CS5 Master Collection release date

CS3 was released 4th quarter 2007.
CS4 was released 4th quarter 2008.
Will CS5 be released 4th quarter 2009?
I have CS3 Master Collection running on Vista Ultimate 64-bit with 16GB RAM, quad core CPU, 1GB video card.
Not sure if it is worth upgrading to CS4 Master Collection or wait for CS5.
Which apps in CS4 are multithreaded?
Which apps in CS4 are 64-bit?
Will everything in CS5 Master Collection be multithreaded and 64-bit?

There was much more than 12 months between CS3 and CS4, more like a year and a half. Maybe there was a gap of 12 months between the time you acquired CS3 and the release of CS4.
Adobe does not announce its releases that far in advance. However, don't count on a "CS5" release within 12 months of CS4. Historically (and per public announcements from Adobe), there is typically a gap of 18 to 24 months between releases although that is not a committment one way or another.
The only CS4 application with a 64-bit version is Photoshop (Windows only).
I think you can reasonably assume that not all applications in the next version of the Creative Suite will be 64-bit.
Whether it is "worth" upgrading CS3 to CS4 depends on your real needs which only you will likely to be able to determine.
- Dov

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Switching from Windows to Mac CS5 Master Collection

I have purchased CS5 Mastercollection for windows. However I have switched my machine from a windows to Mac. I need to re install the Program over to the mac system. I am unable to download the CS5 master collection as it is no longer available on adobe website. How do I go about it?
Thank you for your help.

Welcome to the forum.
Normally, when one changed platforms with Ps, Adobe called that a "cross-grade," and the price to do so was about equal to the "upgrade price." As Ps CS 6 is sort of in limbo, since the release of the CC (Creative Cloud) subscription license model, I am not sure what Adobe is doing about upgrades, or cross-grades, and from CS 5.
With the CC model, there is no platform differentiation, regarding the license - one can use Ps CC on either a Mac, or PC (or one-each). Not so with the perpetual license of Ps CS 6.
I would contact Adobe Customer Support and inquire what your upgrade/cross-grade path might be. It could well be that the best "deal" would be the CC license.
Good luck,
Hunt

