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This morning I tried to open Photoshop CS3 and it kept crashing before it would fully boot up.
I don't know what the problem was. It was working fine last week but was acting sluggish. I know that Windows automatically installed an update over the weekend. I rebooted the computer. Deleted the "cache.db" file from the Adobe common files folder. Went to the C-prompt and typed "reg delete HKLM\Software\Microsoft\SQMClient\Windows\DisabledSessions /va /f" just in case there was an issue with an old trial install. I even tried to reinstall the CS3 Suite. Nothing worked.
Anyhow, I stumbled on the solution. Its incredibly easy.
Right click on Photoshop.exe, select "Troubleshoot Compatibility" from the menu and follow the directions.
Windows 7 resolved the issue quickly in two clicks. I have no idea what it did. Just that it worked.
Then I tried to open Illustrator CS3 and ran into the same crash issues. I ran the "Troubleshoot Compatibility" command again and Illustrator started working again.
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Neat how windows 7 will fix compatibility problems by itself,... if you have an older program that you are not quite sure what version of windows it was written for you can right click on the install exe file before installation then run the compatibility wizard and windows will resolve these compatibility problems as the program is installed.
hope this helps ya,...
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Meanwhile... Windows 7 is causing me more pain than a protracted bout of Swine Flu.
Caution before upgrading a work computer to Windows 7.... many drivers are still unavailable for motherboards, and especially usb wireless adapters. I honestly don't know how anyone can get on the internet with a wireless adapter; usb or otherwise.... I've been on the horn with Netgear and Linksys... and they are both wayyyy behind the curve on updating their hardware drivers.
So, maybe I'll just turn on my Mac... and watch it turn me on.
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That always happens when you have choice, something Mac users don't have much of.
But that said, the problem isn't Windows as Todd has shown. Its the 3rd Party manufacturers. They've had more than ample time to update their drivers.
Funny thing though. I can run Photoshop 8 - CS2 in Windows 7 without any problems. Any compatibility issues can be solved with just a couple quick clicks. Can you guys running Snow Leopard say the same?
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Glenn, you're right.... about the Adobe thing. The CS suites seem to act strange to upgrades. I haven't had any big problems, but I once had to erase a "folder" in Illy's Applications. The problem fixed and has been fine since. Also the drivers for print / scan / whatever always take a while to upgrade their gear after an OS upgrade. Both with Windows and Mac.
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I have installed win 7 in over 45 machines from older P4's including my own all the way to the most modern machines. I goto a forum where hundreds of beta testers post. I was a beta testor since long ago and have operating on a test machine since 7 since July. I upgraded a vista machine to win 7 that took a mere 17 minutes.
There is nothing wrong with win 7. I have observed no problems with win 7. I have heard of no problems with win 7.
The only other posts I see about any challenge is with a very few 3rd party oem companies who did not rewrite an older driver YET that did not follow guidelines for their older OBSOLETE equipment.
This is especially true for one or two wireless network system companies. It is well known wireless is an evolving product with changes happening very fast. What user would continue to use old clunky insecure tools when newer products are not only more secure but operating at blinding speeds not available just a few months ago. This is on both platforms by the way.
But I guess a MAC fanboy could dredge up something if they really wanted too. The point is it's all irrelevant.
All the bashing and wringing of hands over their own incompetence makes the basher sound like a whiny baby. Got some cheese with that whine?
Both systems are good. And both will have their faults. Myself. choose not be locked into a product that limits choices, (Iphone att&t), stiffles creativity, (bricking the Iphone blocking wiki chat & blocking google voice), loads software without permission (itunes). Just to name a few.
That is why I choose a PC.
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quote:Originally posted by Todd Gill: Meanwhile... Trying to run Windows 7 on hardware not designed for it is causing me more pain than a protracted bout of Swine Flu.
Fixed that for you.
Newsflash.... these hardware companies are not going to spend a lot of time and money making drivers for their 5 year old low end products.
If it's that much of a headache, get on Ebay, find a USB Wireless Adapter that is made to work with Windows 7 for $9.95 + FREE SHIPPING and move on with your life.
Or do what you should have done to begin with and run a Cat 5 cable to your router. Faster, more reliable, more secure and less headache.
You would most likely run into the same problem trying to run a third-party component on a new version of a Mac OS. That is, if it was even one of the very few of third-party components compatible with Mac to begin with.
Edited to add: Didn't mean to repeat Curtis.... he posted while I was typing.....
