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September 13, 2012
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InDesign CS6 Runtime error

  • September 13, 2012
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When installing InDesign CS6 on a 32-bit Windows 7 PC, opening the file gives the following error message:

Half a year ago or so I was told that this problem was acknowledged, but none of the updates has fixed it. The same holds true, but the way, for the Photoshop and Illustrator, which came with the Design Suite.

  The only way to get the programs to "run" is  "Open as Administrator," but several features don't work right. For instance, files cannot be dragged in.

  Is there any chance this problem is being addressed??

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    Inspiring
    September 17, 2012

    Mostly, this kinds of error can be caused by two factors:

    1. 1.Runtime components of Visual C++ Libraries are missing.

    you can reinstall the Runtime components of Visual C++ Libraries to resolve the problem.

    Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package (x86)

    http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=9B2DA534-3E03-4391-8A4D-074B9F2BC1BF&displaylang=en

    For your convenience:

    Clean Boot

    =============================

    1. 1. Click Start, type "MSCONFIG" (without the quotations) in the Search Bar and Press "Enter" to start the System Configuration Utility.
    2. 2. Click the "Services" tab, check the "Hide All Microsoft Services" box and click "Disable All" (if it is not gray).
    3. 3. Click the "Startup" tab, click "Disable All" and click "OK".
    4. 4. Restart the computer and test the issue.

    Note: Clean Boot is a troubleshooting step. If some programs have been disabled, we can re-enable them later. If you see the System Configuration Utility, check the box of "Don't show this message" and then click "OK".

    Please monitor the system in the Clean Boot environment. If the problem does not occur, it indicates that the problem is related to one application or service we have disabled. You may use the MSCONFIG tool again to re-enable the disabled item one by one to find out the culprit.

    Inspiring
    September 17, 2012

    Forget to add the second factor ;-

    Permissions  :-


    You wrote ,

    JWH-NIRC wrote:

      The only way to get the programs to "run" is  "Open as Administrator," but several features don't work right. For instance, files cannot be dragged in.

    This is making me believe to be a a user account specific issue wherein you do not permission to access the required files or use the proper memory-dump.

    Please also follow the Kb as it may also help ;-

    http://helpx.adobe.com/x-productkb/global/troubleshoot-c-runtime-errors-products.html

    September 17, 2012

    I am not sure I was able to parse the English properly, but I will at least try part of the solution you recommend.

       Incidentally,there is only one user registered and have full Administrative privileges.

    September 16, 2012

    Hi there!

    I still have exactly the same problem on Windows 7 64bit and it does apply to several Creative Suite products, not just InDesign. Unfortunately, after issuing a support request, Adobe refused to flag this as a bug, so I doubt this rather critical issue will be resolved anytime soon. Overall, very disappointing, especially considering the costs of the Creative Suite.

    Encountered problems

    • InDesign
      • Can only be launched in administrator mode, otherwise throws a runtime error
      • In administrator mode, files cannot be opened by double-clicking them or dragging them into the application
    • Photoshop
      • Copy + paste vectors from Illustrator does not work unless you run Photoshop as administrator
      • In administrator mode, files cannot be opened by double-clicking them or dragging them into the application (same as InDesign)
    • Flash Player
      • Fails to run any update, and says it requires administrator privileges. Still, just exists patch routine instead of requesting these privileges

    Cause of the problem

    I have a rather common system setup with an SSD as primary disc, which has a rather limited space though (60GB). Thus, I am installing applications to drive D: and have moved the Windows TEMP directory to that disc as well. For whatever reason (unlike older versions), Creative Suite 6 does not make use of the Windows %TMP% or %TEMP% environment variable and thus throws all sorts of errors related to not being able to store temporary files. Adobe support refused to see this as a bug, because that is an "non-standard" system setup. Which is a ridiculous reasoning, considering the TEMP directory uses an environment variable for a reason...

    September 16, 2012

    I activated and deactivated the CS6 Design Suite several times in order to try it on other 32-bit computers, both laptops and high-end desktops. In all cases, the results were the same. I have to wonder how this skipped the beta-testing process. Surely someone noticed this was happening with the major items in the suite...

    Peter Spier
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    September 16, 2012

    I coach the student newspaper a the local community college. ID runs just fine there on 32-bit Windows 7.