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nyrnd
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July 11, 2009
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64 bit Photoshop Elements 7

  • July 11, 2009
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I can't seem to get confirmation about 64 bit support for Vista/Windows 7.  I am in the process of upgrading to 64 bit from 32 bit.  I have many conflicting stories about Elements 7 working with 64 bit.  I have all of my pictures on it and am worried about this transition.  Any input would be appreciated.

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    Anonymous
    August 7, 2010

    Adobe are clearly very touchy about this as they have removed my previous posting from this forum which explained that there are problems running PSE 7 in Windows 7 64 bit which don't occur with Windows XP. In particualr it will not create wmv slide shows and the previews pane  (including full screen) is just black, even though sound plays.

    I wonder how long this post will last.

    ssprengel
    ssprengel
    Inspiring
    August 7, 2010

    Your other post on the subject a few hours ago still exists:

    http://forums.adobe.com/message/3034268#3034268

    An issue with a black area while playing something sounds more like a video-driver or codec issue, where a 64-bit version of Windows has many more driver problems than 32-bit version of Windows because it is a relatively new architecture that not everyone knows how to do perfectly. PSE7 has to rely on operating system and video-card manufacturers for things, and cannot be responsible for all incompatibilities. Of course it would be nice if they used methods that had the least amount of problems.

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    Anonymous
    August 8, 2010

    Video card is Nvidia GeForce GTX 260 with lots of onboard RAM, and driver is up to date. It works with everything else on PC so far.

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    nyrndAuthor
    Participant
    October 18, 2009

    I have been using Photoshop Elements 7 with my new 64 bit Vista machine since July.  I have to say that everything works fine on it.  The biggest problem so far is that I haven't found the menu bar to be pleasing but it is not a problem or issue.  After my Upgrade Advisor for Windows 7 it appears that it will work with Windows 7 also.  As best I can tell, Adobe doesn't provide tech support for it on 64 bit systems which is kind of strange but ....

    johnrellis
    johnrellis
    Legend
    July 23, 2009

    See this FAQ for more information about Adobe's lack of support for Vista 64:

    http://www.johnrellis.com/psedbtool/photoshopelements-6-7-faq.htm#_PSE_and_Vista

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    sjhoyes
    Inspiring
    July 23, 2009

    Thanks for this.

    DJH

    mattheere.com
    mattheere.com
    Participant
    July 12, 2009

    Photoshop Elements 7 runs just fine for me on both Windows 7 x64 and Vista x64.  It's still a 32 bit app, and so runs in the WOW (Windows on Windows) 32 bit emulator, but honestly I think it still may be faster than native on 32 bit.

    Since the app itself is unchanged, there aren't any issues with the Photoshop upgrade - there isn't a photoshop upgrade.  Backup your catalog on 32 bit, do the OS upgrade, install PSE7 on the new system, restore the catalog.  Works fine.

    Be cautious about one thing though.  The folder structure for "My Documents" is the same on Windows 7 as it was on Vista, but MS added the concept of "libraries" on top of it.  If your PSE7 catalog is in the default location(s) then it'll be hard to find in the file explorer in Win 7.

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    nyrndAuthor
    Participant
    July 12, 2009

    Thank you very much.  This is the answer I was hoping for.

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