Fireworks CS3 slow to open

Vista Ult
Pentium Core Duo 2.0ghtz
2gb ram
Are others finding that FW CS3 opens very VERY slowly and
even after it
opens it takes a while before any of teh buttons on teh main
launch screen
are clickable. In fact, in that span of time between FW
opening and the
buttons on the launch screen being clickable, clicking
anywhere results in a
"Not Responding" in teh title bar until FW catches up.
One last thing: I have already disabled Aero when FW opens,
so that isnt the
culprit. If I dont do that, then bitmap tools (like
paintbrush & eraser)
become so slow and jarring that they are unusable...
I'm uber disappointed with these performance problems...
Alex

Alexander Ross wrote:
> Vista Ult
> Pentium Core Duo 2.0ghtz
> 2gb ram
What is the hard drive speed?
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Fireworks CS3 slow startup

Hi folks,
I installed CS3 Web Premium last week. Not had chance to play
with it a lot as yet but I have come across one irritation already:
When I launch Fireworks CS3 it takes between 10 and 20 seconds from
the program loading on screen to being able to either open a file
or create a new file. Clicking anywhere (e.g. menus) while waiting
gives a 'Not Responding' error message in the window title bar.
I was wondering if anyone else has had these problems or
knows how I might improve the startup responsiveness.
I'm running CS3 under Windows XP with all patches installed
on a Dell Precision 390 workstation with 4GB RAM.
Thanks in advance,
Nigel Hodgetts

Nigel Hodgetts wrote:
> McCaffee VirusScan Enterprise.
> 699 fonts
Ok... that's 2 strikes against you right there... ;-) The
only thing
worse is if you had Norton Antivirus but I guess they're both
about
equally crappy (seriously).
First thing I would try would be to exclude the entire
Fireworks
application folder from VirusScan's real time check and same
for its
application data folder in Documents and Settings. Ideally, I
would
ditch Mcaffee and get a good antivirus like AVG or NOD32.
Both are very
light on resources and will not slow down your system. AVG
has a free
version but NOD32 is about the best antivirus money can buy
(it's not
that expensive). I've been running it for over a year now and
it's the
best I tried. I needed the lightest resources hungry AV
possible as I'm
a musician and run resources intensive software that needs to
work well
in real time.
In your case, the number of fonts is probably a greater cause
of your
slow FW startup time than McAffee. You really should invest
in good font
management software. There are free solutions you can look up
on Google
but the one I prefer is Extensis Suitcase (version 11 came
out
recently). A cheaper and very good alternative is FontExpert
from
Proxima Software which had a new version release recently.
Ideally, you should never keep no more than about 50-100
fonts directly
installed in your Windows font folder and should activate and
deactivate
fonts on a "as needed" basis using font management software.
More than
about 300 installed fonts (less on some machines) will
definitely slow
down your graphic apps startup time and Fireworks is
especially
sensitive to that. I manage over 5000 fonts (yes, that's 5
thousand)
with Suitcase but I never have more than about 75-100 fonts
installed/activated at once.
Some font management software also come with plugins for
certain apps
that will automatically find and load missing fonts when
opening a
document. Unfortunately, none come with one for Fireworks
AFAIK but
FontExpert has one for Illustrator and Suitcase as plugins
for both
Illustrator and InDesign. Both companies say they'll probably
produce
more so, if your purchase either, enter official feature
requests for
missing font loader plugins for Fireworks.
Suitcase has the best font matching algorithm and goes a lot
deeper than
just the font name to find a match which is very important
for text
heavy layouts in apps like Illustrator and InDesign (which I
both use
regularly as well) because minute differences in
hinting/kerning can
cause unwanted text reflows if you load the wrong version of
a given font.
In any case, you should see significant load time
improvements if you
dramatically reduce the number of fonts you have installed in
your
windows/fonts folder and getting more efficient Antivirus
software will
help your entire system's performance.
HTH!
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Photoshop CS3 Slow to Open Images

