CS4 Trial wants me to insert CD?

Hey, I download the 30-day trial version of cs4-extended from adobe, using the Akamai Download Manager, the .exe and the .7z were 100% downloaded, everything fine, I extracted them and began the installation, but just at the last part where the installation is supposed to begin it wants me to put the cs4 cd in.
Why? How can I solve this? I'm not good at using computers actually, do I need to copy the 2 downloaded files to a cd first and run them off of it?
Please help me.

Same problem here, albeit it with more complications. The hoops I had to jump through just to get the damn installer were downright insane - I eventually managed to get a trial version from a third party after the spectacular failure that is the download manager.
Anyway, the trial version keeps on whining me to put in the CD. I can't, obviously. My operating system is Windows Vista, Service Pack installed. What's up? I've spent two days trying to get the damn thing working, looking for answers from forums and FAQs, all for nought. Incidentally, RaMoX, I tried copying all the files to a separate CD, just to see if that might work as the required disk. It didn't work for me, at any rate.
What's really interesting in this is that the trial version is basically a sales pitch and a bloody important one too - I'm not going to spend 600 euroes on a program the quality of which is entirely unknown to me.
Let's jot down my experiences:
a) Adobe Download Manager utterly failed to DO ANYTHING
b) The trial version refuses to activate AT ALL
Let's see if customer services work a little better. I should hope so - I'm quite willing to pay up cash for the program, but I need at least some guarantee that I won't be trading my money for a piece of crap, and so far my experiences with Adobe have been *awful*.

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Photoshop CS4 Trial installation asking for disc again and again

I had to uninstall my Creative Suite CS3 because of licensing problems. Then I could not reinstall it on Vista Home Premium SP2 ("unsupported OS").
Now, as long as I am waiting for Adobe to respond to my case, I tried to install CS4 Trial versions of PS and DW, so I can go on working.
But:
Whether I install them from a HDD or from a CD/DVD, it always asks me to insert the disc again into the related drive. Of course it is already in - installation has to be aborted.
I am very hesitant to purchase the CS4 upgrade, since it seems that after their huge hassle with the CS3 suite they still haven't their product installation problems fixed.
Anybody had fixed this?
Thanks
Matt

Hi dec9 and the_wine_snob,
Have tried all these too, and went a bit further with copying the folder to the desktop, but it also ended with a fatal.
Since the origin of my trouble is the endless hassle with my CS3 Suite installation, I ordered a CS4 Premium Web Trial and see if that installs.
Don't want to risk paying for another uninstallable product.
Before I install that, I will:
- uninstall all Adobe products
- including all flash versions that might still be lingering around
- run the CS3 cleaner
- clean and defrag the drive
- brush my teeth
-... anything else?
Thanks
Matt

CS4 Trial Version: How to Uninstall from PC?

Hi!
I downloaded the CS4 Trial Version. Now I would like to uninstall it from my PC. I still have 23 remaining days, but would like to clear space on my hard drive asap. What will happen when the Trial expires? Will it self-delete, or what??
Would you please tell me how this can best be done? I don't want any files from this download remaining on my hard drive.
TIA,
Clyde Semler

Here's the thing. The uninstallers were part of the package that Adobe made you down and decompress (along with the installer package). From the sounds of it you do not have it.
The following is the CS4 Clean Script:
http://www.adobe.com/support/contact/cs4clean.html
This is usually only recommend in cases where where betas and pre-release software were removed from a system and you run into problems installing the legit software. As a result, this will disable all CS4 software, serial numbers and Adobe Acrobat/Reader installations. It's a commonly used script but it will wipe the system files/registry and all program/user library folders and takes longer to run than the typically uninstaller.
That's your only other option if there is no add/remove programs for whatever reason and you did not hold onto the separate uninstaller packages.