Cs5 master collection deactivate+uninstall, reinstall errors on update

I have cs5 master collection.
I had to reinstall windows form scratch.. windows is on c:. I had to reformat that drive. adobe cs5 stores some of its files on C: and some of its files in the appointed install directory, on a data drive which was f:
i deactivated+uninstalled adobe cs5.
formatted c: and installed windows. of course, some adobe files are still left over on f:
reinstalled adobe cs5 to same location on f:
started dreamweaver, help, update (to update cs5)
I get update errors on half or more of the products. another update gives th esame problem, it's stuck.
how do I fix? this isn't the first time I have had trouble with AAM.
also, adobe community help refuses to pin to the taskbar or start menu. I don't know why, it's an exe. also, cs5 doesn't make an icon for it. I tried creating a shortcut for the exe and dragging it to the taskbar, but this doesn't work either. I got it on there once, but I have no idea how.
9/26/2014:
I uninstalled and deactivated cs5 and acrobat 9, did all necessary reboots, and uninstalled all adobe products.
missed a step, so wrote this windows .cmd batch file to remove adobe leftovers after uninstall and deactivate.
contents of adobe-cs5-removal-tool.cmd
@rem Author: Jim Michaels
@rem Created: 9/27/2014
@rem Version: 1.0
@rem Abstract: removes cs5 and commonly-used adobe products from windows
@rem if I could get the uninstaller location, I would do the uninstall automatically.
rem handle help switches
if /i @%1@ equ @@       goto help
if /i @%1@ equ @--help@ goto help
if /i @%1@ equ @-help@ goto help
if /i @%1@ equ @/help@ goto help
if /i @%1@ equ @--h@    goto help
if /i @%1@ equ @-h@     goto help
if /i @%1@ equ @/h@     goto help
if /i @%1@ equ @--?@    goto help
if /i @%1@ equ @-?@     goto help
if /i @%1@ equ @/?@     goto help
rem handle dir switches
if /i @%1@ equ @--acrobat-root-dir@ (
    set acrobatRoot=%2
    shift
    shift
if /i @%1@ equ @-acrobat-root-dir@ (
    set acrobatRoot=%2
    shift
    shift
if /i @%1@ equ @/acrobat-root-dir@ (
    set acrobatRoot=%2
    shift
    shift
if /i @%1@ equ @--cs5-root-dir@ (
    set cs5Root=%2
    shift
    shift
if /i @%1@ equ @-cs5-root-dir@ (
    set cs5Root=%2
    shift
    shift
if /i @%1@ equ @/cs5-root-dir@ (
    set cs5Root=%2
    shift
    shift
rem processing
@echo a good uninstallation order is:
@echo adobe acrobat 9 Pro
@echo adobe creative suite 5 master collection
@echo adobe community help
@echo adobe media player
@echo adobe reader
@echo adobe air
@echo adobe flash player 15 Activex
@echo adobe flash player 15 plugin
@ECHO backup your leftover plugins in %appdata%\Adobe, %appdata%\..\locallow\Adobe, %localappdata%\Adobe, %PROGRAMDATA%\Adobe first.
@ECHO DO NOT PROCEED UNTIL ALL ADOBE PRODUCTS ARE UNINSTALLED AND DEACTIVATED FIRST! DO REBOOT AFTER EACH UNINSTALL.
@ECHO CTRL-C TO QUIT NOW
@pause
@ECHO ARE YOU SURE?
@ECHO CTRL-C TO QUIT NOW OR PRESS A KEY TO REMOVE ADOBE CS5
@pause
@echo
rem create .reg file
echo Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00>"adobe-cs5-reg-remove.reg"
echo.>>"adobe-cs5-reg-remove.reg"
echo [-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Adobe]>>"adobe-cs5-reg-remove.reg"
echo.>>"adobe-cs5-reg-remove.reg"
echo [-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Adobe]>>"adobe-cs5-reg-remove.reg"
rem remove directories
rd /s /q "%ProgramFiles%\Adobe"
rd /s /q "%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Adobe"
rd /s /q "%CommonProgramFiles%\Adobe"
rd /s /q "%CommonProgramFiles(x86)%\Adobe"
rd /s /q "%APPDATA%\Adobe"
rd /s /q "%LOCALAPPDATA%\Adobe"
rd /s /q "%APPDATA%\..\LocalLow\Adobe"
rd /s /q "%ProgramData%\Adobe"
rd /s /q "C:\Users\All Users\Adobe"
rd /s /q "%temp%\adobe"
rd /s /q "%tmp%\adobe"
if @%adobeRoot%@ neq @@ rd /s /q %adobeRoot%
if @%cs5Root%@   neq @@ rd /s /q %cs5Root%
start "adobe-cs5-reg-remove.reg"
@echo waiting until you are finished with entering the registry stuff (a deletion of adobe keys)
@echo then press a key.
@pause
del "adobe-cs5-reg-remove.reg"
goto end
:help
@echo adobe-cs5-removal-tool - remove adobe cs5 and any adobe products (after uninstall and deactivate of all adobe products)
@echo usage: adobe-cs5-removal-tool [options]
@echo options:
@echo   [-[-]h[elp]^|/h[elp]^|-[-]?^|/?] this help
@echo   [-[-]^acrobat-root-dir|/acrobat-root-dir doubleQuotedDirPath] specifies extra Acrobat dir path to delete, usually with Adobe on the end. double quotes "" are expected around the dir path.
@echo   [-[-]^cs5-root-dir|/cs5-root-dir doubleQuotedDirPath] specifies extra CS5 dir path to delete, usually with Adobe on the end. double quotes "" are expected around the dir path.
@echo if I could get the uninstaller location, I would do the uninstall automatically.
@echo a good uninstallation order is:
@echo adobe acrobat 9 Pro
@echo adobe creative suite 5 master collection
@echo adobe community help
@echo adobe media player
@echo adobe reader
@echo adobe air
@echo adobe flash player 15 Activex
@echo adobe flash player 15 plugin
goto end
:end
I need to try this, going to take another hour or two. I hope this causes enough of an uninstall that adobe will update. I missed a step last time.

