CS3 Crashes when opening more than one file

HF
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Horst_Fiedler
Aug 6, 2007
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Fresh install of CS3 premium upgrade from CS2.
Windows XP Pro

If I try to open more than one file at a time CS3 crashes with the following message: "Adobe Photoshop CS3 has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience."

Deleting preferences makes no difference.
CS2 never crashed.
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dave_milbut
Aug 6, 2007
make sure your default system printer is not a network printer.
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kimobaker
Aug 6, 2007
I have the same problem. Why would the default printer make any difference??? I will try this though.
HF
Horst_Fiedler
Aug 6, 2007
That dit it! Thanks!

Since it was an XP reinstall, no default printer was set and it picked one that was on the network.
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dave_milbut
Aug 6, 2007
weird, but it seems to work. <shrug> 🙂
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JB_Pruett
Aug 7, 2007
I downloaded the trial version of CS3 yesterday. I couldn’t open any file, CS3 would shut down. After install and uninstall three times, this is the cure. With a twist make sure the printer is plugged in to your computer.
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AvinashTripathi
Aug 8, 2007
I face a problem with Photoshop CS3 extended too.. It just refuses to open any files and nothing functions. And it ahppens every now and then.

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