Photoshop 5.0 won't install

[samsaneff]

Error message says "you can’t open the application “(null)” because it may be damaged or incomplete."

That's what happens when I hit install from the menu the disk gave me.

I also have the serial number

[kglad]

if that's ps cs5, re-install.

if that's really ps 5 it's probabaly too old to install on the os you're using unless the os is really old or you can use compatibility mode to mimic an old os.

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[samsaneff]

It is Photoshop 5.0 LE. And I have a 2012 MacBook Pro running OS X 10.9.2

If I need to change the compatibility, how do I do that?

[Kaewngam]

Compatibility Modes are a PC feature so not available if you are using a Mac. Photoshop 5 LE is too old to work under OSX10.9. There is nothing you can do about.

[kglad]

there's either no way or no easy way to make that work.

you can check other users experiences with software and mac here, http://roaringapps.com/apps:table

but that ps version is so old there might not be anyone posting about it any more.

[Jeff Arola]

I suggest you buy photoshop elements 12, if you want something similar from adobe.

Picture editor, edit pictures | Adobe Photoshop Elements 12

Photoshop LE 5 was a PowerPC application requiring not only a PowerPC processor, but also an older pre os x mac operating system, i.e. mac os 9 and older.

Your mac has two strikes, that being it uses an intel processor and is os x, so photoshop le 5 will not work on your machine.

system requirements circa 2000