

Fat City posted : Libra, from my experience, the new combo-download installs both versions---32 and 64 bit. I used to use the old 32-bit installer which would only install flash in the C:\Windows\System32\Macromed\Flash folder. With this new installer, I also get flash in the C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Macromed\Flash folder of my Win7 64-bit OS. I verified that Flash is now active in both my 32 and 64 bit browsers.

There seems to be no way to avoid the double installation of Flash. :(
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Wed, 13 Jun 2012 14:49:45 EDT

Libra posted : Since the installer is now combining VERSION 32 and 64 BIT in the installer will it recognize what browser is being used? I have two Win7 64bit computers with 32bit browsers. I don't want 64 bit flash.

Adobe recently would not allow the the 32bit uninstaller be used on my 64bit computer.

Thank you.

Libra

Re: Adobe Flash Player 11.3.300.257

Wed, 13 Jun 2012 14:29:09 EDT

chachazz posted : This new Flash Player Protected mode is causing Firefox freezing and crashing (container.exe) (did so in the beta preview releases too)

Check the reports in the Flash forum: »forums.adobe.com/community/flash···shplayer

Instructions to disable protected mode.
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Wed, 13 Jun 2012 14:19:56 EDT

therube posted : (Protected Mode is for Vista & above only.)

Inside Flash Player Protected Mode for Firefox

"Today, we launched Flash Player Protected Mode for Firefox on Windows. Our Protected Mode implementation allows Flash Player to run as a low integrity process with several additional restrictions that prohibit the runtime from accessing sensitive resources. This approach is based on David LeBlanc’s Practical Windows Sandbox design and builds upon what Adobe created for the Adobe Reader X sandbox. By running the Flash Player as a restricted process, Adobe is making it more difficult for an attacker to turn a simple bug into a working exploit. This blog post will provide an overview of the technical implementation of the design. ..."

Re: Adobe Flash Player 11.3.300.257

Wed, 13 Jun 2012 14:11:07 EDT

Libra posted : I'm also curious about this since I have two Win7 x64 computers. In the past I was able to use the Flash Uninstaller on them, but a few months ago the uninstaller told me I needed the x64 uninstaller (I then used Programs and Features to uninstall Flash).

I'm also not planning to install this latest Flash until Adobe fixes the problem with the Firefox browser.

Sincerely, Libra

Re: Adobe Flash Player 11.3.300.257

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 02:35:10 EDT

Fat City posted : It looks like Adobe has combined the 32 and 64 bit versions of Flash with this latest update. I want to run only the 32-bit version on my Win7 x64 OS. Which version will this download install? Is there a choice offered during the installtion?

Re: Adobe Flash Player 11.3.300.257

Mon, 11 Jun 2012 22:12:24 EDT

tholly911 posted : When I run CCleaner Registry Cleaning Tool after an uninstall ...
It does find at least some of the old registry keys that no longer point to valid programs. However, I don't know if it finds them all.

Re: Adobe Flash Player 11.3.300.257

Mon, 11 Jun 2012 21:03:52 EDT

Mele20 posted :

said by therube:

How did you get to »www.adobe.com/swf/software/flash···mall.swf ?

(And I'd venture to guess that page displays with huge fonts in every browser. Does so here on XP & SeaMonkey 2.11 & IE8 & on another machine with XP & IE6.)

When I right-click a Flash object & select About Adobe Flash Player, it loads »www.adobe.com/software/flash/about/.

I have the first link in your post in IE favorites, both IE6 on the host machine, and IE 8 on my guest machine. I also have that link in my Fx and Opera bookmarks on my guest machine. When I update Flash, I always use the link to make sure Flash installed correctly. I suppose the IE link says "small" because there is one tiny box on Adobe's page that tells you what your current version number is and the other box is larger but not that big and shows Flash logo and says it installed correctly. (The "tiny" box on that page that tells you the current version installed is what showed in gigantic font that I posted in the screenshot in my post here. I now vaguely recall it being gigantic one other time recently and Adobe issued a corrected version, I think, or maybe I rebooted and it was then OK, I can't remember. It is IE 6, thus, may need reboot more than later versions of IE on XP but I am avoiding rebooting unless I really have to do so).

