Cannot install photoshop CS3!!

Hello there. I currently have Windows vista installed on a laptop. I recently tried to install Photoshop Extended. However, when it get's to "initializing Adobe Photoshop" It just stops...nothing pops up. I had it installed on my computer before then I had to restore my computer using recovery cds. I was able to install Adobe After Efects but can't install photoshop CS3. It has an entry in my add/remove program in control panel but when I click uninstall nothing happens.

yeah, i had the same problem as you too, but i got it fixed =]
I think this happens because we uninstalled photoshop incorrectly
heres how i did it, its kinda risky though...
go to your start and click on run and type in "regedit"
then from the beginning of your registry (by this i mean go all the way top of your registry and click on your My Computer) hold ctrl+f and search for "photoshop"
delete (the folder) everything that is related to adobe products (careful though, some registry are not related to adobe...)
just press F3 to search next...
you might want to try other search terms, i used "cs3" and "adobe" but the bad thing about this is a lot of other adobe products show up
hope this helps...
oh yeah.. i am on windows xp, but i think on vista should be the same...

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