Photoshop version conflict - CS6/CS3

[imagisterium0D44]

Hello,

I recently bought a licensed copy of Photoshop CS6 to replace a old CS3 on a Windows 10 PC. Activation went OK, the software runs fine. The only problem is when I want to work on a PSD file, Windows systematically tries to open it with the old CS3, which doesn't run anymore. I changed the "Opens with" parameter in the files properties, it immediately reverts to CS3. I also tried unistalling the old CS3, that doesn't work either. Can you please help me out?

Andrei

[thatsmauri]

Hi Andrei!

Try removing both CS3 and CS6 with the 'Creative Cloud Cleaner tool':

• https://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud/kb/cc-cleaner-tool-installation-problems.html

If the tool did it successfully, close it and restart your PC and install CS6 again.

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Personally I'd be wary of uninstalling. CS3 will never work again, and CS6 may not install on current systems. It's many years obsolete, not sure it was a good investment.

Best to just give up on double click to open and use the safe way (File > Open in the app).

[Nancy OShea]

I recently bought a licensed copy of Photoshop CS6

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Adobe hasn't sold CS6 since Jan 2017.  So you either bought pirated software or you're using a used version from an auction site.  Unless you and the seller completed an official transfer of license form to Adobe, I'm afraid you don't even own the license to whatever it is you purchased.

https://helpx.adobe.com/x-productkb/policy-pricing/transfer-product-license.html

Sorry to say, this sounds like a scam.  I hope for your sake it doesn't contain malware.

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