Photoshop hangs while loading, system completely locks up

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andy hughes
Sep 8, 2003
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While attempting to run Photoshop 7.0, my computer hangs (completely locking up) when Photoshop says "Reading Styles". When I get the machine running again, I go in and delete the files in the Preferences folder. This will allow Photoshop to run once. When I try to run Photoshop again, it hangs in the same place…. Any ideas? I’ve uninstalled and reinstalled the softare, same thing happens.
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Phosphor
Sep 9, 2003
Did you read the FAQ about machines locking up?
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osaigbovo
Sep 9, 2003
Photoshop 7 won’t start on a different user profile on a windows xp system. each time I open PS 7, it closes again when loading.
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LenHewitt
Sep 9, 2003
You have a corrupt preferences file for that particular user profile. See the FAQ for details on deleting the Preference file

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