I've just converted to win7 and have PS CS3 installed. When I do an update check, there are no updates for photoshop available, so I believe I'm current. If I open an image jpg via the file menu, or bridge, or using ACDSee, the image files (or files) are slow to open. If can usually see a message up in the photoshop title bar (where the logo is followed by "Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended") where it will briefly say "not responding". This started with going to win7. It will take 20 seconds or more to open a jpg and these are not giant files.
Under Options/Performance, I've indicated to Let Photoshop use 1194MB which is the top of the ideal range. The range that photoshop indicates as ideal never changes, no matter whether photoshop is running alone or with other apps. I've indicated scratch disks on my E and C drives, with E being the first listed. E have over 500 gb of free space and C has over 190gb free. History states are 20 and cache is 6. GPU settings for my NVidia GE Force 8800 video card has enable 3D acceleration checked.
I'm not sure what else I'm supposed to optimize. I never had this problem in vista using CS3.

This is a known bug and has been reported many times in the forum.
The solution, weird as it sounds, is to make a generic printer driver your default printer.
If you don't have one, download it here: http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=pdrv&platform=win
All part of the fascinating world of Photoshop CS3.
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Fireworks CS3 hangs on opening

Since a couple of days ago when I start Fireworks CS3 it gets
hanged for
some minutes. On the application title appears "Not
responding". If I wait
for some minutes it wakes up and then works normally.
I things this is related to the update intalled by Adobe
Updater.
Has somebody had similar issues with FW CS3?
Regards,
Angel.

I know that corrupt fonts can cause problems, too. Have you
checked
that? HOW you check, I am not sure, though.
Angel Massa wrote:
> For me is 3-5 minutes. It's really anoying.
>
> I've tried to delete the preferences folder and
uninstalling Fireworks
> CS3 and reinstalling without success.
>
> I don't understand what's happening as it worked without
problems for
> some weeks.
>
> The only thing I remember to change is to install the FW
CS3 update from
> the Adobe Updater a few days ago.
>
> Regards,
> Angel.
>
>> Angel Massa wrote:
>>> Since a couple of days ago when I start
Fireworks CS3 it gets hanged
>>> for some minutes. On the application title
appears "Not responding".
>>> If I wait for some minutes it wakes up and then
works normally.
>>>
>>> I things this is related to the update intalled
by Adobe Updater.
>>>
>>> Has somebody had similar issues with FW CS3?
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Angel.
>>
>> There is a lag, but it is less than a minute for me
once the welcome
>> screen appears.
>>
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Fireworks CS3 - Slow down problems

Hi all
I recently installed Windows Vista Ultimate and also
Fireworks CS3 - Fireworks loads up fine but the problem arises when
i try to draw using a mouse on a new canvas. The screen flashes and
there is a massive delay while drawing (like the CPU is
struggling). Does anyone have a solution to this?
My pc -
2 gig Corsair ddr
FX60 CPU
2 x 1900xt cards in Xfire
2 x Raptors in RAID
1 300 SATA HDD
* I have tried Fireworks on windows XP on same machine and
runs fine..

witchsmeller wrote:
> yes its got me scratching my head... It works fine on my
laptop with
> vista but just wont run correctly on my desktop machine.
Was
> thinking it may have issues with the FX60 processor..
I don't know but I doubt it. It's a quad core processor
right? It seems
(from what I quickly read on AMD's site) to be a very similar
processor
to mine (Athlon X2 64 Dual Core 5200+) except for the number
of cores or
course but I don't think that would aversely affect
application
performance, even apps that don't support multi core procs.
Are your graphics card drivers current?
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Photoshop CS3 slow to open files

