"Marc Pawliger" wrote in message
In article <dzlce.1513$>, John
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"Marc Pawliger" wrote in message
In article <LB1ce.495$>, John
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"Marc Pawliger" wrote in message
http://www.adobe.com/products/tryadobe/main.jsp#product=39 The Windows version is available now.
The Mac version had some minor problems while getting it ready to post and will be available shortly.
Marc, any comments on Adobelm_Cleanup.0001? It’s a
renamed executable, has a Macrovision Europe copyright
notice, and apparently monitors networks for multiple
instances of PS running on the same subnet.
This service cleans up any temporary files left by Photoshop. It runs as s separate process while Photoshop CS2 runs, and quits after Photoshop CS2 quits.
Why would such a utility, if that’s all it does, be written by Macrovision? You’re claiming it doesn’t do any kind of
network monitoring related to licensing and/or activation?
It does not perform any network activity at all. Again, what evidence do you have that it does, as you claim it "apparently" does?
You say "apparently monitors" – it does no such thing. What is your reason for saying it does?
It was a guess. Given the complete absence of documentation from Adobe, the rest of us are forced to grovel in the dark (and assume the worst btw, considering the utility comes from Macrovision and not Adobe).
Direct answers to the following would be appreciated:
Is Adobelm_Cleanup related to PS licensing and/or activation? Are these the "temporary files" you keep referring to?
Why does it use CPU cycles every 10-15 seconds while PS
is active? If it’s not monitoring, then what is it doing?
Why does it operate in stealth mode (i.e. with a .0001 file extension)? What’s the point of that, except to make network and system admins nervous?
Why have no PS versions prior to CS2 used it?