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_Aaron_Candelaria_
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March 16, 2009
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Error Code 148:3 - Photoshop CS4 for Windows

  • March 16, 2009
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I have a message that comes up whenever I try to open Adobe Photoshop CS4 Extended.

"Licensing for this product has stopped working.

This product has encountered a problem which requires that you restart your computer before it can be launched

If you continue to see this message after restarting your computer, please contact either your IT administrator or Adobe technical support for help, and mention the error code shown at the bottom of this screen.

Error 148:3

http://www.adobe.com/support"

I restarted several times but I still get the error. How do I fix this?

    Correct answer wssparky

    I dont know if you fixed it yet but this is what I did to fix the same problem.

    The repair tool from Adobe worked great.

    http://www.adobe.com/support/contact/licensing.html

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    Anonymous
    January 31, 2010

    I had this error message yesterday, ironically, and the Adobe repair tool worked fabulously. I was getting a little worried when this happened, but the repair tool did what it was supposed to do perfectly.

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    wssparkyCorrect answer
    Participant
    May 9, 2009

    I dont know if you fixed it yet but this is what I did to fix the same problem.

    The repair tool from Adobe worked great.

    http://www.adobe.com/support/contact/licensing.html

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      hemi426lover
      Participant
      June 1, 2009

      wssparky,

      thank you so much for your suggestion. i got this message right after i purchased my product and couldn't figure out what i did wrong. i went to that link, and ran the Licensing Repair Tool and now all of my Adobe CS4 products function correctly.

      thanks again

      hemi426lover

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      aerabi
      Participant
      September 1, 2009

      Thanks, your instructions helpd me alot

      John T Smith
      Community Expert
      John T SmithCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      March 17, 2009
      >I think you overdo it a bit mate!

      The OP said the message told him to call Adobe tech support

      He did not SAY he had called Adobe and their tech support could not help

      Sometimes, the given instructions are the best place to start... especially when the problem concerns a license (or activation) which would SEEM to be fixed only by Adobe
      RockSynergiesMarketing
      RockSynergiesMarketing
      Participant
      June 30, 2016

      Thank you. This did the trick.

      SG...
      Adobe Employee
      SG...
      Adobe Employee
      March 17, 2009
      Right, the solution links are all on the same page. The link just sets the scroll so the section is at the top.
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      _Aaron_Candelaria_Author
      Participant
      March 17, 2009
      I went there but whenever I click on a solution it just takes me back to the same page. Hrm.
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      Anonymous
      March 16, 2009
      John T Smith

      I think you overdo it a bit mate!
      SG...
      Adobe Employee
      SG...
      Adobe Employee
      March 16, 2009
      hi Aaron,

      You can try the suggestions from this KB doc (link below) as well, before calling Tech Support.

      http://www.adobe.com/go/kb405970

      regards,
      steve
        John T Smith
        Community Expert
        John T SmithCommunity Expert
        Community Expert
        March 16, 2009
        This is a user to user forum, not Adobe support... so you might want to call Adobe
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