I noticed the backup section is missing the file. I could really use that. I noticed an uninstall+deactivate leaves the plugins behind, and that the dirs can be copied to a safe place if you know where they are. thanks for the tip.
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Please enter (y) for Yes or (n) for No. ... >>
so... what's "Gen_WWCombined-en_US-20121017_1230" mean? is this webkit or something? do I want to remove this?
ah - I got it, you just say y, that's just the product code.
after a run the new revision of my removal tool, it didn't see cs5.
does the CC removal tool require any uninstallation? I would like to know, if it doesn't, that would make the uninstallation process a whole lot simpler. it should also remove adobe reader, adobe air, adobe community help if it doesn't already, adobe media player - I would assume it does this (but those aren't in the list).
I would like to see an antry where it removes everything but the adobe ID (is that a bad thing? what exactly does that do? does it remove my adobe account?) .
until then, this latest revision of my tool may or may not be of use.
@rem Author: Jim Michaels
@rem Created: 9/27/2014
@rem Version: 1.1
@rem Abstract: removes cs5 and commonly-used adobe products from windows
@rem if I could get the uninstaller location, I would do the uninstall automatically.
@rem handle help switches
if @%SESSIONNAME%@ neq @@ goto admerr
if /i @%1@ equ @@         goto help
if /i @%1@ equ @--help@   goto help
if /i @%1@ equ @-help@    goto help
if /i @%1@ equ @/help@    goto help
if /i @%1@ equ @--h@      goto help
if /i @%1@ equ @-h@       goto help
if /i @%1@ equ @/h@       goto help
if /i @%1@ equ @--?@      goto help
if /i @%1@ equ @-?@       goto help
if /i @%1@ equ @/?@       goto help
rem handle dir switches
if /i @%1@ equ @--acrobat-root-dir@ (
    set acrobatRoot=%2
    shift
    shift
if /i @%1@ equ @-acrobat-root-dir@ (
    set acrobatRoot=%2
    shift
    shift
if /i @%1@ equ @/acrobat-root-dir@ (
    set acrobatRoot=%2
    shift
    shift
if /i @%1@ equ @--cs5-root-dir@ (
    set cs5Root=%2
    shift
    shift
if /i @%1@ equ @-cs5-root-dir@ (
    set cs5Root=%2
    shift
    shift
if /i @%1@ equ @/cs5-root-dir@ (
    set cs5Root=%2
    shift
    shift
rem processing
@echo A good uninstallation order (because of dependencies) is:
@echo Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro
@echo Adobe Creative Suite 5 Master Collection
@echo Adobe Community Help
@echo Adobe Media player
@echo Adobe Reader
@echo Adobe Air
@echo Adobe Flash Player Activex
@echo Adobe Flash Player plugin
@ECHO backup your leftover plugins in %appdata%\Adobe, %appdata%\..\locallow\Adobe, %localappdata%\Adobe, %PROGRAMDATA%\Adobe first.
@ECHO DO NOT PROCEED UNTIL ALL ADOBE PRODUCTS ARE UNINSTALLED AND DEACTIVATED FIRST! DO REBOOT AFTER EACH UNINSTALL.
@ECHO CTRL-C TO QUIT NOW
@pause
@ECHO ARE YOU SURE?
@ECHO CTRL-C TO QUIT NOW OR PRESS A KEY TO REMOVE ADOBE CS5
@pause
@echo
rem create .reg file
echo Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00>"adobe-cs5-reg-remove.reg"
echo.>>"adobe-cs5-reg-remove.reg"
echo [-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Adobe]>>"adobe-cs5-reg-remove.reg"
echo.>>"adobe-cs5-reg-remove.reg"
echo [-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Adobe]>>"adobe-cs5-reg-remove.reg"
rem remove directories
rd /s /q "%ProgramFiles%\Adobe"
rd /s /q "%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Adobe"
rd /s /q "%CommonProgramFiles%\Adobe"
rd /s /q "%CommonProgramFiles(x86)%\Adobe"
rd /s /q "%APPDATA%\Adobe"
rd /s /q "%LOCALAPPDATA%\Adobe"
rd /s /q "%APPDATA%\..\LocalLow\Adobe"
rd /s /q "%ProgramData%\Adobe"
rd /s /q "%windrive%\Users\All Users\Adobe"
rd /s /q "%temp%\adobe"
rd /s /q "%tmp%\adobe"
if @%adobeRoot%@ neq @@ rd /s /q %adobeRoot%
if @%cs5Root%@   neq @@ rd /s /q %cs5Root%
"adobe-cs5-reg-remove.reg"
@echo waiting until you are finished with entering the registry stuff (a deletion of adobe keys)
@echo then press a key.
@pause
del "adobe-cs5-reg-remove.reg"
goto end
:help
@echo adobe-cs5-removal-tool - remove adobe cs5 and any adobe products (after uninstall and deactivate of all adobe products)
@echo usage: adobe-cs5-removal-tool [options]
@echo options:
@echo   [-[-]h[elp]^|/h[elp]^|-[-]?^|/?] this help
@echo   [-[-]^acrobat-root-dir^|/acrobat-root-dir doubleQuotedDirPath] specifies extra Acrobat dir path to delete, usually with Adobe on the end. double quotes "" are expected around the dir path.
@echo   [-[-]^cs5-root-dir^|/cs5-root-dir doubleQuotedDirPath] specifies extra CS5 dir path to delete, usually with Adobe on the end. double quotes "" are expected around the dir path.
@echo if I could get the uninstaller locations, I would do the uninstall automatically.
@echo A good uninstallation order is:
@echo Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro    (depends upon Air)
@echo Adobe Creative Suite 5 Master Collection    (installs and depends upon Air)
@echo Adobe Community Help    (Depends upon Air)
@echo Adobe Media Player    (depends upon Air)
@echo Adobe Reader    (I think depends upon Air)
@echo Adobe Air
@echo Adobe Flash Player Activex
@echo Adobe Flash Player Plugin
goto end
:admerr
@echo you need to right click and run your cmd shell or this script as Administrator first before running this script, or create a shortcut to this script with Administrator rights (advanced).
@echo nothing done, exiting
pause
goto end
:end

