CS3 and CS2

I was searching forum and read that it may be an issue with installing CS3 and CS2 on the same computer. Can someone confirm this for me as true.
Thanks,
Tim

Never had any problem at all, although (disclaimingly yours) YMMV.
I should mention that my experiences are based on chronologically installing CS, CS2, and CS3,
i in that order.
(It might be important -- perhaps someone with lots of free time can experiment with different install orders.)
As the file extension for all three versions is the same (".indd"), Windows cannot link files made with different versions to their original creators, and using the Explorer, the latest installed version will lways open. However, each separate program can be started manually, and can open its own documents and older ones w/o any problem at all.

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I don't know if there are issues about have cs4 , cs3 and cs2 installed in the same pc
I bought cs2 in italian
and i have installed cs3 in english to follow the turorial more easily
thanks

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LayoutWindow is an object class. To access a member of the class, you need to address the property of the parent object. So:
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is what you need.
Except that that doesn't work! This looks like a documentation problem. If you run that you get an error message to the effect that it was expecting a layer object or a string. But actually, it doesn't take a string, because (I think) layer objects are properties of the document, not the window. So, instead, you must use:
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Thanks for posting this, I'm sure it will help a lot of people.
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Photoshop CS3 (nor CS2) won't launch since CS3 install

Since installing Adobe Creative Suite 3 Production Premium I can no longer open Photoshop. It repeatedly crashes on the launch window. For the sceptical, my CS3 Production Premium collection was all legitimately authorised and registered.
Of the other CS3 apps that installed (can't install Encore, Premiere or Soundbooth on PowerPC) they all open and run perfectly fine.
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What has CS3 changed to my system that prevents Photoshop opening and can I correct the issue? From searches on this subject Someone suggested repairing permissions before and after installing CS3. This had no effect.
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Message was edited by: Frwthr

You can try trashing and regenerating Photoshop preferences when you launch.
Hold down command/option/shift while launching Photoshop. You will be asked if you want to get rid of Photoshop settings. Choose yes.
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Hi, Curtis,
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Hi,
when I receive a CS3 file with previews images (and without links from client), and I open it (inx file from CS3) in CS3, I lost preview and I've grey blocks in place.
I would like to know what I lost too, because this is not always the same person who works on the files CS3 AND CS2?
How can I keep my previews, if I do not have a source, thus creating a pdf without grey block?
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I assume in your first paragraph that you mean you open it in CS2 (not CS3), right?
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Cs2 and cs3 and cs4 on the same pc xp? could be a mess up?

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i have some questions
i bought cs2 some time ago , i guess 4 years but now i don't remember
and i did installed on my pc , never had a problem
after when cs3 come out , i tried the trial version , the first time i did not like it , but after 2 weeks , i liked and i need it for camera raw
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i tried to make a custom install (i did not install all the comonent)
something went wrong ,when i tried to uninstall cs4 , i don't know but cs4 did not uninstall all the components (the uninstaller keeps adobe color Na, Ja, Eu, color common setting and cmaps)
i downloaded the cs4 cleaner for adobe page , but the adobe cleaner for cs4 was not able to clean these components, it tried to clean cs3
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is my feeling ? is the cs4 more fast then cs3 on not fast pc , isn't it?
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and have a nice day

