[K12OSN] Poor flash 9.0.155.0 performance solved

William Fragakis william at fragakis.com
Fri Apr 4 05:07:19 UTC 2008


Finally figured out (and sorry if I've discovered the obvious) how to
resolve the issue of the new version of Flash working so poorly on my
thin clients.

This latest version includes hardware acceleration which is a great idea
for stand alone desktops with average to modern graphics cards. It's a
rotten idea on a low powered thin client.

Right click a Flash animation and you'll get a menu of options. Choose
"Settings" near the bottom.

In settings, the first pane (the leftmost) has the option for hardware
acceleration. By default, it is checked. Uncheck it and restart your
browser.

If you've tried this version before and reverted to 9.0.48, you'll see
the tab for the display pane but won't be able to access the dialogue.
And even reverting, you may experience poor performance (it was driving
me nuts).

Note: some Flash files disable the ability to change settings. If you
can't access a menu, go to a different web site, e.g. adobe.com

Hope this helps someone. 

Regards,
William




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