Where can i download adobe cs5 master collection?

Hi i was looking for old adobe cs5 master collection download not adobe creative suite cs5.5 i have searched every where but still cannot find it.please help me i need it.Warmest regards

well, seeing as there was no answer here, i called adobe today, appartently adobe decided with the release of 5.5, there are no more trial downloads for cs5.0, i really hate when they do things like this , i can't keep up with everyone else and always get to the products late to try, i'm frustrated and VERY upset by this style of adobe doing these things. I love to photoshop and learn, but they make it impossible, especially when 5.5 as they told me, was released a month ago.
It's just so wrong!!
so, no more downloads for that folks.!! only cs5.5, and i'm just not able to afford that now *cries*

Adobe CS5 Master Collection System Requirements - A Mistake?

http://www.adobe.com/products/creativesuite/mastercollection
I am a student who purchased Adobe CS5 Master Collection a few weeks back.
Before purchasing the product I looked at the system requirements at the link above.
I thought, "Cool! That's not too hectic, I have enough cash to build a computer with those system specs."
So I went and bought Adobe CS5 Master Collection, all amped up and ready to get a computer for it, excited to start learning the program.
Looking at different options around the specs, in Adobe's link above, I started asking questions, and soon I was advised by many users that those specs WOULDN'T do it for Adobe CS5 Master Collection.
Looking at my budget, comparing it to the suggested builds in this Forum, I am now depressed, because the cheapest Budget Build is way out of range of my budget.
I feel let down, because I purchased a program with the trust that Adobe provided those system requirements SO THAT the program can run nicely on those specs.
So my question:
WHY are the system requirements, at the link above, 2GB of RAM (4 or more reccommended) and Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD Phenom II, if there are so many warnings on this and other forums that those specs will not be enough? (The Budget Build in this Forum suggests a quad core and 8GB of RAM)
Does this mean that had I bought a computer going on the specs provided in Adobe's link above, say a Core 2 Duo and 4GB of RAM, that I then would NOT have been able to get started nicely, learning and working with Adobe CS5 Master Collection?

Thanks for the new article "System requirements for CS5" at http://forums.adobe.com/thread/810750?tstart=0 !
I really appreciate it very much. I found it very informative and it helped me understand the topic so much better.
I hope that it will be included in the overview tab for other newbies like me.
Other articles in this Forum that I found very helpful:
"Now that CS5 has arrived, what does it mean for your system setup?" at http://forums.adobe.com/thread/633773 .
This article helped me understand how things have changed since CS5's release and what it means for my system setup.
"A PC buying guide for NLE" at http://forums.adobe.com/thread/433549 .
EXCELLENT article with helpful links. Thanks.
JerryK wrote:They do not all seem consistent with each other, and so can be confusing for users looking to put together a new pc.
Now that I have read several articles and discussions in this Forum, my understanding is that the reason why they may "not all seem consistent with each other" is because of the fact that the nature of each one's editing projects vary from one another which have a major impact on the hardware required to run projects effectively. So what works for one does not work for another.
Yes, at this stage I do indeed find it VERY confusing as a newbie looking to put together a new PC, within my budget.
However, I understand now that it would be hard for anyone to come up with a list of systems that will guarantee specific performance within specific budgets, because there are too many variables at play.
The reality is that there are newbies who are just starting out for the first time, having no clue what all Adobe is about and what they can and are going to do with the program.
I think that newbies like me who have to settle for a very low budget PC at first, just to get started, have to content with the AWARENESS that their system will allow only so much performance and nothing more.
It would be nice if there were benchmark results of low budget PC's for beginners working with DV and HD, to help them at least not buy utterly useless systems, but systems that, though not super fast, will perform tasks specified in such a benchmark, with an added note that while using such a low budget PC (for the purpose of at least getting started with some projects as newbies/students), they could read about upgrades and start saving their coins for upgrades.
Thank you for your answer in post 8:
Harm Millaard wrote:
With a sufficiently capable CPU, no problem, provided you have the right disk I/O system and memory as well, yes.
Based on the Adobe minimum requirements, no way. Even a single application like PR with AVCHD codec material will effectively come to a halt. Multi-tasking DW and PS is doable on such a system.
My newbie question:
With reference to post 7 and 8 above, if you can suggest a CPU, memory and disk I/O system for my present specific need, as described in 7 above, i.e. multi-tasking Dreamweaver, Photoshop and Flash, please do. I will view your suggestion(s) in this case as guide lines.