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I have a number of external hard drives, and have turned all these on so Photoshop can find them in case it's looking, but this made no difference.
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This is the fix that we found: http://www.luminous-landscape.com/forum/index.php?action=printpage;topic=48960.0
The relevant text from the forum (in case the link doesnt work) is:
"I spoke with both Photoshop and Epson support guys and was able to come up with a fix (from Epson). The fix involved deleting a hidden file in a hidden folder called Program Data on the C:\ drive. The file had an extension of .AUD and was 40 megabytes in size. It was the only file with the .aud extension. Once I deleted that file, all of my problems went away. The Epson support guy said that this file has caused problems in the past. He thinks that the file is generated by the system and just keeps getting larger and larger until everything grinds to a halt. To access hidden folders in Windows Explorer, click on the Tools tab, click on Folder options, click on View. Under the heading "Hidden Folders and files" click on "Show Hidden Folders and files". You will then be able to access the folder "Program Data". In the folder called "Program Data" you will find a folder titled "Epson". In the Epson folder is a folder called "Printer". In the printer folder is the file (In my case anyway) called "EPAUDF01.AUD. When I deleted the file (that had swollen to 40 megabytes), the system (or the Epson Printer program... I'm not sure which), generated a new file that was 2 kilobytes in size, after I had restarted my machine. I keep monitoring the file to see if it changes size, but so far it hasn't."
Having deleted the file *.AUD, Photoshop loaded images as fast as lightning.
Thought this would be of use to you all, and thank you once again.
Lizzie

DW CS3 slow to open files

Hi...
Apart from the image appearing anddisappearing problems
posted in this forum... i find that CS3 takes ages to open a simple
file...
Meaning... the file as such opens but the design view takes
ages to become visible... DW8 was much, much faster... Is this a
case of the tortoise losing the race? :-)
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Hi...
Apart from the image appearing anddisappearing problems
posted in this forum... i find that CS3 takes ages to open a simple
file...
Meaning... the file as such opens but the design view takes
ages to become visible... DW8 was much, much faster... Is this a
case of the tortoise losing the race? :-)
Cheers,
JJ

Fireworks not listed in Open With in Vista

can't get jpgs to Associate with Fireworks CS3 in Vista - if
i select "Choose Default Program" and browse to Fireworks.exe it
still won't show up in the dialog. also doesn't appear in Open With
in the Context menu...
in the Default Programs option in Control Panel it's the same
issue.
Anybody?

Yes, I had that same problem.
Note: I run CS3 on Windows Vista x64 and therefore the
prgrams are placed in Program Files (x64)
I made a textfile and put the following text in it:
<code>
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell]
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\Open with Fireworks CS3]
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\Open with Fireworks CS3\command]
@=C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Adobe Fireworks
CS3\Fireworks.exe %1
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\Open with Dreamweaver]
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\Open with Dreamweaver\Command]
@=C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Adobe Dreamweaver
CS3\Dreamweaver.exe %1
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\Open with Photoshop CS3]
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\Open with Photoshop CS3\command]
@=C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop
CS3\Photoshop.exe %1
</code>
Make sure you put in the proper map name for programs if
needed.
Save this file and rename the extension from .txt to .reg.
Than double clik the reg file and your registry will be updated
with the above info. After that you will find three more options in
the context menu.
Hope this helps.

Fireworks not available to 'open with'

I installed Fireworks 8 and cannot get the program to appear
when I right click or use 'open with' and browse for it. I've
uninstalled and reinstalled to no avail. I tried using TweakUI and
it says 'cannot use this type of document' when I click on the
fireworks program icon. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated!

Yes, I had that same problem.
Note: I run CS3 on Windows Vista x64 and therefore the
prgrams are placed in Program Files (x64)
I made a textfile and put the following text in it:
<code>
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell]
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\Open with Fireworks CS3]
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\Open with Fireworks CS3\command]
@=C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Adobe Fireworks
CS3\Fireworks.exe %1
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\Open with Dreamweaver]
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\Open with Dreamweaver\Command]
@=C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Adobe Dreamweaver
CS3\Dreamweaver.exe %1
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\Open with Photoshop CS3]
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\Open with Photoshop CS3\command]
@=C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop
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</code>
Make sure you put in the proper map name for programs if
needed.
Save this file and rename the extension from .txt to .reg.
Than double clik the reg file and your registry will be updated
with the above info. After that you will find three more options in
the context menu.
Hope this helps.

