Friday, July 31, 2009

Cannot load Farm Town

Don't know why the Facebook Application - Farm Town suddenly cannot be started. (with both IE and Firefox.)

It stucks in either the green background or "Loading User...". Then it stops. I note from the browser status bar that it hang when loading cdn.slashkey.com.

I tried to follow the instructions as described in http://www.slashkey.com/forum/showthread.php?t=74926

1.Remove old Flash player using this link:
http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/192/tn_19254.html

2.Reboot your computer.

3. Install debugger version from Adobe.com to your desktop:
Be sure to close out any programs running in the background located on your toolbar (Yahoo IM, AOL IM, Skype, Registry software etc…). Disable any antivirus during the load.
Adobe Flash Player 10 — Debugger Versions (aka debug players or content debuggers)
NOTE: Please make sure you download the correct file for the browser you are using
2/24/09 Updated debugger versions of Flash Player 10 (aka debug players or content debuggers) are available.
These new players are version 10.0.22.87.
http://www.adobe.com/support/flashplayer/downloads.html
Right click on the Flash Player.exe file and select “run as administrator”. Thanks Sarah1976!

4. After the load completes, reboot your computer.

5. Set your Flash Player global settings as follows:
a. Go to the Settings Managers here...
http://www.macromedia.com/support/do...s_manager.html
b. Once there, select "Global Storage Settings"
c. Make sure the "Allow third-party Flash content to store data on your computer." box is checked.
d. Move the slider bar to the right until it says 1MB, or greater, to allocate the amount of space websites can store information on your computer.
e. Refresh your browser, check to see if your selections are retained.
However, my farm still not come back.

Without hope, I do one more step:
--> Go to http://www.macromedia.com/support/documentation/en/flashplayer/help/settings_manager07.html

--> Look for "cdn.slashkey.com" and adjust the bar above to 1MB (you may return it to 100KB after the program runs again.)
Then, reload the program and my farm comes back.