Wondering if my computer is ok for CS5 Master collection

This is my computer info. (whitch I don't know what everything means) I was wondering if I perched Adobe Creative Suite CS5 Master Collection, would it run properly on this Computer & if not!! what else would I have to add to this computer to run the CS5 M. C?
I have been using from 6.0 to CS3 PhotoShop, Preimere Pro, & Encore, for a few years now, & I'd like to get into AF, I don't know much about computers, I just know how to use the three Adobe programs that I have been using.
I have been watching a lot of tutorials of CS5 & they look awesome!!!
So if you could let me know What I need to do to my computer so I could run all the CS5 M.C. programs
I will take it to my Computer guy & let him add to this computer, But I don't think he knows about all the video stuff, so I would have to let him know what I want & need.
My E-Mail address is [email protected]
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To: [email protected]
Sent: 10/24/2010 7:35:18 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time
Subj: My Computer
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NVIDIA System Information report created on: 10/24/2010 07:32:26
System name: OWNER-PC
[Display]
Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 3800+ (2009 MHz)
Operating System: Windows 7 Ultimate, 32-bit
DirectX version: 11.0
GPU processor: GeForce 7800 GT
Driver version: 258.96
Core clock: 445 MHz
Memory clock: 1070 MHz (2140 MHz data rate)
Memory interface: 256-bit
Total available graphics memory: 1023 MB
Dedicated video memory: 256 MB GDDR3
System video memory: 0 MB
Shared system memory: 767 MB
Video BIOS version: 5.70.02.13.01
IRQ:   18
Bus:   PCI Express x16
[Components]
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nvCplUI.exe 3.3.532.01 NVIDIA Control Panel
nvWSSR.dll 6.14.12.5896 NVIDIA Workstation Server
nvWSS.dll 6.14.12.5896 NVIDIA Workstation Server
nvViTvSR.dll 6.14.12.5896 NVIDIA Video Server
nvViTvS.dll 6.14.12.5896 NVIDIA Video Server
nvDispSR.dll 6.14.12.5896 NVIDIA Display Server
NVMCTRAY.DLL 8.17.12.5896 NVIDIA Media Center Library
nvDispS.dll 6.14.12.5896 NVIDIA Display Server
NVCPL.DLL 8.17.12.5896 NVIDIA Compatible Windows7 Display driver, Version 258.96
NVCUDA.DLL 8.17.12.5896 NVIDIA CUDA 3.1.1 driver
nvGameSR.dll 6.14.12.5896 NVIDIA 3D Settings Server
nvGameS.dll 6.14.12.5896 NVIDIA 3D Settings Server

Thank You for yr reply   Corinne
In a message dated 10/25/2010 4:34:59 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
[email protected] writes:
By the time you're done upgrading that machine you might just as well buy
a new one.
You'll need a new video card, a boatload of RAM and a 64 bit version of
Windows 7.
Bob

How do I get a copy of Acrobat with my CS5 Master Collection???

I activated my Adobe CS5 Master Collection (running on Snow Leopard) with a serial number purchased from CDW and everything went smoothly, but after a few days of using the core products I typically use I noticed Acrobat was not included in the installed software.
Now, Adobe lists Acrobat PRO as an included product in the Master Collection and rightfully so since it contans just about every product they make.
When I emailed Adobe about this but the only response I got was some pre-formatted auto-response probably sent to me from the help desk in India or something. The auto-response said absolutely nothing about how to obtain a copy for the Mac, and just had a link taking me to the Acrobat home page, which basically says there is no trial version of Acrobat for Mac available for download.
I gave up on it since I do not use Acrobat very much but now I am in a situation where I do need to have Acrobat Pro to finish a job and I cannot figure out how to get a copy installed with the Master Collection.
There was no disclaimer indicating that you would not be able to get a copy of Acrobat when I purchased the downloadable version vs. buying a boxed DVD set, so I am expecting there must be a way.
Adobe's help has been pretty much useless when I emailed them, and I cannot find anyone with the same problem on Google or in the Adobe forums, so is there someone out there who can give me the answer or help me?
If I have to purchase a seperate copy of Acrobat so be it, but since it is supposed to be included with the Master Suite that would be kind of stupid if I have to purchase a copy of Acrobat seperately.
Thanks to anyone who can point me in the right direction!!!

