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As long as you're updating, you might as well get the latest release of Flash Player.

Apparently a compatibility update for "Debugger (aka debug players or content debuggers) and Standalone (aka Projectors) Players for Flex and Flash developers"

08/24/2011 - Updated debugger (aka debug players or content debuggers) and standalone (aka projector) versions of Flash Player 10.3 are available for Flash Builder, Flash Catalyst, and Flash Professional users. These players contain fixes for critical vulnerabilities identified in Security Bulletin APSB11-21. All users are encouraged to update to the new players. These new players are version 10.3.183.7.

Direct download for IE:  http://fpdownload.adobe.com/get/flashplayer/current/install_flash_player_ax.exe

Direct Download for non-IE (Opera, Firefox etc): http://fpdownload.adobe.com/get/flashplayer/current/install_flash_player.exe

After install, verify Flash Player version for each browser installed at About Flash Player page.

You could, although I decided to wait since the JRE6u27 console is disabled in Firefox. 

Yes, it is safe to delete the quarantined files.  As to cleaning up the olddrive folder, use the Disk Cleanup tool which helps you free up space on your hard disk by searching your disk for files that you can safely delete. You can choose to delete some or all of the files.  It can also be used to clear all but the most recent System Restore point.

First, create a fresh restore point:

1.  Click Start, click All Programs, click Accessories, click System Tools, and then click System Restore.
2.  Click Create a Restore Point, and then click Next.
3.  Name your restore point. (i.e., clean)
4.  Click the Create button.
5.  When the new restore point has been created, click Close.

Now select the files to be removed as well as all but the new restore points:

• Click start-->Run and type cleanmgr into the run box and then click "OK".
• Select the drive where Windows is installed (if you have more than one drive) and click "OK".
• When the scan completes, check/uncheck desired boxes.
• Next, please click the More Options tab at the top.
• Click the "Clean up..." button under the System Restore section at the bottom.
• Answer Yes to the question "Are you sure you want to delete all but the most recent restore point?".
• Click OK and answer Yes again.

The disk clean up utility will remove the selected items.  When it completes, please restart the computer to properly record the changes made to the hard disk.

Well. I messed up royally.  I thought I would be able to try deleting some folders and restore them if it didn't work.  Apparently I was wrong.

I deleted the the whole folder containing the exe  from the olddrive file.  Then I ran disk clean up again.  But I didn't let it clean the recycle bin, thankfully.

I rebooted and Windows could not find my profile to sign me in.  So I rebooted again in safe mode and restored the two files I had sent to the recycle bin  (The file 'C:\olddrive\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Desktop\Dean's\setup.exe---I got rid of the folder "Desktop" and 'the other folder was a Favorites folder under "Admnistrator", I believe).  However on another reboot, I got the same message, but Windows offered me two login accounts...my name, and Administrator.  When I clicked my name, nothing happened.  So I clicked the Administrator one.  It did sign me in but with a barebones desktop and no access to my files on my harddrive.  The message said it was creating a temporary profile that would be erased when I rebooted.

My husband said not to try anything more, but wait for the computer tech to call back.

So that is where I am now. Typing from that administrator account.  *sigh*  I think this is the worst I have ever messed up.

ok. I am totally rejoicing.

I talked to the tech and he told me the computer does not boot from the olddrive files and that deleting and restoring those files from the olddrive folder had nothing to do with what happened. He said I should be able to delete anything from that folder with no issues.

He said likely some process corrupted my information, and that can happen from improper shut downs over time and a bunch of other factors.  He suggested a system restore..but that did nothing since I didn't have a restore point from before today.

He said I would have to find and move all my files to the administrator account and set everything up again.  But..he said...let's try ONE more thing.... run checkdisk.   After 3 hours of scanning, checkdisk found  this:
Stage 4:
Found and replaced bad clusters in File 127907 of \Docume-\Helena\NTUSER DAT.

and when it rebooted, everything was back!  yay!

This is the first and only time I've ever run checkdisk on this computer.  I tried once before but it stopped me partway through asking for the CD or the location of the installation CD info.  The CD made for me did not work, and I could not locate the file on my computer...so it never went farther than that.

So anyway, nice to know that I didn't cause this problem, something just glitched.  I do have to shut down my computer by turning off the powerstrip occassionallly (because it won't shut down even from the button on the tower), so maybe that contributed to today's drama.

I think that maybe it did fix something on the shut-down/reboot cycle, because when I had to boot up afterwards, the button on the tower turned the computer on for the first time in ages  (although I had to hold it in about 3 seconds before it activated).

Haven't tried to shut down after that yet, so we'll see how that goes.

I'll remember about checking task manager.