Flash Player 10 freezes my computer

I'm running Windows XP SP3 with Internet Explorer 8, Firefox 3.1 and Flash Player 10.
I am having persistent freezing anytime I browse a webpage (in either browser) containing any type of flash content.
I'll either have Internet Explorer 8 crash completely telling me there's an problem with flash10b.ocx, or even worse, my entire system will lock up. Forcing a reboot.

I'm just wondering if anyone else is encountering this same issue with the same setup?

Kind Regards
Chris.