thanks John Joslin
CS4 is faster than CS3 on a computer which supports it.
which are the computer that supports it ? i run xp
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I've just spent the last 24 hours trying to muscle my way through the myriad of problems I'm finding with CS4. I've managed to alleviate some, but still can't produce my end video.
To start off, I'm running on Windows Vista. All the problems seem to centre around Media Encoder (although I didn't get far enough to play with Encore or On Location).
Initial problems where to do with installation. If CS3 is removed after CS4 is installed the link to Media Encoder fails, you then have to removed CS4 and reinstall. Uninstall doesn't work correctly or completely, it leaves a fair amount of files behind that have to be manually removed, failure to do so resulst in Error 2 on reinstall (I'm guessing because the install tries to create some of the working directories, and fails because they are already there?).
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H264
Width : 1280
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fps : 25
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Quality : 4.0 and 5.1 (tried to runs)
Bit rate : can't remember, but atleast 12M for target and perhaps 30M for max?
VBR 2 pass
Sound : AAC
The end video was incredibly jerky.
I tried a second time using the following settings:
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Quality : 100
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Bit rate : 1k (I tried to move this to 5k however it kept reverting back)
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Export from PP initially failed, the job appeared in the queue, however nothing actually happened, it just sat there. I read on another post that updating Quicktime to 7.5.5 fixes that (does PP rely on Quicktime for the codec?), tried and the job then started.
Upon completion, the video played smoothly, although quality was low (low bit rate?). However the video to audio sychronisation was completely out. 30 seconds of play, and the sound was around a second behind the video.
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Upon completion of the updates, the problem reverted back to the initial, i.e. the job started OK, but didn't actually do anything.
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Stuart,
Maybe I'm just too old and have seen too many "revolutions," to get onto that wagon.
However, the more I follow CS4 threads, the more I am starting to question whether I will upgrade from CS2, or not. Some things look useful to me (more than with CS3), but then there are the problems.
Adobe IS listening, as evidenced by a few of the folk on the team dropping by to give info on updates, etc. Having some major "fixes" so soon upon release, indicates to me, that they are working on it.
I didn't move to CS3 for similar reasons. Also, it really did not offer ME much in the way of useful features.
Whether it's through bug reports, posts in the forum or direct correspondence with Adobe, the best way to get their attention, and provide them with useful data, is to offer as much detail on the specific problem(s) as one can and demonstrate repeatability. General posturing might make one feel better, but does little to get improvements in the program.
As you state, some of the problems are probably OE. Some are system specific, and others are related to 3rd party software. Still, there do seem to be a lot of issues that ARE CS4-specific. These worry me. These are the issues that I would like to see Adobe address. So far, they seem to be, albeit maybe not quickly and efficiently enough for many users. CS4 does seem to be more of a "work in progress," than I am willing to take on just yet, especially as it would also likely mean a new workstation and new OS (one that is not without some problems of its own and a new learning curve also).
I'm fortunate enough to have CS2 and a rock-solid group of systems to use it on. It does 95% of what I'd like for it to do, and that extra 5% has yet to intice me, especially with the "problems" that I've been reading about.
As for the Adobe faces in the forum, they have shown up, when they could actually tell us something. I view that as a very positive sign. Even when they have dropped in, too many people demand to know "WHEN?" something will be fixed. If they knew, they'd tell us.
I'm sorry that CS4 has not gone more smoothly, upon release. It saddens me greatly. However, it is also why I will be waiting and keep reading. For me, this will be an upgrade that will be very expensive, because it's not just the software. I hope that Adobe does get it all running and running smoothly.
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Run CS3 and 8 at the same time on mac?

I want to download a trial version of the CS3 and run it, at
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10.4.10. (It is NOT an Intel Mac.) There is a 30 day trial and this
way, in the downtime between projects, I can test out and use the
CS3 version and make sure it is stable on my system, learn to use
it a bit, set it up the way I would want it, but always be able to
cut back to 8 in a pinch if I have mission critical work that must
get done. I know 8 like the back of my hand and know nothing about
CS3 version, so I like the safety net of being able to run them
both.
Any issues with this? Is it possible? Will it break anything
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On Fri, 22 Aug 2008 04:46:57 +0000 (UTC), "yuytjtdh"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>I want to download a trial version of the CS3 and run it,
at the same time, as
>my existing Dreamweaver 8 on my G5 Mac running 10.4.10.
(It is NOT an Intel
>Mac.)
You can have several versions of Dw on your system ( I have
Dw2004 up
to CS4 beta ) but you can only have one running at a time on
a
standard machine.
>There is a 30 day trial and this way, in the downtime
between projects, I
>can test out and use the CS3 version and make sure it is
stable on my system,
>learn to use it a bit, set it up the way I would want it,
but always be able to
>cut back to 8 in a pinch if I have mission critical work
that must get done. I
>know 8 like the back of my hand and know nothing about
CS3 version, so I like
>the safety net of being able to run them both.
>
> Any issues with this? Is it possible? Will it break
anything - like with my
>stable and running CS2 apps and Acrobat 7?
CS3 is rather stricter about code - so depending on how well
your code
validates - it may complain if there are any problems.
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few months
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to wait
for that.
~Malcolm~*...
~*

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I did this before on another system where I had both CS2 and CS3 installed and I could run either version when I wanted. Back then I just never bothered to uninstall CS2.
Now on this system I'm tunning CS3 and I have some plug ins I use regularly that aren't compatible with CS5 and I don't want to lay out the cash again for them. So I'd like to be able to install CS5 and use it primarily but when I need to use the plug ins then just switch to CS3.
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