This is just getting beyond ridiculous...
AND I can see from several forum threads I am not alone in this issue.
Adobe, you absolutely SUCK for making it so difficult to install this software. I am normally a fan of Adobe products, but now that you guys have bought out all your competiton you are getting lazy and stupid.
This is the most ridiculous crap I've ever seen when trying to install a product I PURCHASED!!!!!!!
So, after over another week (I have been trying to find a way to install Acrobat with my purchased copy of the Master Suite for MONTHS)... My IT guy finally gets me the installer DMG for Acrobat and now I cannot install it with my master collection because the serial numbers are not the same?
I never got a god damn serial number for Acrobat Pro when purchasing the master collection.
Asking Adobe for help is totally worthless and not even worth taking the time to do so because all they give you is some BS pre-recorded response that doesn't help you with JACK...
It has been a long time since I've had a problem installing a piece of software I PURCHASED.
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!
YOU SERIOUSLY SUCK ADOBE ON THIS ONE!!!!!!!!!!!

PS, AE, and LR3 will not open in CS5 Master Collection

Window7, 64-bit, CS5 Master Collection, LightRoom 3…
Have had no trouble since loading CS5 (which was difficult) for the last month or more. Today, PS 64-bit, LR 3, AE and Mocha for AE will not open. These programs close with a similar error message “i.e., Adobe Photoshop 64-bit has stopped working. All other programs in CS5 including Photoshop 32-bit will open?
Any suggestions on what to do to correct the problem? After spending 2 weeks installing CS5 this is heartbreaking - I wish Adobe would pay for my downtime!
Thanks,
Randy

This worked for me: turn off User Account Control and then reboot.

PS and AE will not open in CS5 Master Collection

Window7, 64-bit, CS5 Master Collection, LightRoom 3…
Have had no trouble since loading CS5 (which was difficult) for the last month. Today, PS 64-bit, LR 3, AE and Mocha for AE will not open. These programs close with a similar error message “Adobe Photoshop 64-bit has stopped working. All other programs in CS5 including Photoshop 32-bit will open?
Any suggestions on what to do to correct the problem? After spending 2 weeks installing CS5 this is heartbreaking - I wish Adobe would pay for my downtime!
Thanks,
Randy

Hi Mylenium,
I ran the Adobe Support Advisor and it came back without identifying any errors. However, when I closed the advisor this grayed out message come up:
"Creative Suite Product Install Inspector has identified the issue(s) that needs attention. An issue report has been generated. Adobe will use this issue report to helpaddress the issue(s) in the future."
I just spent 2 hrs with Adobe Tech Service and they could not identify a problem and suggested that I remove all 3 programs and reload. LR3 almost loads - it is in "Web" trying to open a flash gallery plug in when it fails. The other programs do not open at all...
I am going to remove and reinstall LR3 first and see what happens. Then I will (unless someone suggest something else), reinstall Windows 7. Reinstalling W7 was the only thing that worked for me when I initially installed CS5 for the first time...
Thanks,
Randy

What is the "Content" DVD used for in CS5 Master Collection?

Hey Everybody,
Sorry--I know there must be some cue I am over looking somewhere, but what is the Contents DVD fo in the 4 disk CS5 Master Collection Installation Pack? I have installed everything on a new MacBook Pro. First 3 DVDs are very logical (in terms of what they contain and how to install them), but the 4th one just has a bunch or read-me files in various languages. Is there something on this disk I need to install?
Many thanks in advance!

