Deleting old versions of PhotoShop Elements

Jeez, all kinds of hoops to jump through just to get one stupid question answered.
I just installed PhotoShop Elements 12. Is it safe to delete my old version, PhotoShop Elements 8, from my hard drive?
P.S. Does anyone know why I had to submit my birthday to join the forum? With the latest security breaches on the Adobe site, giving out such personal information is dangerous. I guess Adobe doesn't really care about our security.

No, that's not true, although you might get asked for a serial number from the old version on reinstall. However, if you're using windows, you might want to read through this, about the features missing from PSE 12:
http://forums.adobe.com/thread/1302663?tstart=0
Many of them can be reinstalled from your older version. (Macs are missing the same features, but since the mac version is now 64 bits, reinstalling old bits doesn't work.)

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I currently have an old version of Photoshop Elements, it is version 5.0. I recently upgraded from my old Windows XP computer to a new Windows 7 computer. My question is: Can I install this version 5.0 on my new Windows 7 computer without any problems? my email is: [email protected] Thank you!

Do not know about 5, but, just installed PE 6 on I7 64 bit and it works.

I have an old version Adobe Photoshop Elements 5.0 that I have used on an old computer with Windows XP.

Does this old version works under Windows 8?

Thanks for your answer. I will try that
Robert
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Skickat: den 24 januari 2015 18:51
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Ämne: I have an old version Adobe Photoshop Elements 5.0 that I have used on an old computer with Windows XP.
I have an old version Adobe Photoshop Elements 5.0 that I have used on an old computer with Windows XP.
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I am trying to reinstall an old version of photoshop elements from a backup drive.

My computer died and I am trying to install an older version of photoshop elements from a backup drive on a new computer. I get the following error message " Could not complete your request because of missing or invalid personalization information. Help?

Just after double clicking or single clicking on the pse 2 shortcut hold down the Alt+Ctrl keys and keep holding the keys until you get a
Scratch Disk Preferences dialog and point the scratch disk to your portable hard drive and maybe that will work.

Download old Versions of Photoshop Elements (Version 5 for Mac)

Hi,
a long time ago I got Photoshop Elements 5 free with my Webhosting account.
I still have the Serial Number but lost the CD. Is there any way, I can download
Photoshop Elements 5 preferably for Mac? All I can find is the new release.
Thanks,
oecherprinte

OK. Good to know.
I also have old Windows CDs of Versions 2 and 3. Is there any chance of
a Mac Version where these old keys will work. Otherwise I have to use parallels.
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I have been using a 2001 version of Adobe Photoshop Elements. I have the original CD and license #. Had to get new computer...my Adobe Photoshop won't install....says I need to Internet Explorer 4.0 or higher...and then quits installation. Any hope to use it/install it?

I am having the same problem, But what is Compatibility mode?

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What operating system are you using?
Was it working before it "Disappeared"?
Sounds like photoshop elements 1 (one)?
What happens when you try to install it?
Your sure photoshop elements is really gone?
Have you looked in
C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe
or
C:\Program Files\Adobe
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I have Photoshope Elements 1.0.1 (2001). It will not install on my laptop. Is there anyway to get an up-date with out paying again. (The software came with my Epson Perfection 2450 Photo Scanner)

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Photoshop Elements 1 is a very very old software.
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Do I need to upgrade my sofware of throw it out?
I would appreciate feedback.

I have 1.6TB of hard drive left and I have not previously installed Photoshop Elememts on this new PC.
Unfortunately I don't know what version of the program I have, but I have had it for about 10 years. It shows 1.0.1 on the CD and that's the only indentification I can see.
As you point out I have more than 1TB of free space on the hard drive, which as you indicated is likely to be a problem.
I think I just might revert to plan B and buy new software.
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Have upgraded computer from windows me to win 8 and tried to install an old version of photoshop elements. It starts but ends with an error that I must have internet explorer 4.0 or greater. What do I need to do?

Can anyone help?

First we need to know how much free space your windows 8 hard drive has.
Do you still have access to the computer with Windows ME?

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I used an IEXPLORE.EXE from internet explorer 7 and set the registry path to that.
Then provided your hard drive doesn't have more than 1 TB of free space, photoshop elements 1 should install and run on windows 8.1
Don't forget to set the registry paths back to what they were originally.

Why did my install of an older version of Photoshop Elements fail?

I tried to install a 2001 version of Photoshop Elements, but it failed to install stating that "Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 or later is Required." I have Windows 7, so therefore I should have at least Internet Explorer 9. Also when I tried to install it on my MAC it also failed stating that "Install failed because Classic Mode is no longer supported." So why can't I install this program on my MAC or Windows 7?
I just bought this off eBay hoping to score a deal on an older program to use and get familiar with before installing a newer version and finding out I didn't like it or it wouldn't meet my needs. Any help in this manner is appreciated. Thanks in advance.

Hi,
First off, you must be referring to a very old version of Photoshop Elements, not even sure it is version 1. Learning that will not help you very much when you try to go for the latest version - it will be like starting again.
The old version did not know anything of the later versions of Internet Explorer and the installer gets confused. You can trick it by doing some registry edits (see following document) but I strongly advise against it unless you are very competent with computers. Get things wrong and you could kill your system.
Photoshop Elements (PSE) knowledge base.
In addition to the level of Internet Explorer, you will run into problems if you have large disk drives.
I'm not a MAC expert but the older versions of Photoshop Elements were designed to run on PowerPC-based computers and will not run on systems later than MAC OS 10.6.x.
If you are serious about getting to know Photoshop Elements, the best thing is to get the latest trial version. Download that and install it and you can try it for 30 days. If you decide you like it, then you could look out for bargains at your local store or online.
Brian

I accidentally ended up with two versions of Photoshop Elements in my cart and can't find a way to delete one. Also, I am living in Peru and want to purchase the US version. Will it still download?

I accidentally ended up with two versions of Photoshop Elements in my cart and can't find a way to delete one. Also, I am living in Peru and want to purchase the US version. Will it still download?

Karenl33987234 I am sorry that you are facing difficulty contacting our support team. You should be able to chat with a member of our support team at Contact Customer Care. If this link does not work then I would recommend using a different web browser, smart phone, tablet, or computer to visit the page.
I did review the account which you utilized to post to this public forum but I did not see any orders or Adobe software titles registered. Please make sure to sign in with the Adobe ID/e-mail address tied to the order you are facing difficulties with.

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I just noticed that the ProgramData/Adobe/Photoshop Elements folder on my Windows 8.1 system drive, there are at least 1 gigabyte of files still left under subdirectories for 10.0, 11.0, 12.0.
Also, under the Program Files (x86)/Adobe/Elements 12 Organizer, there are over 700 megs of files still remaining. These files are very similar to what is stored in the Program Files/Adobe/Elements 13 Organizer folder that was created during the Photoshop Elements 13 install.
Question – can any of these files associated with the earlier version of Photoshop Elements (12,11, and 10) be manually deleted as it seems like a waste of space for potentially files no longer used.

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Deleting old versions of PhotoShop Elements

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