Edit Original...Smoked by PS CS4 Trial Uninstall

I don't know if anyone else has experienced this or knows a fix other than re-install of CS3.
Owning CS3 Design Premium, but being a regular follower of the Photoshop U2U forum, I needed to see for myself whether Photoshop CS4 would run on my system, so logically, I installed the free trial. FWIW, with a display driver update, PS CS4 ran nicely, but regardless, I'm not in a position to purchase the suite upgrade at this time. The trial's run out, and I uninstalled it this morning. While the PS CS4 trial was active, ID CS3's Edit Original command launched or switched to it, rather than PS CS3. I didn't fuss much about that, welcoming the CS4-familiarizing exercise. But now, with it uninstalled, ID's Edit Original is disabled...doesn't even show on the context, (rt-click), menu, and Links panel button is dead.
Any thoughts on getting it back?
PS: Trashing prefs didn't work. Needless to say, I was thrilled.

When you uninstalled it removed the file associations from Windows, which is what tells ID where to send the file for editing.
Open Explorer, Click the view menu, then Folder Options > File Types tab. If the file type (extension) is still in the list, click on it, then click the Change button below to set a new program (Photoshop) to open it. Repeat for all the types you want Photoshop to open.
If the type is not in the list, click the "new" button and add it.
Peter

Flash CS4 Trial Version Crash

I've been using Flash CS3 pro. It crashes when importing images to library. Ran all updates -still crahses
So I downloaded Flash CS4 trial ran all the updates. It ran fine for a few hours... then crashed.
Now Trial version also crashes also when importing images to library.
Error window says: windows - no disk exception processing message c000013 parameters .......
progam then stops responsing....I have a ticket in at support but no answer in almost 3 days now.
Running Windows XP
Please advise - I have a flash file that needs updating.

It's been my experience that with computers that only barely meet the system requirements across the board for Flash or many other Adobe products tend to crash those products even when performing the most seemingly mundane tasks. If installing more RAM is not an option, try keeping all other programs/windows closed while working in Flash. (http://www.adobe.com/products/flash/systemreqs/)
One little trick that I have found to be usefull on slower machines is to not Import to Library, but rather Import to Stage. Importing to the library also adds the step of creating a graphic symbol (CS3) or a movie clip (CS4), whereas Importing to the stage does not.
Also, are you pulling the images off of an external device like a USB drive or an external hard drive? This could be another - and probably the real - reason you are experiencing the error. Try putting the images on your HD, then importing.
You may still want to get some more RAM to handle Flash CS4.

Installing CS4 Trial Errors

I know this has been discussed ad nauseaum but after reading through message archives I still have a question or two.
Yesterday I attempted to purchase CS4 online, Adobe's store was experiencing problems and I was advised to call to make my order which I did.
The person I talked to on the phone advised me to download the trial to play with until my disk copy arrived, which I did.
During installation I got the now infamous CS4 Install error, adobe common set rgb error, error# 1603 fatal error during installation. I was given the option to comintue the installation and at the end it said there were errors but I could use it with some limitations. I clicked on the place for error details and then on the assistance button and followed all of the instructions on how to correct the error and then reinstalled. The same error came up so I went through the steps again this time running the installer as administrator, same thing. I am using Vista 64 bit.
After reinstalling 5 times with all other programs off including firewall and virus protection and following adobe's instructions to the letter the error persisted. I decided to try opening CS4 and it opened just fine, I have played with it all day and everything I have tried to do including printing works flawlessly. Of course in one day I haven't used absolutely every feature but I have used quite a few.
I wouldn't be concerned except for the fact that I will need to uninstall it in a few days and install the disk version and I'm wondering just what kind of headaches I'm going to be in for. I really don't want to use the cleaner because I would rather not have to uninstall everything else adobe, I have a lot of customizations in PSE7 than I prefer not to have to redo as well as a fully populated organizer.
Can I expect problems with the disk version?
Tia
Claudia