Just some templates and other assorted stuff. Nothing you have to have.
Bob

I'm having problem with adobe after effects in cs5 master collection installing

When i installing ae cs5 master collection it come like "exid code 6" u can refer down....
Pls help me with this errors.....
Exit Code: 6
-------------------------------------- Summary --------------------------------------
- 10 fatal error(s), 15 error(s), 9 warning(s)
ERROR: DS011: Payload path does not exist and no media record specified.
ERROR: DS011: Payload path does not exist and no media record specified.
ERROR: DS011: Payload path does not exist and no media record specified.
ERROR: DS011: Payload path does not exist and no media record specified.
ERROR: DS011: Payload path does not exist and no media record specified.
ERROR: DS011: Payload path does not exist and no media record specified.
ERROR: DS011: Payload path does not exist and no media record specified.
ERROR: DS011: Payload path does not exist and no media record specified.
WARNING: DW064: Memory requirements not met for {288DB08D-0708-4A94-B055-55B99E39EB62}
WARNING: DW065: Display requirements not met for {288DB08D-0708-4A94-B055-55B99E39EB62}
WARNING: DW064: Memory requirements not met for {DA1B174B-4297-467C-9EF8-0AB8D4D5171E}
WARNING: DW065: Display requirements not met for {DA1B174B-4297-467C-9EF8-0AB8D4D5171E}
WARNING: DW064: Memory requirements not met for {6ACDB89B-63FB-4C7D-8490-7528E248F25B}
WARNING: DW065: Display requirements not met for {6ACDB89B-63FB-4C7D-8490-7528E248F25B}
----------- Payload: {CFA46C39-C539-4BE9-9364-495003C714AD} Adobe SwitchBoard 2.0 2.0.0.0 -----------
WARNING: DF029: ARKServiceControl::StartService: Service not started/stopped SwitchBoard. Current State: 0 Exit Code: 0 Service Specific Exit Code: 0(Seq 1)
----------- Payload: {D5CC77BE-BC5B-424E-8E45-DF60AFF7BE9C} Pixel Bender Toolkit 2.0.0.0 -----------
WARNING: DF035: CreateAlias:Icon file does not exist at C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Adobe Utilities - CS5\Pixel Bender Toolkit 2\windows\pb_app.icofile:\\\C:\PIXELB~1\source\winwood\Staging 0X1.CE4D49P-1021rea\windows\pb_app.ico42178f80493091e8e552c84a2897e9da68fce32_32_f8049309 1e8e552c84a2897e9da68fce for icon C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Adobe Master Collection CS5\Adobe Pixel Bender Toolkit 2.lnk with target C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Adobe Utilities - CS5\Pixel Bender Toolkit 2\Pixel Bender Toolkit.exe(Seq 86)
----------- Payload: {CC0EF75D-9336-4E4F-B4A2-99E2E60E161F} Adobe After Effects CS5 Presets 10.0.0.0 -----------
FATAL: DB001: Database file 'Install.db' does not exist.
FATAL: DB001: Database file 'Install.db' does not exist.
----------- Payload: {64D991B0-4E64-47AC-8A35-291DA2E7D02F} Adobe After Effects CS5 Support 10.0.0.0 -----------
FATAL: DB001: Database file 'Install.db' does not exist.
FATAL: DB001: Database file 'Install.db' does not exist.
----------- Payload: {406D22BD-7910-479B-96AA-0DB8A36C694B} Adobe After Effects CS5 Third Party Content Wrapper 10.0.0.0 -----------
FATAL: DB001: Database file 'Install.db' does not exist.
FATAL: DB001: Database file 'Install.db' does not exist.
----------- Payload: {20F72893-AEC7-4954-9EAA-F07FD6184781} Adobe After Effects CS5 Third Party RoyaltyContent Wrapper 10.0.0.0 -----------
FATAL: DB001: Database file 'Install.db' does not exist.
FATAL: DB001: Database file 'Install.db' does not exist.
----------- Payload: {DA1B174B-4297-467C-9EF8-0AB8D4D5171E} Adobe After Effects CS5 10.0.0.0 -----------
FATAL: DB001: Database file 'Install.db' does not exist.
FATAL: DB001: Database file 'Install.db' does not exist.
WARNING: DW036: Payload cannot be installed due to dependent operation failure
ERROR: DW050: The following payload errors were found during install:
ERROR: DW050: - Adobe After Effects CS5 Third Party RoyaltyContent Wrapper: Install failed
ERROR: DW050: - Adobe After Effects CS5 Third Party Content Wrapper: Install failed
ERROR: DW050: - Adobe After Effects CS5 Support: Install failed
ERROR: DW050: - Adobe After Effects CS5_AdobeAfterEffects10en_USLanguagePack: Install failed
ERROR: DW050: - Adobe After Effects CS5 Presets: Install failed
ERROR: DW050: - Adobe After Effects CS5: Failed due to Language Pack installation failure

