CS3 and CS5.5 side-by-side installation

Hi there
This question has probably been asked before, but I couldn't find it just now.
I have been happy with PP3 for a long time. Considering upgrade to CS5.5 and downloading "try before you buy" - wondered if any conflicts would arise if I install it on the same machine? In case I decide NOT to upgrade now, I don't want my CS3 installation damaged, you see.
Also, will my old projects (CS3) work with CS5.5?
Thanks for any comments.

You won't be able to install Acrobat X from the CS5.5 collections if you have a previous version installed - you'll either have to skip Acrobat X or remove the existing version and put it back if you decide not to keep CS5.5.
Also, remember if you open a file in CS5.5 and it's upgraded via a save, you won't be able to re-open the file in your CS3 apps - so keep backups of all your stuff! You can open an old file in a newer app, but not the other way round. There may be some issues importing older projects if they reference third-party plugins that aren't in CS5.5, but the core stuff should come through just fine.

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I would also say that it would be best to do a clean install of Mountain Lion if you’re not buying a new machine with it preinstalled. O/S upgrades are a crapshoot and if you’ve already done one or two upgrade installs you have a lot of left over crap on that drive.
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In my considered opinion, the immense hassle of attempting to preserve all your customizations and to reinstall all of your 3rd party software is huge, and and generally that administrative pain (and risk) is not offset by the potential elimination of potentially unknown and poorly-understood problems.
Further, unlike in the Windows world, the general expectation in the Mac community (that is, among users, among developers, and from the Vendor--Apple) is that you will do the migration. This means the migration is that path that is tested and it tends to work pretty well. This is not to say that migrating is expected to be more reliable than a clean installation (though when we start to talk about the reliability of "getting work done," which involves the reliability of applications and availability of your data, that is very different question than the reliability of the base operting system, with no additional software).
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They can happily coexist on the same system, as long as you've got the disk space. Photoshop has always been like that.
You'll only be able to run one at a time, at any given instant, though.
Regarding file compatibility, I don't how much it's required to open a file in Photoshop CS3, but the newer version does offer a "Maximize Compatibility" preference setting for saving .psd files. On occasion I've opened .psd files in Photoshop CS3 saved by CS5 (using the aforementioned setting) and I haven't seen any issues at all.
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Just trying to be extra careful here before I delete anything...

Dont worry uninstall CS3 , it would not harm your CS6 , As I said Uninstall it properly do not delete it

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Google Chrome is pulling a lot of manoevers software wise and I hope they try to go a little deeper and give Adobe a run for their money on the one program they feel justifies unbelievable gouging. Go investigate Ableton Live if you want to see what a company that cares about its customers is doing, ADOBE. Audition is a JOKE compared to Ableton Live. Thank God we're not powned on the audio side by these suits.
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The masters of the universe will have theit way, and the rest must bow to their ambivalent greed. At least that's the way they think. It would seem that Adobe and Apple really, really want some upstarts to come up. Maybe $360 for a year to figure out an exit might work. It will be interesting to see if this hits earnings. VERY interesting.

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