It was just the "about Flash" page at Adobe that had the gigantic font. I also went to »myspeed.visualware.com/index.php where the world map of servers to choose from was gigantic. I couldn't use it as it was so large that even just the West Coast side of the USA portion of the map sprawled all over the screen and way off the screen so I couldn't see any servers to click on for the Java Speed test. Visualware has the most accurate speed tests and I have used this site for many years (also own MySpeed software) so I know how the Flash part of it should appear. I also tried a video somewhere...I don't recall where and the font was so gigantic that I couldn't use it at all. Youtube blocks IE6 for me but that is likely because I have XP Pro SP 2 not SP 3. I also tried speednet.com and, again, the map was so gigantic that I couldn't choose a server there and everything on the page was gigantic. speednet.com was blocking IE 6 also for awhile but stopped doing that several months ago and I have been using it before the blocking and again after they stopped blocking but I couldn't use it with the latest Flash version on IE 6.

I still have not updated Flash on my guest machine. For all I know, it might not work on IE 8 because I have XP Pro SP 2. I will not risk updating Flash on the guest machine as even my ISP uses Flash for their speed test. It is essential that I have Flash working for speed tests (even though it not useful to do Flash speed tests because of Power Boost...but even Visualware's superior Java test uses Flash for you to choose the server and then does a Java speed test).
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Re: Adobe Flash Player 11.3.300.257

Mon, 11 Jun 2012 20:58:24 EDT

Name Game posted : Hmm..ya know it just might ..I could try that on an xp box I have sitting around and see just what reg. entries it does find if I uninstall flash thingie.

I have found regseeker is safe too for XP boxen..never borked a system so far for me.

Re: Adobe Flash Player 11.3.300.257

Mon, 11 Jun 2012 20:51:25 EDT

Oleg posted : I don't think CCleaner Reg cleaner would do the job in this case.

Re: Adobe Flash Player 11.3.300.257

Mon, 11 Jun 2012 20:48:07 EDT

tholly911 posted : Dealing with the registry usually causes me grief. (One thing about Linux I look forward too is no registry ... but that is another story.) To deal with this "can't install older version of Flash" ... would it be so simple as this three step process:

1) Uninstall Flash.
2) Run CCleaner's Registry Cleaning Tool.
3) Install any version of Flash that is compatible with your OS.

Note: I don't trust just any registry modifying freeware (or even payware) ... but I have had zero trouble with CCleaner and have used it a lot.

If you have a favorite Registry How To Guide ... please post the link.

Thanks.

Re: Adobe Flash Player 11.3.300.257

Mon, 11 Jun 2012 20:24:31 EDT

Name Game posted :

said by Oleg:

Use Flash Player uninstaller »helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/···nstaller after running the uninstaller reboot your PC, and install older version of Flash Player(s).

sadly can't be done because Mele20 already uninstalled the version he/she mistakenly installed by the regular method..so this is the problem faced..

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Re: Adobe Flash Player 11.3.300.257

Mon, 11 Jun 2012 19:49:47 EDT

Oleg posted : Use Flash Player uninstaller »helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/···nstaller after running the uninstaller reboot your PC, and install older version of Flash Player(s).

Re: Adobe Flash Player 11.3.300.257

Mon, 11 Jun 2012 19:06:27 EDT

MeDuZa posted : NPSWF32_11.3.300.257.zip
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Re: Adobe Flash Player 11.3.300.257

Mon, 11 Jun 2012 11:46:04 EDT

therube posted :

quote:
Why don't you just extract NPSWF32.dll from the install package and place it in Opera's plugins folder.

How, easily?
(Uniextract is not able to do it.)

Re: Adobe Flash Player 11.3.300.257

Mon, 11 Jun 2012 11:43:25 EDT

therube posted :

said by "sbconslt" :
In effect the combined package is now the size the previous 64-bit package was. Same true for the uninstall_flash_player.exe tool.

As I have heterogeneous systems here and was previously needing to download both the 32-bit and 64-bit packages, from my point of view this is actually a welcome reduction.

Agreed.

Re: Adobe Flash Player 11.3.300.257

Mon, 11 Jun 2012 11:40:34 EDT

therube posted : A better link to your link, »blog.ffextensionguru.com/2012/06···loatware.

But that's nothing new, Adobe wanting to add crapware along with the download.