Your question was answered on the AE forum (by moi, no less).
Mylenium

CS5 Master Collection Update Fails Mac OS 10.9.2

Hello All,
I have a CS5 Master Collection Student Teacher Edition installed on a Mac Pro, which is licensed, registered, and works perfectly. I recently purchased a Mac Book Pro running OS 10.9.2 which I installed the entire Master Suite Collection on with no issues during the install. I use Photoshop mostly and have not had any issues using it over the past week since the installation. I noticed that the Adobe Application Manager Icon had 11 updates which I have tried to install multiple times over the past week and receive the below. If anyone could assist me I would be very appreciative. Thanks in advance for any assistance!
Adobe After Effects CS5 10.0.2 Update
There was an error downloading this update. Please quit and try again later.
Adobe Bridge CS5 4.0.5 Update
There was an error downloading this update. Please quit and try again later.
Adobe Extension Manager CS5 5.0 Update
There was an error downloading this update. Please quit and try again later.
Adobe Illustrator CS5 15.0.2 Update
There was an error downloading this update. Please quit and try again later.
Adobe Pixel Bender Toolkit 2.5 Update
There was an error downloading this update. Please quit and try again later.
Adobe Premiere Pro CS5 v5.0.4
There was an error downloading this update. Please quit and try again later.
Adobe® InDesign® CS5 7.0.4 update
There was an error downloading this update. Please quit and try again later.
Dreamweaver CS5 11.0.4 Updater
There was an error downloading this update. Please quit and try again later.
Fireworks CS5 11.0.2 Update
There was an error downloading this update. Please quit and try again later.
Photoshop 12.0.4 update for Photoshop CS5
There was an error downloading this update. Please quit and try again later.
Photoshop Camera Raw 6.7 Update
There was an error downloading this update. Please quit and try again later.

I found this in another thread. I think it will help you. You have to download the updates manually, but it works for me.
Adobe - Creative Suite : For Macintosh

CS5 Master Collection - installation error

I reinstalled my mac and now trying to install my old adobe software to Yosemite. I got CS5 master collection (now downloaded the installer from Adobe website) but after asking password, (which the installation accepts) it gives an error message: Asennusohjelman tietokannassa havaittiin epäyhtenäisyys. Käynnistä tietokone uudelleen ja asenna uudelleen. (Finnish). I´ve tried to restart the computer but no matter what, still the same error message (Translated to English) Installation of the program in the database were observed heterogeneity . Restart the computer and re-install

apply this info to cs5.
cs3: http://helpx.adobe.com/creative-suite/kb/error-installer-database-corrupt-install-1.html
cs4: https://helpx.adobe.com/creative-suite/kb/error-installer-database-corrupt-install.html

Acrobat Pro 9 Extended not available for CS5 Master Collection

Hello Forum Folks:
I have a volume license account with 5 CS5 Master Collections.
As part of the CS5 MC suite Acrobat 9 Pro is included.
I was told by a sales rep that Acrobat 9 Pro Extended cannot be purchased as an upgrade from a suite product.
If I choose to purchase Acrobat 9 Pro Extended it would be as a stand alone product license at full price for all five licenses.
MY DILEMMA:
I only need one of the features that Acrobat 9 Pro Extended offers that's not included in the Pro version.
If I purchase 5 stand alone copies of Acrobat 9 Pro Extended, I will have 5 additonal licenses of Acrobat
outside of my 5 CS5 Master Collection licenses to keep up with.
So in effect I'll have 10 licenses of 2 different versions of Acrobat 9 Pro and Extended to upgrade
sometime in the future in order to keep all uniform and in sync.
This is not an efficient nor economical way to stay current with Adobe's fine products.
The Case manager I spoke with did a fine job attempting to assist me but was unable to find an effective solution.
She recommended that I post on the forum and an Adobe staff member might be able to contact me
and address my concerns. Case Number: #204262178
Thank You / Peace
vazVanelli

I respect that you are employed by MicroSoft, but the compatability center is not always accurate. It indicated that Adobe Pro 8 was compatabile for both 32 bit and 63 bit - but it is not. I have upgraded to Adobe Pro 9 Extended because Adobe says that this is compatable with 64 bit. The Microsoft compatability center also says that v9 is compatable with 64 bit. But it is Not. I have upgraded Adobe to 9.3.0, and it is Still not working. I now have $700 invested in Adobe software that is non-functional due to W7 64 bit.
So although users can check the compatability center - as I did prior to purchasing my new laptop - but it may not be accurate.
And yes, I have updated the compatability center to indicate that the information there is incorrect.
I have searched/googled everything that I can think of, and still nothing helps. If you have a suggestion how to make this work, I am listening.

Missing files in cs5 master collection

hi
i downloaded the cs5 master collection, but in the installation its not showing english in the list of languages. what do i do now? can i get the language files for english from anywhere???

Which Adobe.com website did you download the software from? In English speaking countries, you should automatically get a download of a version with English. Otherwise, you will get a version with the local language.
- Dov

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