I have been using photoshop 5.5 for years. All of a sudden it won't open or allow me to re-install (the setup file won't run). It gets as far as the blank (black) photoshop window but no further (no drop down menus etc). The install won't even start. I tried getting a copy of version 6 from a friend but it won't install either. I have established that it is not my VET firewall causing this so there must be some other conflict going on. My computer is operating with windows 2000 service pack 4. Its an Intel Core 2 CPU 6600 @2.4 GHz 2,100,00 KB RAM Any help would be appreciated.
I have similar problem. I could not solve it for a month. Today I google the problem and land in this forum. After reading a couple of solutions, I realized that it must be a conflict with another image program in my laptop. So I remember exactly that the issue started to happen after I install HP wireless printer with image software. So I went ahead to uninstall the HP printer totally. And then restarted windows. Then install the Photoshop 5.5.
Everything becomes normal !!!
Posted on Feb 04, 2010
This would probably from a corrupted Installation. Try Uninstalling your product first then reboot your system. Retry installing from your installer afterwards. If this does not fix your problem let me know.
Posted on Sep 13, 2007
To get photoshop 6.0 to install on an XP machine, I found that
I needed to copy the CD contents to the local hard drive. Then I set
Adobe Photoshop 6\setup.exe compatibility mode to windows 98.
From windows explorer (start->explore), right click setup.exe ->
properties -> compatibility. Then run setup.exe. Running Autoplay.exe
did not work even with both Autoplay.exe and setup.exe set to
windows98 compatibility mode.
Posted on Oct 11, 2011
For me the problem is because you have more in one program like Scanner Photosmart or programs to make Funny Pictures ,you have to take off thats programs and install Photoshop Alone and after reinstall the rest of the programs
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Posted on Jan 04, 2010
This just worked for me. I should say that after I installed a new DVD player with Nero essentials v7, my Adobe Photoshop 5.5 hung up without the drop down windows working. Also when I tried to shut down the computer, I would get a message that my "WMS.Idle" was not responding. I went on-line and found this posted solution:
Click Start--> Programs--> Nero (v7, v7 essentials, v8) --> Tools--> Nero Scout.
This opens Nero Scout Options window.
On the left hand column, click Indexing--> Folders.
Then at the bottom click Clear All.
Then click Apply.
At the top left hand corner of the window uncheck the box where it says Unable Nero Scout.
Then click Apply.
Then click Ok.
This solved my EMS Idle not responding problem. I then tried Adobe and it worked just find again. Looks like one solution solved two problems. If that helps anyone else, great. It worked for me!
Posted on Aug 06, 2008
I had the exact same problem and nothing would work until I removed a recent install of Nero Essentials that I got with an external DVD drive. Then immediately Photoshop was responsive again.
Michael
Posted on Jul 10, 2008
SOURCE: Photoshop 5.5 & 6.0 wont open or install
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Posted on Nov 24, 2008
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Thanks for that but it didn't help. The uninstall and reboot was fine but the reinstall only got to the point where you click on the product you wish to install (when the setup exe file should start) and it goes no further. There is no error message it just doesn't go anywhere. I tried V5.5 & V6, same thing.
I have had exactly the same issue with photoshop 5.5. I just bought a new system (XP SP2) and the original install disk from Adobe will not launch the install application and shows no error message of any kind. I have tried launching the program from both the splash page listing all of the products (promotional and otherwise on the disk) and from the directory on the CD itself. I enter the task manager and after some time the task manager tells me that the install program is not responding. Any ideas?
On WIndows XP, latest SP as of 4/28/08, Photoshop 5.5 got flaky. Would start up but fail after displaying menu bar. I figured I could just reinstall to fix it. I uninstalled it and the underlying 5.0 (my 5.5 was an update). Now setup.exe launches, but does nothing. I can see it in the Windows Task Manager Processes list. This is true of both the 5.0 and the 5.5 CDs. On two other XP machines, same SP, the install starts in what appears to be the normal fashion. Feels like the uninstall left garbage somewhere, but it's odd that I don't even get the InstallShield splash screen, which is the first thing that comes up on the other machines I tested on.
Same issue here as of 4/28/2008 - photoshop 5.5 (upgrade) won't load tools when lauched -it just give an empty grey box. - I can't reinstall either, I get a big red X diablog box with no message.
I have the same problem, too; setup.exe will show up in the task manager under "processes" but does nothing (even with anti-virus and other programs disabled). It works fine on another computer with XP, but simply copying it over from that computer to my main computer does nothing since I can't find all of the necessary registry files. Is there some way to install Photoshop from the good computer through my local network?
Same problem here. I installed SystemsSuite Pro 9 and lost the ability to open (or reinstall) PhotoShop 5.5. Going back to a restore point brought back PhotoShop, but then a lost my updated virus protection with System Suite. I uninstalled PhotoShop, and now can't reinstall it. Error messages refer to ending the RunDLL32.exe program--and a nonresponsive "run a dll as an app" message. My Web search points to malware or spyware. I've run Systems Suite, Ad-aware and Spybot to clean things up. Still can't install Photoshop. Any ideas? (I'm on Windows XP).
I just joined this forum so I could say that the suggestion from
re: the Nero Essentials worked for me too! Who would have ever guessed? So I wanted to thank you guys for coming up with that solutions.
Best Solution posted on Aug 06, 2008
I will come here next time I need help and I'm sure I'll need it!
Thank you!
Leigh
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I had this same problem, I had my computer reformatted, reinstalled photoshop and it worked fine, then i installed microsoft office on my computer and suddenly photoshop would not open. To get around it I did a system restore to a point prior to installing office and it worked again, thinking that it was my office package that was causing the stuff up i worked without the package and then got another version given to me, so I put this one on and again photoshop failed to start! i also had the appearance of wms idle not responding a shut down whenever office was installed HOWEVER disabling any nero related programs in system config utility startup list and disabling nero scout in nero essentials has fixed the problem and i am now happily running both programs smoothly....for now at least
Same. Can not install photoshop 5.5 on XP. Click on Setup and nothing happens.
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