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The Xylen Files
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April 28, 2017
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Adobe Premier Elements 15 video editor won't initialize application

  • April 28, 2017
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I have installed Adobe Premier Elements 15 on a 5 year old 2011 Toshiba with Windows 7. I installed everything but when I go to access the Video Editor, it just sits there forever with the sign 'Initiailizing Application', not doing anything. Could someone tell me what the problem might be? Thanks.

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    noahphense
    noahphense
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    August 25, 2017

    kglad was correct with the renaming of a folder.  I found this to be true after a two day search, and I mean search.  I even created a custom path inside Premiere to a crazy file-path, just so that I could try to Grep (search for text inside of files) all files on my computer for that string (the crazy path).  Nothing found.  Then I searched the registry for that path, nope wasn't in there either.  Enough of my tech babbling.

    Here is how to clear all your preferences and settings inside of "Adobe Premiere Elements 15" anytime you want.

    Delete the "15.0" folder found here:  (then restart Premiere)

    C:\Users\<your user name>\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Premiere Elements\15.0

    If it makes you sleep better at night, you can rename that folder.

    ** make sure Premiere is not running when you are deleting or renaming **

    Cheers!

    np

    PS -- I wish they would do for Premiere what they did for Photoshop in regards to the preferences reset, with holding ALT-CTRL-SHIFT while you are starting Photoshop.  Nice and easy.

    kglad
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    kgladCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    April 28, 2017

    reset your preferences - https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop-elements/kb/preference-file-locations-photoshop-elements.html

    T
    The Xylen FilesAuthor
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    April 30, 2017

    update: I found the Premier Elements 15.0 folder in the AppData folder but that site doesn't tell me what to do once I find it. I went through this process (C:\Users\[user name]\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Premiere Elements\{version number} and then it doesn't tell me what to do after that. The only thing thats in that folder is an empty Logs folder and a Trace Database folder.

    kglad
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    kgladCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    May 3, 2017

    omfg people I already saw that Change Default Preference setings page on the link that KGlad sent me like a week ago. I am not using Photoshop Elements! I am using Premier Elements 15. The Alr-Control-Shift option does absolutely nothing with it. I tried that already. Also I do not have Lavasoft on my computer. Kglad, why are you telling me to contact Adobe Support? They said they have no phone support for this product and sent me right back to this forum where no one knows what the freak they are talking about! Jesus Christ. I am never buying anything from Adobe ever again. So frustrating.


    did you read beyond the first few lines of that link where it discusses premiere elements preferences?

    did you follow the directions to contact adobe support via chat?

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