How to launch photoshop CS5 just installed. Where is the .exe file ?

[Guest]

I think I have achieved the installation of Photoshop CS5 after such a long search, so many failures. I thought that in the end of installation I would have been invited to launch the application. None of it. Now I am looking for the "on" button. Could you help me ?

Tanks in advance

[kglad]

look in your programs x86/adobe/photoshop cs5 directory.

[Guest]

Thanks for information.

To make sure, I re-installed Photoshop CS5, that is  : Photoshop_12LS_LS4.7Z and Photoshop_12_LS4.vtsafe.exe. From the second, I extracted : Deployment, Packages, Payloads, Resources and Setup.exe. No Photoshop Directory.

I opened Setup.exe and went on until I was told the installation was completed. Than I found an Icon on the desk. I clicked and it took me back to the place where Photoshop was saved. That's all !?

So what ?

[Guest]

I am convinced that the answer of kglad is helpful. But I wish the details of my second message to be taken in account. I listed on it all the directories and files I have : is it good ? And than where, in which one, can I find the "on" button ? I have been looking everywhere and I didn't find the expected .exe file.

[kglad]

what file is on your desktop (name and extension)?

if it's an lnk file, right click it > click properites > shortcut and check the 'target' field is pointing to photoshop.exe.  if it is, close the properties dialog > right click the link > click 'run as administrator'.

otherwise, navigate to the directory in message 1 and 'run as admin' after right clicking photoshop.exe

[DaveLandryJr]

You should try to install the software again. The program activates with the activation code, there shouldn't be any on button and you should be able to access all features after installation through the desktop icon you mentioned.

If this doesn't work, you can contact their customer support, they'll walk you through any issue.

[Guest]

Thanks a lot. The fact is that I downloaded a trial version of CS5, so that I didn't have to use an activation code - this for you Davellandry Jr.

As an answer to kglad, the icon was the one of the photoshop directory, that is the reason why clicking on it took me back directly to it. I must say that going back to the desk as you advised me, I noticed that this icon had disappeared, because in the meanwhile, I put some order in two successive downloads split in Download directory and programsx86. According again to your advice, I tried unsuccessfully the right click method.

Now I can see no other solution than to contact the customer support.

Nethertheless, I do thank you for your kind assistance.

[kglad]

(customer service probably won't help you with a cs5 issue.)

if they do, great.  be sure to thank them.

otherwise, in your programs (x86)/adobe/adobe photoshop cs5/ directory, you right clicked photoshop.exe > clicked 'run as administrator' and you saw what?