Installation fails on new Macbook Pro
I am trying to install CS3 on a new Macbook Pro Retina 13" with Mavericks. All of the CS3 apps except Photoshop installed correctly. Photoshop fails and when I try to launch it returns a message that it cannot be initialized because the disk is not available. I have tried reinstalling it and the installation fails. I tried launching the old copy from the previous computer's disk (now in USB enclosure) and I get the same error message. I tried copying it over to the new HD without success. Tried phone support and they won't help because it's an older version. CS3 is supposed to be compatible with Mavericks. Since the older copy and the new installation return the same message, I suspect (just a guess) some software issue, perhaps prefs or other files copied over from the old installation.
Can anyone help me figure out what the issue is, and how to go about installing PS successfully?
Thanks!
Mike, that did the trick. I trashed the entire Photoshop CS3 Settings under the existing account, then created a new user and installed from there. Installation was successful. Then I went back to my existing account and it launched fine from there as well. A new Settings folder was created automatically and I'm good to go now. This was a huge relief - I was stressing. Also, I'm not sure if it's the performance of the new computer or if the prefs were the issue, but it is lightning fast now. It launches in a couple of seconds whereas on the older machine it was taking a couple of minutes. I really appreciate the help!
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