Installing Photoshop 5 -- Error on launch

I am trying to install Photoshop 5 on an XP machine. It installs fine.
However, once it starts I get an error message saying "Adobe Photoshop has encountered a problem" and must be closed.
Any ideas how to fix this issue?
Thanks.

Are you talking about photoshop cs5 or the old photoshop 5?
Is xp updated to the sp3 service pack?
Do you notice if the splash (startup) screen is hanging in a particular spot (ie Reading preferences) or does the startup screen complete and photoshop opens, but then you get that message?

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