Windows Defender Update disabled Adobe Flash?

[Guest]

Hi, has anyone noticed if the Dec 22 update to Windows Defender somehow
disabled Adobe Flash Player? My Flash Player (v9) was working fine during
the day on Dec 22. The last thing I did before shutting down my PC was to
hit Windows Update, which pulled down the update to Windows Defender. I
installed it and shut down. I was then gone until Dec 27. On Dec 28, I
booted my PC and tried to visit several sites that use Flash Player - all of
them told me I needed to reload Flash Player. Unfortunately, by following
troubleshooting guidance from Adobe, I've crashed my PC and I'm building a
new hard drive from scratch at the present. I'm certain that I installed no
other software since the normal Windows Update Patch Tuesday (2nd Tuesday of
the month), and I'm also certain my Flash Player worked fine since that Patch
Tuesday. The only thing I added was the Windows Defender update on the
evening of Dec 22. I'm curious if anyone else has experienced this. Regards
to all and Happy New Year! Jim D/West Point, VA

 

[Guest]

Hi, I've managed to recover data from my crashed hard drive. When I built my
new one, I've reinstalled Flash Player and so far, it's working fine with IE
7. I'm holding off on Windows Defender for a while...I need to get the new
hard drive fully up, then I intend to image it before reinstalling Windows
Defender on it. Otherwise, I'm still at a loss as to why Flash Player would
work one day and then fail with the only update being a Windows Defender
signature update. Jim D/West Point, VA