After installing Fireworks CS3, IE shows the download dialog instead of opening PNG images

After installing Fireworks CS3, when clicking a link to a PNG
image, IE displays a download dialog instead of opening the image.
I am not sure why Fireworks becomes the default file handlers of
PNG and GIF without asking or notifying the user during
installation, but I think this is the cause.
Does anybody know how to fix the problem?
Thanks,
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Fireworks uses a form of .png as its native file format
(which many people find unfortuante) The Fireworks format includes
some additional information, allowed by the specification, so you
want to make sure that, if you want a .png for the Web, you
export from you Fireworks image, not just
save.
In any case you can re-associate the file types. Exactly how
you re-associate file types depends on your OS.
In Vista, right click on a .gif and select 'Properties.'
Under 'Type of file', click on the 'Change'
button and change the associate application. Make sure the
checkbox next to 'Always use the selected program to open this kind
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Error when opening Fireworks CS3 by first time

I downloaded the trial version of Fireworks CS3 as I'm
planning to buy it, but after downloading and installing it,
Fireworks wouldn't work, a message appeared saying that the License
for the product stopped working, I tought a problem might have
ocurred during downloading so I downloaded it again, installed but
the same problem continued. The message that appeared also said
that maybe reinstalling would be the solution but it wasn't.
THE
MESSAGE BOX ERROR
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I've read all of the instructions, but I'm afraid that I only
count with 8 of the 9 requirements, I have a RAM of 448MB, anyhow I
don't think this has anything to do with the error I got, as the
RAM would only affect how fast the program would run, it WOULD let
me open it.
btw, the download comes with Bridge CS3, the extension
manager and stuff, they all work correctly, expect fireworks wich
is the most important thing, why wont Fireworks work????????? It's
depressing.
I also noticed some innadequate behaviour where the software
is placed at; the installer creates a folder named "Adobe" wich is
fine, but the programs are placed outside that folder, is this a
sign that has to do with the problem I'm experiencing?
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Hi all,
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I never heard of Fireworks CS3 portable, released by Adobe. Fireworks is always installed, it can't be portable (this is not Filezilla, for example, which is very light program and can be portable).
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I have now had to re-install Fireworks MX as this is the only
Fireworks application that responds with any speed.
I've tried Fireworks MX 2004, Fireworks 8 and Fireworks CS3
all 3 of which are painfully slow when swapping between
applications. I have to wait around 10 seconds for it to respond
before I can continue working.
I've trawled the web for a solution to no avail.
I'm running:
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Windows XP SP3
3.25GB of RAM
Radeon X800 SE video card
Any other app in the CS3 range is fine, I've tried disabling
anti-virus, removing services, changing compatibility modes and
numerous other things to no avail.
Any help much appreciated.

cmakin wrote:
> I have now had to re-install Fireworks MX as this is the
only Fireworks
> application that responds with any speed.
>
> I've tried Fireworks MX 2004, Fireworks 8 and Fireworks
CS3 all 3 of which are
> painfully slow when swapping between applications. I
have to wait around 10
> seconds for it to respond before I can continue working.
>
> I've trawled the web for a solution to no avail.
> I'm running:
> Dell Dimension 8400
> Windows XP SP3
> 3.25GB of RAM
> Radeon X800 SE video card
>
> Any other app in the CS3 range is fine, I've tried
disabling anti-virus,
> removing services, changing compatibility modes and
numerous other things to no
> avail.
>
> Any help much appreciated.
>
>
I'm on XP SP2 and don't find the app particularly slow. What
size files
are you working with?
You might want to give the new Fireworks Public Beta a try.
One focus
for the beta was to improve overall performance.
You can find the beta at labs.adobe.com
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PSD source file for animated GIF's - Fireworks CS3

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Q: i have several PSD source file for animated GIF's created
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ugisiger wrote:
> hi
> no any extras. simply 5 layers "distributed" on the
timeline.
> if i open a "animated" psd, so i get a file with the
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> loosing animation stuff like "when show witch layer an
for how long"
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>
> Ueli
>
I don't do animations in PS or IR, but if you like, send me
the file
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