CS2 Keeps Reverting to Default Startup

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i_am_jim
Jul 26, 2006
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CS2 worked fine for a few months, but recently is has begun reverting to the initial/default setup about every 3rd or 4th time I start it.

By this I mean the set of pallets on the right of the screen (I have no pallets lying out), and none of the pallets in the pallet well (if that’s what it’s called) are ones I keep there (I use the pallet well extensively). So I have to reconfigure my entire startup setup.

Anybody know what causes this or how I can stop it?
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dhowe
Jul 27, 2006
First, you may want to try deleting your preferences file. 2nd, setup your workspace the way you want it and then save it (under Window > Workspace > Save Workspace…). This way if you ever lose your initial setup, all you have to do is choose it from the Window > Workspace menu.
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John Joslin
Jul 27, 2006
You could also save a copy of the folder with all the preferences:

C:\Documents and Settings\Username\Application Data\Adobe\Photoshop\9.0\Adobe Photoshop CS2 Settings

so that you can copy it back after losing all you settings.

Do you have one of these "protective" applications, which may be considering changes to preference file as something malicious and therefore deleting them? Deleted preference files are recreated at default settings on startup of Photoshop.

Or it may be something as simple as shutting down the computer with Photoshop running.
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i_am_jim
Jul 27, 2006
On Thu, 27 Jul 2006 00:32:31 -0700, "John Joslin" wrote:

Do you have one of these "protective" applications, which may be considering changes to preference file as something malicious and therefore deleting them? Deleted preference files are recreated at default settings on startup of Photoshop.

No

Or it may be something as simple as shutting down the computer with Photoshop running.

I guess that’s possible. Will that do it? I often just click shutdown with no consideration for what’s running.

Windows notifies applications when it’s shutting down and well written programs do their close cleanup and close before the shutdown.
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i_am_jim
Jul 27, 2006
On Wed, 26 Jul 2006 17:59:45 -0700, wrote:

First, you may want to try deleting your preferences file. 2nd, setup your workspace the way you want it and then save it (under Window > Workspace > Save Workspace…). This way if you ever lose your initial setup, all you have to do is choose it from the Window > Workspace menu.

Gosh, as simple as that. I’ll try it. Thanks
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YrbkMgr
Jul 27, 2006
guess that’s possible. Will that do it? I often just click shutdown with no consideration for what’s running.

That is exactly what’s causing it. Photoshop writes changes to the preferences file when it closes.

And that’s not a healthy practice, in general. For "heavy" apps, you should close them properly first so that if there’s any writing upon close, it can be done. Like MS Word will write changes to the Normal.dot when it closes.
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i_am_jim
Jul 28, 2006
On Thu, 27 Jul 2006 10:24:58 -0700, wrote:

guess that’s possible. Will that do it? I often just click shutdown with no consideration for what’s running.

That is exactly what’s causing it. Photoshop writes changes to the preferences file when it closes.
And that’s not a healthy practice, in general. For "heavy" apps, you should close them properly first so that if there’s any writing upon close, it can be done. Like MS Word will write changes to the Normal.dot when it closes.

I thought it just failed to record the changes from the latest session — the ones you mad during that session. Thus, next time you start, it would revert to the preferences from the previous session. I never deliberately reset to the factory default settings, so the previous preferences will always be fine with me.
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i_am_jim
Jul 28, 2006
On Wed, 26 Jul 2006 17:59:45 -0700, wrote:

First, you may want to try deleting your preferences file. 2nd, setup your workspace the way you want it and then save it (under Window > Workspace > Save Workspace…). This way if you ever lose your initial setup, all you have to do is choose it from the Window > Workspace menu.

Thank you very much. It just happened again and I restored the setup I had saved and everything was fixed.

Thank you. Thank you.

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