Old Camera Raw 6.5 update for Old PSE9

[johnc51587200]

Thanks to the AMD SCSI update in a Windows update pushed by Microsoft in early May (2021), I have had to rebuild my computer. This has included re-installing my old PSE 9. The version of PSE 9 that I have on CD then requires updates to install 9.0.3 and ACR 6.5. ACR 6.5 is newest version of ACR that will work with PSE 9, and I need it to read and process the NEF files from my Nikon D7000 (yes, I know - more old stuff). Even though Adobe no longer supports PSE 9 and does not seem to have either update available, I managed to find a 9.0.3 updater and it is successfully installed. I have not met with the same success for ACR 6.5. Several approaches that appear here in the Adobe Support Community have lead me to pages that no longer exist. This isn't too surprising, I suppose, given the age of ACR 6.5. Is there still a functioning ACR 6.5 updater out there, or do I have to give up and get a newer version of PSE (and then hope my catalogs convert)? I am not interested in converting 40,000 NEF files to DNG.

[Phil Pickering]

Hi John,

You'll need to go to Adobe's FTP server for the ACR 6.5 updater for Photoshop Elements 9.

I think nearly all modern web browsers don't support FTP connections anymore, so I use a dedicated FTP client like FileZilla instead.

Connect to ftp.adobe.com (you don't a username or password) and ignore any messages from FileZilla about insecure connections. You then need to find the updater by browsing the FTP site to get to this location:

ftp://ftp.adobe.com/pub/adobe/photoshop/cameraraw/win/6.x/Elements9CameraRaw-6.5-mul-AdobeUpdate.zip

Hope that helps, but feel free to reach out if you get lost 🙂

[johnc51587200]

Thank you. I was able to access the ftp site and download the zip file. However, when I attempt to launch the patch installer through 7-Zip, it starts to execute and then gives me an Error loading Updater workflow. Extracting the file folders individually doesn't seem to make any difference.   ???

[Jeff Arola]

If you have trouble accessing the adobe ftp server:

http://download.adobe.com/pub/adobe/photoshop/cameraraw/win/6.x/Elements9CameraRaw-6.5-mul-AdobeUpda...

[Phil Pickering]

Thanks @Jeff Arola!

I didn't realise you could get to the FTP server files via the download.adobe.com server... much easier 🙂

[johnc51587200]

Chrome doesn't seem to like your link. When I click on it, there's a quick "flash" and the new tab immediately closes.

I was able to download the zip file with FileZilla, but the patch installer doesn't want to run. It starts (briefly) and then gives me an "Error loading Updater workflow." I have downloaded, extracted and executed things in zip files before, and I haven't run into this.

I'm not entirely unfamiliar with ftp and FileZilla, so that part went OK.

Thank you both for all your help. That's what I get for trying to run old software.

[johnc51587200]

Your link worked fine in Edge. I'm still getting the same result when I attempt to execute the patch installer, though.

Any comments you'd like to make regarding my stupidity are welcome! 

[Jeff Arola]

What version of windows are you using?

[johnc51587200]

Windows system information:

Edition Windows 10 Home
Version 20H2
Installed on ‎2021-‎05-‎05
OS build 19042.985
Experience Windows Feature Experience Pack 120.2212.2020.0

[johnc51587200]

I have gotten the zip file to work.

Oddly, double-clicking on the zip folder and then telling 7-Zip to extract all does not work. The resulting executable starts but fails during execution as described. However, right-clicking on the zip folder and then choosing "Extract All" from the pop-up menu (which still uses 7-Zip) does give me an executable that successfully installs the 6.5 patch.

Thank you for your assistance.

[Phil Pickering]

Great news John 🙂

Attempting to run old versions of software on modern operating systems can be a challenge (although rewarding when it works!). The only version of Photoshop Elements that I haven't been able to run on my Windows 10 laptop so far is version 1.0. Fortunately, I have a 16 year-old Dell desktop running Windows XP which of course it runs on just fine - along with Premiere Elements 1.0 too 🙂

[Jeff Arola]

Yes glad you got it working .

Well done.