Photoshop installation problem, pleas healp!!!

**mill** · 01-24-2008, 12:08 PM

I extracted Photoshop after downloading from adobe trial site, and when finished extracting, it should automatically take me to install wizard, only it doesn’t…
I didn’t have this problem installing flash just minutes earlier. So I opened extracted folder and tried launching from there, it’s the same thing.
Then I opened “add or remove programs”, and its there, but I cant uninstall it, (when I click uninstall, nothing happens) I cant understand why its hear in the first place when I didn’t get the install wizard for it.
I had a cracked version installed previously, but due to some complications had to remove it, and I think I did it properly, I’ have even deleted the trial key in windows registry editor…
Has anyone any idea how to fix this? Pleas help…!!!

**Morbid`Alien** · 01-24-2008, 02:25 PM

I don't know how to fix this but you can try Photoshop CS3 Portable.
Its the same, but smaller and you dont need to install it

**mill** · 01-24-2008, 08:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Morbid`Alien

I don't know how to fix this but you can try Photoshop CS3 Portable.
Its the same, but smaller and you dont need to install it

thanks for that, it worked...
But its sooooo slow

and if i click on a psd file that is on my desktop, it says "... is not a valid Win32 application" is there a way to fix this? i know i can open the file only if photoshop is open but is there another way?

**enigma101** · 01-24-2008, 09:09 PM

mill, look in your root 'c' drive and go to 'Program Files'. Then locate 'Adobe' folder. In here there will be a folder called 'Photoshop CS3' or similar. Right-click on it, and delete it. This should remove all installation files from your machine. If you encounter any errors when trying to delete folder, run 'Task Manager' and close all applications that may be using this program (eg: Photo Downloader, located in the taskbar) Run your original installer and use the 'Corp' version keygen. I'll provide a link if you need this?

Photoshop CS3 Portable has issues on some machines!

**ggg999** · 01-25-2008, 08:44 PM

I had the same problem but I just rebooted and it worked.

**mill** · 01-25-2008, 09:02 PM

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Originally Posted by ggg999

I had the same problem but I just rebooted and it worked.

what do you mean? just switched of & on?

**Dan Yo** · 01-26-2008, 02:37 AM

I've had similar problems...not able to uninstall programs...my OS is Vista...unable to uninstall program that were "cracked or serial gen"..had to do restore to get rid of them.

**mill** · 01-26-2008, 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Dan Yo

I've had similar problems...not able to uninstall programs...my OS is Vista...unable to uninstall program that were "cracked or serial gen"..had to do restore to get rid of them.

do you mean system restore from control panel? I'm a bit weary about that, i used it on my other laptop, and it worked grate, but then i got to confident with it and the second time i used it, it messed up my system, and i lost all of my programs & documents

... so be careful wit it...

**Morbid`Alien** · 01-26-2008, 02:47 PM

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Originally Posted by mill

thanks for that, it worked...
But its sooooo slow

and if i click on a psd file that is on my desktop, it says "... is not a valid Win32 application" is there a way to fix this? i know i can open the file only if photoshop is open but is there another way?

You can start photoshop, press Ctrl + O and open your files with it.

or you can do system restore and than try to install CS3 again

**Dan Yo** · 01-26-2008, 04:00 PM

mill, I'm using VISTA..n the programs I'm trying to install with cracks n serial gens r not uninstalling the normal way...still leaving behind a .dll file, which I can't delete...so the folder n one file remains in the program files folder...only way I could remove them was system restore...
doing restore doesn't affect the document files..

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