YankeeJim: my computer and current Flash versions don't get along.
I mentioned the following before , but , the thread kinda' died out and don't think many read it...Anyway , the last time my flash updated , which is now version 11.1.102.55... a message accompanied the update. This had "never" happened before btw. It read , "This version of flash player is known to clash with realplayer. We advise you un-install realplayer OR disable it." So , I disabled my realplayer and have had minimal problems.
It gets better...lol
For those using Chrome and do not know , open a new tab and type in about:plugins. It will display all plugins and it is very simple to enable / disable. The reason I said it gets better is that while disabling realplayer , I discovered that I had 2 versions of flash enabled and running , so , I disabled the older version leaving only the newest enabled and have had virtually no problems since. ~~~~> Knocking on my wooden desk. lol
Hope this helps someone , Ace