Re: Adobe Flash Player 11.3.300.257

Mon, 11 Jun 2012 11:38:03 EDT

therube posted : How did you get to »www.adobe.com/swf/software/flash···mall.swf ?

(And I'd venture to guess that page displays with huge fonts in every browser. Does so here on XP & SeaMonkey 2.11 & IE8 & on another machine with XP & IE6.)

When I right-click a Flash object & select About Adobe Flash Player, it loads »www.adobe.com/software/flash/about/.

AFAICT Flash 11.3.300.257 is working OK in IE6 (about as good as anything could work in IE6). Youtube said I had IE7 (wrong) & the clip I chose played just fine.

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Mon, 11 Jun 2012 04:50:42 EDT

MeDuZa posted :

said by Mele20:

If I could install just for Opera I would do that and install the latest version. I don't want FP installed on Fx or SeaMonkey though.

I have never installed Adobe's Flash Player for Opera.
Why don't you just extract NPSWF32.dll from the install package and place it in Opera's plugins folder.
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Re: Adobe Flash Player 11.3.300.257

Mon, 11 Jun 2012 01:13:49 EDT

Name Game posted :

said by Mele20:

I didn't see that post. I have regkeys for SafeVersions for ALL versions of Flash Player from 6.x through 11.x. It looks like specific data set for versions 10 and 11 but not for versions 6-9.

Maybe I'll try deleting them. If I could install just for Opera I would do that and install the latest version. I don't want FP installed on Fx or SeaMonkey though.

Don't dig too deep..your animated search doggie might go on strike and your sea monkey might start singing " you've got a lovely bunch of coconut." :(
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Re: Adobe Flash Player 11.3.300.257

Sun, 10 Jun 2012 22:22:13 EDT

faceillusion posted :

said by Mele20:

I usually, run the flashplayer uninstaller, before installing the new version.

This time I just installed the new version over the top of v11.2.202.228, successfully for Opera.

I will not risk this update for Internet Explorer, since I still have version IE6, which is no longer supported by Adobe. Besides, I rarely use IE.

Re: Adobe Flash Player 11.3.300.257

Sun, 10 Jun 2012 21:46:58 EDT

Mele20 posted : I didn't see that post. I have regkeys for SafeVersions for ALL versions of Flash Player from 6.x through 11.x. It looks like specific data set for versions 10 and 11 but not for versions 6-9.

Maybe I'll try deleting them. If I could install just for Opera I would do that and install the latest version. I don't want FP installed on Fx or SeaMonkey though.
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Sun, 10 Jun 2012 20:13:29 EDT

Fat City posted : -_-

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Sun, 10 Jun 2012 14:45:11 EDT

kickass69 posted : That's not the case for me and I have XP Pro SP3. I've gone from the latest version back to 10.3 using the uninstaller and instructions to remove all trace elements of Flash and use the offline installers link above to reinstall it.

Re: Adobe Flash Player 11.3.300.257

Sun, 10 Jun 2012 12:23:17 EDT

redwolfe_98 posted :

said by Mele20:

The problem is that Adobe will NOT ALLOW me to install ANY VERSION EXCEPT THE CURRENT ONE

mele, did you see the post where it was mentioned to try deleting the "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Macromedia\FlashPlayer\SafeVersions" regkey(s)?

as part of uninstalling "flash player", you could delete all of the "macromedia"/"flash player" regkeys in "HKLM\software" (if they weren't removed by the uninstaller) and see if that allows you to install an older version of "flash player"..

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Sun, 10 Jun 2012 03:49:49 EDT

Name Game posted : Do what you think best..since i am not there..can only think you are doing all the right things so far. :(
And of course since you did uninstall the thing ..not surprised what the super duper uninstaller stated...so we are back to the old standby..install the new one again..so the uninstaller now does see it can go forward..and then use the uninstaller to clean it off that way..hopefully it will clean all trace and then you can install the older version...but even then..I think you might have to reboot for all the stuff to go away with their super duper. :)

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Sun, 10 Jun 2012 03:35:01 EDT

Mele20 posted :

said by Name Game:

Well if you went that far already..best to get their special super duper uninstaller and then start from scratch.

Adobe Flash Player Uninstaller
The Adobe Flash Player Uninstaller is a valuable tool for troubleshooting and testing detection schemes. The most current uninstallers and instructions for use can be found in this Tech Note. Use it cause it ID's the version you really have. Then you can get the right uninstaller.

»helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/···ows.html

I personally would get the old stuff here
»www.oldapps.com/flash_player.php

The Adobe Flash Player Uninstaller says I do not have FP installed. It uninstalled cleanly from Add/Remove programs last night. I don't usually have trouble with Flash uninstalling.

The problem is that Adobe will NOT ALLOW me to install ANY VERSION EXCEPT THE CURRENT ONE. This is nuts. I have a bunch of old versions in my downloaded programs folder. I've tried all of them. NONE will install. I get the same error message for each telling me that I must install the latest version. Some of the ones I tried were version 10 ones and they get the same error that I must install the latest version.

Is Adobe now blocking installation of old versions if you remove the version you have and then try to install any version except the current one? It looks to me like it is...at least for IE.

Maybe I just need to reboot the computer. I avoid that now for as long as I can as I am afraid each time I reboot that it might not reboot. (Of course, I have closed and reopened IE several times).
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Re: Adobe Flash Player 11.3.300.257

Sun, 10 Jun 2012 01:30:42 EDT

Name Game posted : Guess that sandbox stuff is not working good in FF

»www.pcworld.com/article/257264/a···k.hp_new

Re: Adobe Flash Player 11.3.300.257

Sat, 09 Jun 2012 21:33:08 EDT

Bornloser posted : Installed it on my Vista x64 system. I noticed that there was no audio on any flash video. It was driving me crazy. Uninstalled and re-installed Flash and also the Firefox plugin. Uninstalled and reinstalled me K-Lite codecs and even uninstalled and re-installed sound card drivers. Still no sound on any Flash video. Finally uninstalled Flash and went back to the previous version. Everything works again.

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Sat, 09 Jun 2012 20:52:26 EDT

bluepoint posted :

said by caffeinator:

said by bluepoint:

SYFY works in IE9 X64 here.

Well, I must be blocking something they need then, oh well.

Nothing that I allowed from the site. Possible video driver bug with the latest player?

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Sat, 09 Jun 2012 19:15:10 EDT

kickass69 posted : Use the uninstaller here and follow the directions below to remove all traces of Flash:

»helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/···ows.html

Then here's the offline installers link:

»www.adobe.com/products/flashplay···on3.html

You can find 10.3.183.20 near the bottom. It's the version I default back to when I've had issues with the last 11.2 and even 11.3. Adobe has been patching Flash 10.3 for people who supposedly can't install 11.3 or in this case are having issues with it.

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Sat, 09 Jun 2012 18:35:27 EDT

Sindows 7 posted :

said by caffeinator:

Just confirmed that for some reason, on SyFy.com none of the videos work on any of my browsers. So, it's the new flash doing it.

No great loss there, but is interesting. Seems to be script-specific as the UI for the sites work, just not the videos.

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Same here IE8 I get a black box of nothing.
I never use that site but just to confirm....

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Sat, 09 Jun 2012 18:31:37 EDT

Name Game posted : Wife uses it 720 full screen in flash..nothing crap about it. :D

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Sat, 09 Jun 2012 18:20:03 EDT

caffeinator posted :

said by bluepoint:

SYFY works in IE9 X64 here.

Well, I must be blocking something they need then, oh well.

said by Name Game:

How about this site then where you can watch all the series of Game of Thrones with Flash Player

That's a pretty crappy pirate moviez site man.
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Sat, 09 Jun 2012 18:10:47 EDT

Name Game posted : How about this site then where you can watch all the series of Game of Thrones with Flash Player

»series-cravings.info/watch-game-···des-free

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Re: Adobe Flash Player 11.3.300.257

Sat, 09 Jun 2012 18:09:04 EDT

bluepoint posted : SYFY works in IE9 X64 here.

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Sat, 09 Jun 2012 17:43:49 EDT

caffeinator posted : Just confirmed that for some reason, on SyFy.com none of the videos work on any of my browsers. So, it's the new flash doing it.

No great loss there, but is interesting. Seems to be script-specific as the UI for the sites work, just not the videos.

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Sat, 09 Jun 2012 17:43:25 EDT

Name Game posted : Chrome users have a problem sometimes..this is the background and crash test.

»techlogon.com/2011/08/11/shockwa···-chrome/