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have upgraded over a half dozen machines here myself without one hitch whatsoever,... all seemed to work a lot better with win 7 than they did with vista with nothing but pleased compliments from the users,...an occasional id 10 "T" question as to some of the new commands available but nothing that was not addressed in the help files here,....all but one had built in wireless adapters and are surfing the net just fine,....
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Ok dudes.... I have a PC and a Mac.... there are things I like/hate about them both...but because I am more familiar with a pc, tend to prefer it.
If I immersed myself into the mac scene, I am sure I would begin to be more comfortable using it.
Jon - you've been pretty hard on me over my frustrations ya big stinker. I am fully - repeat - fully confident that once I locate a Win7 wireless usb device that works, I will be totally sold on the new OS.
I just can't really enjoy it to it's fullest.
My wireless usb adapters aren't old... and they have the ability for WEP, WPA, WPA2 , etc... security. It's a drivers issue...
I can tell you this though: Now that the motherboard has the proper drivers/bios updates/etc... (for the most part) this new interface is a huge jump above XP in layout and the visual enjoyment aspects of interfacing with a computer.
Like Curtis said: I have heard/read nothing but very good reviews about this OS. Even from people that are PC guru's and quick to rip on MS for releasing buggy software prematurely. It's been nothing but a heap of good press.
15,000 rpm SAS boot drive with 2- 1 Terabyte storage drives.
Asus P6T Deluxe motherboard.
Cooler Master CM Storm case with 4 front mounted USB ports and 1 eSata port. 14 usb ports rear (10 motherboard/ 4 pcie card)
2 DVD burners
4 large case fans, 2 heat sink fans
Evea GeForce 8800 GTS video card
Corsair 850 Watt power supply.
Dual Dell high-end 22" monitors connected via dvi cables.
Logitech 9000 web cam
Wacom drawing tablet
Etc...
Once I get the wireless/internet thing going... with a correct driver for Windows 7 ( I had major problems when I first got my MacBook Pro too - trying to hook up a wireless connection to a printer was impossible for weeks because the machine came with the just-released Leopard - - you kind of forget these things when you're frustrated and looking to rant) I will be very satisfied...and have an amazing, barn burning computer that runs like a raped ape.
I am a little peeved to think that major companies such as Netgear and Linksys haven't been on the ball developing new product for release at the same time as Win7. That, I don't get.
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Haha... I'm just yanking your chain, Todd... mainly because the stuff you've been posting is so typical of 90% of the stuff the Mac fanboys post, and I can bust your chops a little more and not worry about repercussions because I know you are only a skin-deep Mac fan at the moment... not really a fully converted, "I'd donate my liver to Steve Jobs" fanatical religious Mac zealot.
I don't care if my computer grows boobs, I refuse to love it like these guys love their Macs. My system is only a tool to me, and its duty is to run my programs perfectly.... which it does.
BTW, maybe if you'd post the models of the USB wireless adapters you're having trouble with, (without spouting out MAC MAC every other word) we could give you a couple suggestions of things to try..... oops.. there I go again, sorry!
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I'm going to smear the "wet paint" again, because it ain't your living room you keep spillin' wet paint in...
you repeatedly come into public space, make a big f'n deal out of the most inflammatory debate topic known to the graphics industry & sit back to watch the "fun"... and stir the pot a bit, sit back some more... brag about all you latest greatest hardware crap (WTF cares?)
...sit back some more... roll out the latest repeat of your favorite "raped ape" comment as if you were 12 years old & didn't really get it that you are making a joke out of a twisted version of the vilest of violent abusive crimes known to humankind...
yeah dude, you put the wet paint sign on it... so WTF are we to come in and judge? We're your neighbors that's who... quit spilling the trash every time you want to take it to the street... it's your personal trash... deal with it!
quote: release at the same time as Win7. That, I don't get.
Lets see here. The very final version wasn't gold released until Agust. The final reports from beta were not fully complied until late June. Win7 wasn't final released until just a couple of weeks ago. 3rd party suppliers will not risk committing to expensive code until they are sure. Seems to make sense to me.
Here it is just days later and you have a tantrum over some 3rd party OEM not having a driver for stuff?
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quote:Originally posted by Curtis hammond: Here it is just days later and you have a tantrum over some 3rd party OEM not having a driver for stuff?
Plus, you're complaining about Cisco... one of the largest networking equipment companies in the world.... of the hundreds (maybe thousands) of products they manufacture, the USB Wireless Adapter is probably the cheapest product they sell...
I guess what I'm trying to say is it's not too surprising to me they worried about getting their $50,000 - $200,000+ a piece equipment compatible with Win7 before their $29.95 wireless adapters.
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Didn't mean to repeat Curtis.... he posted while I was typing.....
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