Installing CS3 in Vista 32 Ultimate

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pcinfoman
Jan 30, 2008
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I purchased CS3 Master over a month ago and installed it on my Windows XP Professional and it work perfectly. Now I formatted my computer and installed Windows Vista 32 Ultimate and the OS is working flawlessly.

However, when I try to install my CS3, it goes through the motions, but at the end it gives me a list of all the programs and says that the install failed. It does not say why and it does not give me any error messages either.

Ideas?
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Linwood_Ferguson
Feb 2, 2008
For what it is worth, I have it running on Vista 32 Ultimate, and do not recall any particular problems installing. I keep notes on what I install and ote workarounds, etc., and have no notes I did anything special.
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pcinfoman
Feb 4, 2008
Well, somebody gave me the link of < http://www.vistax64.com/vista-general/88897-installing-photo shop-cs3-vista-pc-solution.html>

Evidently, I was not the only one with the problem. Following these instructions, the problem is resolved.

Thanks
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dave_milbut
Feb 4, 2008
so it seems to be a windows installer issue? good find. here’s the solution for those who can’t get to that thread because of firewall issues:
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Installing Photoshop CS3 on Vista PC [SOLUTION]

I’ve just spent TWO DAYS trying to install PS3 on my PC. The install seemed to work OK, but when it finished only some of the components were installed. I read all the Adobe KB articles, but still no luck. Finally, I’ve come up with a solution that worked for me. This may be of interest to Photoshop users…

1] Install Microsoft Windows Installer CleanUp Utility from <http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290301>

[2] Run the CS3Clean script from
<http://www.adobe.com/support/contact/cs3clean.html>.

Select the [undocumented] level 4 cleanup. This removes ALL Adobe applications.

[3] Turn on User Account Control – may not be necessary, but it is for Adobe Reader!

[4] Copy the Adobe CS3 folder to your HD, right-click Setup and select Run As Administrator

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