Flash Player Slow Performance 9.0.115

If you've recently upgraded your version of flash and noticed that flash video now performs horribly, you're not alone.

Flash 9.0.115 contains a cross-platform code update called "Moviestar" that appears to have broken hardware acceleration, or crippled it badly. Downgrading is a pain. So, I've prepared a downgrade installer for Windows:

You can view your current version of flash at Adobe's self service site.

Download rfjason's flash installer for Windows IE/FF/Op

flash_win_9_0_47.exe (2.41mb)

This package runs through Adobe's uninstall utility, manually removes registry entries, then installs the plug-in/activex packages for Firefox and IE. I hear this works on Opera, too.

If you can't use this installer, you're welcome to manually downgrade at Adobe's archive.

So what happened? The latest version of flash supports the new x-embed standard, h.264, aac and fullscreen video acceleration. The current argument rages whether Adobe broke hardware acceleration, or whether the x-embed code does something stupid like tons of memcopys. Either way, the latest version sucks.

Related Links

  • Adobe Blog: Flash Player 9 Update 3 Final
  • Adobe Support Files Archive
  • Adobe's self service site

    • [ tech published on 2008-02-04 | Permalink (3,043) | ]

    7 Comments

    Ollie wrote at 2008-02-15 at 12:24pm:

    This is a little late but thanks for this, my Flash player started fucking up today, no sound, crashed IE, etc, so I ran your magic patch and now Flash works again! Adobe sure fucked up this time.

    Kenneth wrote at 2008-03-22 at 5:03am:

    Hmmm really? but how do I know the version of my flash player installed?

    Anton wrote at 2008-06-26 at 7:11am:

    This has been driving me nuts. The fix works great! Thank you :)

    php freelancer wrote at 2008-08-08 at 5:44am:

    wow thanks it solved my problem

    php freelancer wrote at 2008-08-08 at 5:46am:

    just found a new version of flash, 9.0.124 will give it a try

    Arsenal wrote at 2008-09-25 at 2:49pm:

    Thank you after installing your patch flash player work great now

    Steve wrote at 2008-12-23 at 11:58pm:

    My flash player is still lagging real bad. It wont do anything until i move the mouse around real fast, and then it catches up. But then lags again. I download the patch and it does the same thing... It worked fine a few weeks ago even with flash 10.. Im trying to play poker on Myspace.. Its a zynga flash game call Texas holdem Poker... Any ides would be great as how to fix it.. MY email is Steveford26@rocketmail.com.. THANKS

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