Flash People.... help me out here...

I've pretty much gone ape shit on Flash. I am doing some Flash work and keep getting the same error. I have downloaded every patch/update you can think of, I have un-installed and installed and even posted on the Flash support forum.... and still nothing.

Anyone ever gotten this error?
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Exception in exportPreviewSWF: TypeError: instance has no properties
Error opening URL "file:///C|/Documents and Settings/Bryan/Local Settings/Application Data/Macromedia/Flash MX 2004/en/Configuration/preview1.swf"
Exception in reverse: TypeError: tmpFrame has no properties
Exception in forward: TypeError: myCurrentFrame has no properties
Error opening URL file:///C|/Documents and Settings/B...on/preview1.swf
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