Photoshop 5.5 won't open or reinstall from the disk

Hi,

You could try running a "chkdsk" scan overnight to repair any damaged data on your hard drive. Open "My Computer" and right click on the drive you have you photos stored upon. Select "Properties" from the menu. Click on the "Tool" tab of the box that comes up. Click on "Check" and scan your drive for errors. If you get a message that it needs to "Schedule" the scan say YES. Reboot your system when your don and leave it for the the time it needs to do the scan.

Yeah, you are right: this is just "another DUMB site".

It is nice you finally figured out how to post here, so much for dumb site instructions, eh?

Try rebooting. Make the task you are attempting the first thing you do after a re-boot.

If that doesn't work, think about purchasing a PC and run Windows 7 or 8.

(oh, you can now officially quit telling your friends how much better the Mac operating system is over Windows now. I am sure they are tired of hearing it, anyway)

Phhhhhhhft.

Severe Windows corruption - the driver you removed has prevented the reboot and corrupted all the other video files. Try booting in Safe Mode - in there the default driver should be selected. In there try to reinstall the driver again. If that fails the only thing left is to do a repair install (if you have a retail install disk) or a full reinstall - if you have a recovery disk.

Reinstall photoshop

when you uninstall your photoshop, try to delete all the remaining components by adobe from the hard drive where you install the program then clean the registry using registry cleaner then try to install it again.

Hi there,
Have you try to reinstall the software ??
You do it in this way :
Go to Control Panel- add and remove programs- photoshop 7 and choose uninstall, reboot the computer and reinstall the software

Hope that helps
IF NOT then try to return here
Have a nice day

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OK, loads of different fixes for this, have fun.

These errors are caused when a version of Photoshop CS is already on the computer, such as a beta copy, or if your registration information file does not get written properly or is damaged. If multiple copies of Photoshop are in the Applications folder, or if a beta or tryout version is installed in addition to the regular version, the system and Photoshop may confuse which files to use to verify personalization. This confusion can lead to personalization errors when launching the application.

The Photoshop CS installer personalizes the Photoshop CS application within the Applications folder in alphabetical order. If multiple instances of the Photoshop CS folder are present, only the first one alphabetically will be personalized. New installations of Photoshop CS (which folder falls alphabetically after the first installation) will not be personalized.

A damaged or incorrectly written personalization file (userreg or ps.sif) can also cause Photoshop to return a personalization error when you start it.

Do one or more of the following solutions:

Solution 1: Remove and then reinstall Photoshop.

If Photoshop's serial number is not displayed on the bottom of Photoshop CS's splash screen upon opening Photoshop, you may have another version of Photoshop CS on the computer. Empty the trash, remove the copy of Photoshop and reinstall it. It is especially important to remove any beta copies of Photoshop you may have.

To remove and then reinstall Photoshop:

1. Move any personal files from the Adobe Photoshop CS folder(s) on the hard disk to another location.

2. Delete all Adobe Photoshop CS folder(s) in the Applications folder.

3. Drag the Users/[user name]/Library/Preferences/Adobe Photoshop CS Settings folder to the Trash.

4. Insert the Photoshop CD-ROM, double-click the installer file in the Photoshop folder on the CD-ROM, and then follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.

Solution 2: Remove and then reinstall Photoshop in another location.

If you uninstall and reinstall and still get personalization errors, or if you cannot locate an installed copy, uninstall any copies you find, empty the trash, and then remove Photoshop, and then reinstall Photoshop in another location that is alphabetically in front of any other installation.

To remove Photoshop and install it in a new location:

1. Move any personal files from the Adobe Photoshop CS folders on the hard disk to another location.

2. Delete all Adobe Photoshop CS folders in the Applications folder.

3. Drag the Users/[user name]/Library/Preferences/Adobe Photoshop CS Settings folder to the Trash.

4. Create a subfolder in the Applications folder, that is named differently from the default Photoshop install folder (Adobe Photoshop CS), and is is alphabetically in front of the other version of Photoshop, such as \Applications\aaaa\Adobe Photoshop CS.

5. Reinstall Photoshop CS and select the new subfolder (created in Step 4) as the install folder when prompted for the installation location.

Solution 3: Use the ImageReady personalization file.

If Photoshop's serial number is displayed on the splash screen, or you performed the solutions referred to above, the cause of the errors is a personalization file that is not written correctly or is damaged. If you can successfully open ImageReady, you can use ImageReady's personalization file for Photoshop.

To Use the ImageReady personalization file:

1. Ctrl+click the Adobe Photoshop CS application file in Applications/Adobe Photoshop CS and choose Show Package Contents.

2. Open the Contents folder, and then open the Resources folder.

3. Locate the USERREG file in the Resources folder, and drag it to the desktop. Keep the Resources folder open.

4. Ctrl+click the Adobe ImageReady CS application file in Applications/Adobe Photoshop CS and choose Show Package Contents.

5. Open the Contents folder, and then open the Resources folder.

6. Locate the USERREG file in the ImageReady Resources folder, and copy it to the Photoshop Package's Contents/Resource folder.

7. Close all open folders, and restart Photoshop. Restart ImageReady to make sure that the USERREG file was copied, not moved, to the Photoshop Package's Contents/Resource folder.

Solution 4: Replace the Photoshop .sif file.

If Photoshop does not open without error, also replace the .sif file:

1. Ctrl+click the Adobe Photoshop CS application file in Applications/Adobe Photoshop CS and choose Show Package Contents.

2. Open the Contents folder, and then open the Resources folder and the ASN folder in the Resources folder.

3. Locate the PS.SIF file in the ASN folder, and drag it to the desktop. Keep the ASN folder open.

4. Ctrl+click the Adobe ImageReady CS application file in Applications/Adobe Photoshop CS and choose Show Package Contents.

5. Open the Contents folder, and then open the Resources folder and the ASN folder in the Resources folder.

6. Locate the PS.SIF file in the ASN folder, and copy it to the Photoshop Package's Contents/Resource folder.

7. Close all open folders, and restart Photoshop. Also restart ImageReady to make sure the PS.SIF file was copied, not moved to the Photoshop Package's Contents/Resource folder.

8. In setup editor, under components, expand the Typelibrary.tlb component. Expand advertising and remove all entries under it. (should be only one.)
Compile and install.

I know its a lot, but Adobe is a complicated program:) Source(s): http://kb.adobe.com

Try from the Start Button, select the RUN command and type in:

chkdsk c: /r

It will open a black box saying it cannot perform when Windows is running and do you want try perform the check disk upon your next reboot. Type the letter Y and hit enter ...

Shut down and reboot. It should launch the disk check.

That MAY fix it. If not, you will need to find someone with installation disks ... :(

I also have this problem. I have tried reinstalling the 3dConnexion drivers (sometimes works) and unplugging/replugging the SpacePilot Pro (sometimes works), and rebooting the computer (hasn\'t worked).
Alternatively, the thing doesn\'t work at all--the LCD display is fine, but it won\'t even run the "Trainer" application that came with the latest drivers. That\'s where I happen to be right now.
BTW, then things spin in SolidWorks, they also spin in the Trainer application, making me think it\'s more a problem with the SpacePilot Pro, or the installed 3dConnexion drivers for it.

You may be lacking RAM. Add more RAM because graphics applications like Photoshop requires a lot of RAM (e.g. 512 MB or 1 Gig) to work properly. Also inspect if your hard disk (especially C drive) is full. At least 10% of the hard drive must be free to enable programs to work.