Cannot install Photoshop CS3 - Installer just dissappeared

>disproportionately high prices in Europe by saying they need separate support organisations.

Well, that makes sence... Suppose you have a business and you have to pay wages for your employees who are totally incompetent and worthless that surely is an extra cost to your business isn't it? :-)

> Dutch Adobe helpdesk is worthless

Huh! And yet Adobe justifies their disproportionately high prices in Europe by saying they need separate support organisations.

Walter,

Yes, Dutch Adobe helpdesk is worthless: they have never been able to help me with installation issues.
Luckily we have this forum...

Ronald (from Belgium)

Reply to: gorodek - 8:49am May 1, 07 PST (#59 of 115)

Gorodek, you are a TRUE HERO!!

As many disappointed people here, I could not install CS3 (XP). The installation process simply stopped in an early stage, just after showing a pop-up window for a split second.

I have been searching on the Adobe forum, but unfortunately I did not find this message thread yet. After many desperate hours I called the Dutch Adobe helpdesk. First I got some useless suggestion to update my dvd driver(!?) I told him that installing did not even work directly from a copy on my harddisk. Then the guy asked me to send the installation log file. I did (tip: do not send them a .gz file, it bounces, rename it to .aaa for example). After that, they did not reply for hours.

While waiting for Adobe's reply, I kept searching on the forum myself. Then by coincidence I found the hint of Gorodek (see #59). I tried it and IT WORKS!!!!

So anyone who suffers from an aborting CS3 installation, please try the Gorodek solution!!

Gorodek, thank you SO MUCH!!!! You saved my life :-)

Walter (from Holland)

>i tried to reinstall it but it conflicts with itself

something wrong there. reboot in safe mode (press f8 when xp logo is showing). run the install from the cd. install on top of the old installation. apply all updates when you're done.

i accidently deleted photoshop by deleting it in the program files and stupidly emptied the recycle bin so it has gone. however after realising this i tried to reinstall it but it conflicts with itself as i neva removed it via installation thus photoshop still appears when i click on the control panel uninstall programs. but i cannot uninstall it there because technically none of it programs exist on my computer. so i cannot remove it properly nor reinstall it

what should i do???????????????????????

I have 32 bit system

I believe it's only for 32 bit editions right now, at least that's what the product description says in the system requirements:

http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop/photoshopextended/systemreqs/

tried all the suggestions about and nothing works i cant get cs3 to install on my vista 64bit machine, cs2 work perfectly so im sticking with that

I am trying to install Photoshop cs3 extended on my computer but every time I run setup it just closes when it finishes loading the screen up the top of the page saying adobe setup.

I have windows xp home addition with SP2
1 gb of ram
200 gb had

I've tried changing the file in notepad on line 1102 and ive used the windows update package thing as well

any idea how i can get this thing running.