Adobe Photoshop Elements 8

[jeanb47559758]

I am getting an error message - 150:30  and a notice saying that licensing for my Photoshop Elements 8 has stopped working.

What can I do, as I want to continue to use Adobe Photoshop Elements 8.

[Peru Bob]

See here:

Re: Error 150: 30 for Adobe Photoshop Elements

[jeanb47559758]

So, what should I do?

[John Waller]

What happened prior to you getting this error? Have you changed computers and migrated PSE8 to the new computer?

If so, that won't work. 150:30 means the licensing mechanism is broken, usually because software was migrated instead of being re-installed.

Safest option: uninstall your broken PSE 8, re-install and enter your serial number.

[martinp73726974]

Same thing happened to me. I moved my hard disk to a new machine, and re-installed without uninstalling. This worked temporarily, but the next day came up with the 150:30 error.

I un-installed, and re-installed, but the error 150:30 still comes up.

I chatted to Adobe support, who told me that the activation servers have been permanently stopped.

Is there no way around this except a $au120 upgrade?

**update:**

I subsequently saw Peru Bob's link above and this fixed it.The key things I needed to do were:

    Go to your username>>library>>preferences and delete:

        com.adobe.PhotoshopElements.plist

        Adobe Photoshop Elements 8 Paths

        Adobe Photoshop Elements 8 Settings.

    N.B the user library is hidden. The quickest way to find it is from the menu bar in Finder. Click Go Whilst holding down the Option (Alt)key and choose Library.

I then uninstalled and reinstalled, and it is now working.