Installed legal copy of photoshop, registered it, it crashes

Post by **snarl** » Mon Apr 24, 2006 10:28 pm

every time I try to start it, just says 'hung app' or something nobbish like that.

Can anybody help?

It's really ******* pissing me off.

Post by **Denyer** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 1:19 am

Honestly? It seems to be much easier to download cracked copies and scan them carefully for viruses/malware even if you've got a legit copy.

Try a full uninstall of the software and any previous versions, then reinstall. Might be worth a look on Adobe's website to see if they offer a custom uninstaller, like Symantec/Norton do with their invasive-installing products.

Impactor returns 2.0 · Post by **Impactor returns 2.0** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 8:23 am

cant say ive seen that problem before and ive installed alot of PS in my time - could just be a bad disc.

Legion · Post by **Legion** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 9:09 am

Which version of photoshop is it? Is it one of the CS versions? if so, i've found that, rather crapply, they can sometimes hang after loading if they can't connect to the internet (either becuase of no connection or because they are firewalled). Beyond that, no idea mate.

Post by **snarl** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 9:27 am

IT is CS2 and it did have extreme problems connecting to the old internet - I had to register it using the phone.

Hmmm...

What a pile of ****!

Metal Vendetta · Post by **Metal Vendetta** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 10:39 am

Download a copy of 7 - it's great to use (all the little annoying things from 6 are fixed) and it's pretty robust - I literally just copied the installation from one HD to another and it still works fine.

Post by **snarl** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 11:03 am

Think I'll do that actually.

Mine is a legal copy but I piked it from work so I'm not out of pocket.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 3:46 pm

Ah... good old 'legal', where the only work is in acquiring it.

No need to fork out cash. No need to check for viruses, malware or crippleware. Just good old 'legal'.

Does it get any better than 'legal'?

Oh, and here's the obligatory *cough*

Post by **snarl** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 4:13 pm

Well, it is legitimate then, in that my company paid for it and it should install and run from go, without the use for cracks etc.

Impactor returns 2.0 · Post by **Impactor returns 2.0** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 4:14 pm

have u ever had a naughty version of PS installed on your machine?