Install latest Photoshop version to continue..

[Darth SLR]

My PS 2023 was removed during the latest PS update (yeah, I know, my own stupidity to check that "remove older version" button).

Now I'm stuck with Bridge 2024 and PS 2024. PS is OK, but new new Bridge sucks big time (slow and ugly).

I was able to use Adobe CC to reinstall Bridge 2022 version, but now I can't use Tools | Photoshop | Image Processor, since I'm greeted with the dreaded  "Install latest Photoshop version to continue.." error message. I have PS 2022 and 2024 installed. There is no option to install PS 2023 which was removed during the  recent PS 2024 installation.

How can I make it work? Registry hack? JSON/XML file somewhere? Reinstall something in certain order?

Please advise! I really needs this!

[D Fosse]

I think you would just get in trouble.

I would recommend that you try to make friends with the latest Bridge. Yes, the interface looks like Windows 98 and I have no idea what they were thinking, but you quickly get used to it. Functionally there are some great new features, like the multiple tabs that I've quickly grown to love.

The main reason for Bridge being slow is that the cache hasn't fully built. Make sure you set the cache big enough so that it doesn't need to rebuild constantly. For a big archive, you may want to move the cache so it doesn't eat up too much space in your user account. It can grow very big.

Uncheck "show transparency" in preferences to get rid of the annoying white edge on the thumbnails.

[D Fosse]

BTW - in the CC app click the three dots and "Other Versions". You can install Photoshop 2023 from there (that's version 24.x, so don't get confused by the one-digit offset).

There is also one v 22 included, I think that was kept because it's the last version to support full 3D functionality which is now being phased out.