CS2 Network weirdness

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nert61
Jul 23, 2007
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Hi,

I’ve bought and installed CS2 as an upgrade from CS. Installs and activates fine – but for some obscure reason, it breaks my network (simple TCP/IP ethernet to one other PC). If I uninstall CS2, it works again. Adobe Tech stick to the script and it’s all my fault (which it probably is, but I digress) – does anyone have the faintest idea why this is happening, and what on earth CS2 installs that messes with network settings anyway? Oh and the important bit – how I can fix it. 🙂

Cheers,

nert
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Andrew Morton
Jul 23, 2007
wrote:
I’ve bought and installed CS2 as an upgrade from CS. Installs and activates fine – but for some obscure reason, it breaks my network (simple TCP/IP ethernet to one other PC). If I uninstall CS2, it works again. Adobe Tech stick to the script and it’s all my fault (which it probably is, but I digress) – does anyone have the faintest idea why this is happening, and what on earth CS2 installs that messes with network settings anyway?

It might be the licence-checking software and your firewall not getting along with each other.

Oh and the important bit – how I can fix it. 🙂

Perhaps installing the PS CS2 updates, assuming you can get to the Internet to download them…

Andrew
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nert61
Jul 23, 2007
It might be the licence-checking software and your firewall not getting along with each other.

Oh and the important bit – how I can fix it. 🙂

Perhaps installing the PS CS2 updates, assuming you can get to the Internet to download them…

Same outcome. Other PC on "network" still fine at accessing the net, it’s just the CS2 installed one that isn’t playing nicely. I use Comodo as a firewall, and nothing gets flagged by that at all.

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Andrew Morton
Jul 23, 2007
wrote:
It might be the licence-checking software and your firewall not getting along with each other.

Oh and the important bit – how I can fix it. 🙂

Perhaps installing the PS CS2 updates, assuming you can get to the Internet to download them…

Same outcome. Other PC on "network" still fine at accessing the net, it’s just the CS2 installed one that isn’t playing nicely. I use Comodo as a firewall, and nothing gets flagged by that at all.

You could enable the XP firewall and disable Comodo, just to test.

When you say "it breaks my network", exactly how is it broken? Can’t ping, can’t see the Internet, uses 100% CPU…?

Andrew
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Pico
Jul 24, 2007
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Hi,

I’ve bought and installed CS2 as an upgrade from CS. Installs and activates fine – but for some obscure reason, it breaks my network (simple TCP/IP ethernet to one other PC).

Exactly how does it break your network, please?

Are you trying to edit a file that exists on the other node? It’s a rather bad idea. Adobe discourages that.
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nert61
Jul 29, 2007
On 24 Jul, 01:35, Pico <picodigoliardi.nowhere.universe> wrote:
wrote:
Hi,

I’ve bought and installed CS2 as an upgrade from CS. Installs and activates fine – but for some obscure reason, it breaks my network (simple TCP/IP ethernet to one other PC).

Exactly how does it break your network, please?

Are you trying to edit a file that exists on the other node? It’s a rather bad idea. Adobe discourages that.

Network simply ceases to work. Nothing. No "My Network Places", no remote printer access. Dead. Stripped everything down to bare minimum firewall wise, and it makes no difference. I’m back on CS1, which works fine. Still confused.
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ronviers
Jul 29, 2007
This sounds more likely to be a MS client or services issue. You can verify it’s not IP by pinging your remote node. I would reinstall PS then uninstall your MS client and services, you can probably leave the IP stack, then reinstall the MS stuff. This should be done with the firewall completely disabled not stripped down.

Good luck

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