I did not uninstall, I followed Adobe's instructions to the letter including
the changes to the registry. I did not run Clean Script partly because I did
not know of it then and after I learned about it they said it uninstalls ALL
Adobe products and I do not want to do that. I have way too many things in
PSE7 to consider doing that at this time. As far as I know I have full
access to all of my directories. I do have both of my monitors calibrated so
there are profiles for them. I have no idea how to do anything about the
monitor profiles. That is probably the problem, the monitor profiles.
CS4 trial is working fine so I'm not going to mess with it until my CS4
disks arrive and I'm ready to uninstall the trial and install the registered
version.
Claudia
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Travails on CS4 Trials

Since I recently upgraded my HW , it seemed appropriate to try CS4 again.That turned out to be a real exercise!
First off, I get an 0x50 Stop message as I was beginning to configure Bridge, when I did a quick exit to see what I set up in PS. It never happened again so I went on. The Stop messages now changed to 0x08E. Careful inspection of the message ID'd NV4_disp.dll, the nVidia driver which I updated when I configured the new installation. CS3 Bridge has no problem with it, but CS4 does. Since it is a BSOD continually, I rolled back the driver. Now, Bridge runs ok, CS4 still runs OpenGL, but now CS$ appears not to really like that driver as I get erratic behavior like when moving the Window after engaging Float all Windows (I hate the default opening!) the image disappears unless I open something else or after moving it around for a while and clicking like mad, I get the image back and it is stable.
The second problem so far is the CS4 Bridge icon in the startup tray. If that is lit, I cannot open CS3 Bridge. Photoshop opens ok, but in order to open Bridge CS3, I have to exit CS4 Bridge first, which, incidentally is how I got the 0x08E stop! There is no way to permanently eliminate it from showing up because if you open CS4 Bridge at all, it sets the Startup icon no matter how Bridge (and msconfig) is configured.
Since I also have BSOD when I installed CS3 (see http://forums.adobe.com/thread/540226?tstart=60), which also was traced to starup problems, I can only conclude that for my system outlined in the link, inadequacies have crept in for older programs running on newer platforms, and some older peripherals as well.
I have all the updates to CS4 and ACR.
On a positive note, CS4 Trial installed without a hitch and fast, around 5 minutes or so, which was nice to see. Also, my complaint with the brush disappearing in cerain color and values seems to have abated.
I guess I am stuck with CS3 for the forseeable future. That's not too bad, and hopefully, CS5 will cover all these bases nicely.

Been there Done that. Makes matters worse.
From what I can see, it seems to have to do with redraw, because as I decrease the acceleration, now it only redraws part of the image, tiling from top to bottom. Not all the tiles are present. If I drop to basic acceleration (one step above minimum) nothing redraws except box outlines.
On another front, I mentioned the Bridge Startup problems. I have been looking at that too, and neither will open if the other already is. So I went into the prefs on both, had only Bridge and Photoshop checked in CS3, and most checked in CS4. So I picked only Bridge and PS there also.
Problem went away.
But hold on! There's more! Now if Bridge 4 is running and minimized, opening CS3 Bridge maximizes CS4 and doesn't open.If CS3 is open, nothing happens trying CS4. It doesn't maximize a minimized CS3 either.
There's still more! Now enabling everything or most everything in CS4 Bridge does not restore the problem. I may consider the update again.
This all can have roots in the video I suppose, but since I am going to wait for CS5 and Win7 and a real computer update, I'll have to wait for then. By that time, advances on all fronts are to be expected; a new video card is in the budget, but I haven't the foggiest which one!
On second thought, I don't want BSOD again so forget the update to the video.

Flash CS4 Trial won't install

Hi There!
I've been trying to install Flash CS4 Trial since its release
but always get the same error message.
The package is uncompressed and install process begins, goes
to 100% and then a message box comes on asking to check disk space
(I've got plenty) and permissions and privileges (I'm using the the
admin account). Firewalls down, no good.
Tried on 3 different machines with plenty of disk space,
memory, etc, both on XP and Vista. Doesn't work.
I have also downloaded the same file 3 or 4 times. No good.
I wonder if anybody else has faced the same frustrating
problems.
I had previously installed CS4 suite (beta) and it all worked
fine.
Please, help!

