Installing CS2 on Vista 64

Question

After many struggles, I recommend the following...
1) Install ALL Service Packs and updates for Microsoft Vista. If you read the details of those upgrades, many of them mention fixing compatibility issues with Adobe CS2 and other Adobe products.
2) Activate the Vista Administrator account, and log in as the actual administrator. (instructions can be found all over the web)
3) Create a Vista Restore Point
4) Copy the CS2 discs to the desktop. Create a folder called CS2 on the desktop. copy the first disc into that folder, then copy the subsequent disks to the "Adobe Creative Suite 2.0" directory in the CS2 directory on your desktop.
5) Right click on the Setup file in the "CS2\Adobe Creative Suite 2.0\" directory and choose Properties, Compatibility, Run in Compatibility Mode for XP SP2.
6) Double Click on Setup.
7) This is important - Install to "c:\programs\adobe" Do NOT install to "progra~2" or "Program Files" or this will cause you much grief later on.
8 ) Right click on the Vista Start Button and choose "Explore all Users" Brouse to the various Adobe Program Shortcuts then choose "Properties, Compatibility, Run in Compatibility Mode for XP SP2" for each program shortcut.
Installing the Macromedia programs was a similar process - especially the need to switch to compatibility mode for the setup file.
After far too many battles, this seems to be the best way to get the job done... I will update this posting if I find anything more to report.

Answer 1

I haven't deleted a prefs file in PS in years, where on earth is it in Vista 64? Googled lots of tutorials that refer to other PS versions, but 64 bit has a different file structure.
I can have 2 documents open in the same PS window, if one was created 4 days ago, I get the printer error message, if I simply focus on the newer file, it prints fine. That leads me to believe that the document itself is carrying print information. Wish there were a way around it, I have to actually take a screen capture and start again to get the old docs to print. Even making an new file and copying and pasting the work from the old problem file does not work. The new file will then exhibit the printer problem. Screen capture does work, its a small pain, I am working on low res stuff, so screen capture works ok for the moment.