captainpodnuh, I could just HUG YOU! This has been driving me CRAZY for weeks, and I've done everything I could possibly think of. I double, triple and quadruple-checked my security settings, scoured the net looking for answers, only to be told time and time again that I must not have the right version of flash. I've tried reinstalling it repeatedly, deleting files, downloading files, and I even *wince* resorted to downloading Netscape to see if it worked there, which it did (to my eternal consternation).
Once again, THANK YOU. After reading your post, it took literally 3 seconds, and *voila* my flash is back. I feel like a complete dork, but at this point, I don't care. =)