Photoshop CS3 Freeze/Crash

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Overkill93
Jun 2, 2007
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I bought a copy of the photoshop cs activated and registered fine installation was great.. no problems until it came to actually opening a file through the top main bar, the whole application freezes and comes up with the common message [not responding] after clicking for about 5 minutes the top bar and [not responding] message disapear and the program works fine.. this is really anoying me for quick graphical jobs and i would like Adobe to please give me a fix for this or a solution..

Thanks very much and here is my system information;

Manufacturer: MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD
Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3400+, MMX, 3DNow, ~2.4GHz Memory: 1024MB RAM
Hard Drive: 68 GB
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce 6800 Series GPU
Monitor: Plug and Play Monitor
Sound Card: Realtek AC97 Audio
Speakers/Headphones: Philips 20Amps
Keyboard: USB Root Hub
Mouse: USB Root Hub
Mouse Surface: Hard Wood
Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2 (2600.xpsp_sp2_gdr.050301-1519)
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Michael_D_Sullivan
Jun 3, 2007
What are you using for a printer? If your default printer is a network printer, that might explain the delay. For some bizarre reason, Photoshop checks the availability of the default printer when it opens a file.
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Overkill93
Jun 3, 2007
I run an epson printer however its connected wirelessly so i can see where you come from, its not like im gonna print with photoshop i will use a different program how can i disable photoshop looking for my printer?
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Michael_D_Sullivan
Jun 4, 2007
Set another printer as your default. It can be a real printer connected directly to your computer or a "virtual" printer that is just software, such as "PDF Print" or "Microsoft XPS Document Writer".
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Kaje_Clarke
Sep 10, 2007
I’m on a MAC platform running OS 10.4.10 and am having the same issue…I think?

Brought CS3 and this is what happens, launch Photoshop, open a file , it loads, after about 20 seconds the software freezes, pinwheel spins and Force Quit tells me Photoshop is "Not Responding." This only happens when opening files. I can create a new doc with no problems.

I have tried deleting my PS Prefs. Re-installed Photoshop. Tried connecting my printer to a "PDF Print" and have also repaired Disk Permissions. I am running out of solutions. Anybody else have a possible fix?

Kaje
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dave_milbut
Sep 11, 2007
you should post in the mac forum kaje. the fix is likely to be different.

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