What in the World? Is there anyway to get FLaSH CS4 trial
version to install? OK. I have Service Pack 3, it keeps telling me
to disable my Firewall, (which I have done over and over, after
re-booting...) I even tried to install after checking off
everything in the msconfig in the Run it won't do anything
different... Also, I still haven't seen hide nor hair of any
'FLEXnet' file or app ANYWHERE. Honestly, what is with this crazy
'install' routine Adobe? Help! I really want to be working with
this new prog!!! Please do away with this insane install thing
please... (ASAP) ...thanks.
UPDATE: Ok, now i've gotten to the next problem: the Install
stops at 8% (Dynamiclink Support) no matter what... I was able to
install the CS4 of Photoshop though. I'm going to try removing my
licensed copy of Flash MX2004 in case it is interfering with the
CS4 Flash install... Other options may be try installing the
Premiere so that it can get the Dynamiclink Support installed ...?
maybe CleanScript...? no way to find the simple solution on any
support pages or forums though? hmm...
SOLVED:
I managed to put off some bills and purchased the upgrade
from MX2004 and the install worked fine... go figure! (This also
allowed for the phone tech support assistance i apparently needed
too. I got a nice person after a 15 minute wait.) The purchased
upgrade download worked as far as the install went: good; but: I
went click on the FLaSH icon to open the program after a reboot and
it said "the Licensing is no durn good no more." So I said,hmmm...
Here's what was likely a problem: the FLEXnet folder (had to
do an Explorer search to locate these) had been duplicated from a
previous install attempt a few days earlier and the duplicate AS
WELL AS the 'non-duplicate' had a 'read only' status that need to
be un-checked and permissions had to be set on the FLEXnet folder
for Admin, etc. That was pretty much the culprit. Hope this may
help someone. This tech file was a help: kb405970

CS4 Trial expired overnight.

I installed CS4 trial on Windows XP Pro yesterday on my son's PC.
He wanted to learn PS so I encourage that.
He requested that I install it on my PC, which is dual screen, so he could have PS on one screen and the tutorials/youtube videos on the other.
Next day, his PC has expired, whilst mine still works.
How do I get the trial working again? I tried logging in as an administrator, to no avail.
Also, I notice that PS will NOT run if you try run it under a user who does not have a password. For example, Guest.
All my users are 'Limited' users - nobody in my household has admin priv (other than myself) so running PS as an administrator is completely out of the question.

How do I get the trial working again?
Not at all, unfortunately. Once locked, only a full retail serial will unlock it. re-installing or ny such thing doesn't do anything nor would the options listed on the knowledge base - where there is no serial, there is nothing to fix. As to why it shut down is a differnt matter, but your security policies may add to it due to blocking access to specific files and the registry. This would be perceived as an attempt at tampering by the licensing service. Similarly, virus scanners and otehr tools may interfere. Another frequent cause are updates of any kind, Adobes own and others. Anyway, short of rebuilding the OS from scratch with a low-level format, there is nothing you can do. If it's just for learning generic image manipulation stuff, give GIMP a spin. It's free. You may also want to consider edu versions of Adobe products, if your son or one other family member is entitled....
Mylenium

When will CS4 Trial downloads be available?

Yeah, I know.
They'll be available when Adobe makes them available. Just kinda curious should those of you in the know and flow of things have something to offer up to my self-interested curiosity.
I'm awaiting fulfillment of my upgrade to CS Master Collection.
There are Flash/swf features in Indesign CS4 I want to work with . . . like . . . right now.

Check out the Adobe CS4 FAQ.
"When will Creative Suite 4 trials be available?
Trials for all products except those in Japanese should be available by
mid-November 2008."
http://www.adobe.com/products/creativesuite/faq/
Regards
John Waller

Flash CS4 Trial Failed

After downloading and installing Flash Pro CS4 I got to use
it only a couple days for a couple hours each day. Now the trial
software won't open. I get a box telling me options of trial or
register. I click the trial option and the next box states "Problem
with the trial." The software wants me to buy and register even
though I have gotten no trial period other than a few hours. Is
this normal. Is there any solution to regain my trial period or is
the the typical Adobe tactic of their trial softwares?
Also, the Adobe site won't allow me to download any other
trial softwares such as Dreamweaver. I am new to Adobe site and
have never tried any of their software before.
There is no support for anyone other than paid customers so
if you know something, I'd appreciate any assistance.
Thank you.

What in the World? Is there anyway to get FLaSH CS4 trial
version to install? OK. I have Service Pack 3, it keeps telling me
to disable my Firewall, (which I have done over and over, after
re-booting...) I even tried to install after checking off
everything in the msconfig in the Run it won't do anything
different... Also, I still haven't seen hide nor hair of any
'FLEXnet' file or app ANYWHERE. Honestly, what is with this crazy
'install' routine Adobe? Help! I really want to be working with
this new prog!!! Please do away with this insane install thing
please... (ASAP) ...thanks.
UPDATE: Ok, now i've gotten to the next problem: the Install
stops at 8% (Dynamiclink Support) no matter what... I was able to
install the CS4 of Photoshop though. I'm going to try removing my
licensed copy of Flash MX2004 in case it is interfering with the
CS4 Flash install... Other options may be try installing the
Premiere so that it can get the Dynamiclink Support installed ...?
maybe CleanScript...? no way to find the simple solution on any
support pages or forums though? hmm...
SOLVED:
I managed to put off some bills and purchased the upgrade
from MX2004 and the install worked fine... go figure! (This also
allowed for the phone tech support assistance i apparently needed
too. I got a nice person after a 15 minute wait.) The purchased
upgrade download worked as far as the install went: good; but: I
went click on the FLaSH icon to open the program after a reboot and
it said "the Licensing is no durn good no more." So I said,hmmm...
Here's what was likely a problem: the FLEXnet folder (had to
do an Explorer search to locate these) had been duplicated from a
previous install attempt a few days earlier and the duplicate AS
WELL AS the 'non-duplicate' had a 'read only' status that need to
be un-checked and permissions had to be set on the FLEXnet folder
for Admin, etc. That was pretty much the culprit. Hope this may
help someone. This tech file was a help: kb405970

Flash CS4 Trial version

Hi!,
How long does it take to download Flash CS4 Trial with 7 MB ADSL ?
thanks!

It's been my experience that with computers that only barely meet the system requirements across the board for Flash or many other Adobe products tend to crash those products even when performing the most seemingly mundane tasks. If installing more RAM is not an option, try keeping all other programs/windows closed while working in Flash. (http://www.adobe.com/products/flash/systemreqs/)
One little trick that I have found to be usefull on slower machines is to not Import to Library, but rather Import to Stage. Importing to the library also adds the step of creating a graphic symbol (CS3) or a movie clip (CS4), whereas Importing to the stage does not.
Also, are you pulling the images off of an external device like a USB drive or an external hard drive? This could be another - and probably the real - reason you are experiencing the error. Try putting the images on your HD, then importing.
You may still want to get some more RAM to handle Flash CS4.

No Dreamweaver CS4 Trial?

I've read it, but I don't understand! Why is there no Trial
for Dreamweaver CS4? I want to try before I buy. I put in my email,
but what happens now? It says, CS4 Trials are available in the
FAQs, didn't it?? Please clarify this.

ndudde wrote:
> I've read it, but I don't understand! Why is there no
Trial for Dreamweaver
> CS4? I want to try before I buy.
From the CS4 trial FAQ
http://www.adobe.com/products/creativesuite/trial/faq/):
"When will Creative Suite 4 trials be available?
"Trials for all products except those in Japanese should be
available by
mid-November 2008. Japanese-language trials are expected to
be available
by early December 2008. To be notified about trial
availability, you may
sign up to be contacted via the product nofitication form
located at
www.adobe.com/go/cs4notify."
David Powers, Adobe Community Expert
Author, "The Essential Guide to Dreamweaver CS3" (friends of
ED)
Author, "PHP Solutions" (friends of ED)
http://foundationphp.com/

Adobe Photoshop Extended CS4 Trial on Macbook

Hi, my girlfriend tried to install the photoshop CS4 trial on her spanking new macbook. However, after downloading the trial and running the installer SUCCESSFULLY, she encounted a problem opening PS.
The icon didn't show up, and when clicked an error message popped up, saying something to the effect of...
"photoshop is not supported on this architecture."
Does anyone know what the problem is?? Her laptop is a BRAND NEW 2.13GHz macbook, Intel Core 2 Duo etc etc etc... So I dont understand the error. Considering it is the right architecture. Anyone else had this problem? Iv searched the forum and googled the issue but I cant find an answer.
Any response would be greatly appreciated
Rick

I recently encountered this exact problem installing Photoshop CS4 trial on an Oct. 2006 production vintage MacBook Black 13" with 2.0 GHz Intel Core Duo, 2 core, 1.5GB ram, lots of hard drive space, running OS X 10.5.8.
After much waiting on the Adobe help line, I could not even get them to say it was supposed to work on the MacBook. At one point they suggested downgrading to 10.5.4 to be in line with the required specs. I said no will do that.
The installer apparently ran correctly but when trying to open Photoshop, it gave the 'architecture not supported' error which turns out to be bogus.
I did the same install on a MacBook Pro running 10.6.2 which was successful, and I saw that there was a lot more stuff installed in the Photoshop folder.
I finally upgraded the MacBook to 10.6.2 but the install would still not work, even after performing the Photoshop CS4 uninstall from Utilities/Adobe Installers first to get rid of previous attempts.
It seems that the installer is completely broken. If it detects any remnants from other installs, it seems to not even try to do the complete install, yet doesn't give any error messages. The broken install is only apparent when trying to run the app, and it gives a totally bogus error message.
I finally found the Adobe CS4 Clean Script which showed a previous trial install of
Creative Suite 4 Master Collection which also had not worked. Removing that with the Adobe CS4 Clean Script then for some reason seemed to allow the install of Photoshop CS4 trial to execute correctly. The script thankfully left the CS3 installation alone.
I don't know whether the upgrade to 10.6.2 was a required part of the solution or not, but after many, many hours of fighting with this, I can now say that Photoshop CS4 trial now works on the Oct. 2006 vintage MacBook.
And to Adobe I say, please fix your installer so that when I say install, it installs, and forget the trying to be so smart. At least give an option to force overwriting of previous remnants so you can be sure the install has installed everything up to date.
And please give some better error messages, particularly when it doesn't install required parts.

Adobe cs4 (trial) Installation problem to WinXP sp3

I tried to download and install CS4 (trial) with akamai download manager. When I go to CS4 folder, I try to run the setup but i get the error "The Adobe Setup encounter a problem and must be terminated" I tried to open the setup.exe from the zip folder, it run's to the end and then the same error comes up again. I deactivated my firewall but again I can't install CS4. I contacted the technical support but they didn't help me. I get the following error data which I prompted to send to Microsoft. " AppName:setup.exe,AppVer:2.0.133.0, ModName:msvcr80.dll, ModName:8.0.50727.4053, Offset:000149d1. Where is the problem? Can anyone help me?

I am also currently experiencing this problem. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
How are we supposed to try adobe products if they wont even install for us?

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