PE3 installs on Vista 64; nothing runs beyond splash screen

I'm trying to install Premiere Elements 3.0 on my new Vista 64-bit machine. Nothing happens once the splash screen disappears. Here are the details:
- The PC has 4G RAM, full system updates applied, etc.
- I installed, in order:
- Quicktime
- PE3
- PE 3.0.2 update
I checked Event Viewer. Everythng had installed correctly, except Adobe Help Center (error 1063), so I ran the Help Center installer by itself (from F:\Premiere Elements\help center); this time, it installed correctly.
Unfortunately, running PE3 gets me nowhere. I get the splash screen (which indicates "v3.0.2" and "Windows XP; multi processor detected", a good sign). The last item displayed on the splash screen is "Loading Wave_Warp.AEX", then the splash screen disappears and... nothing.
Event Viewer shows no error message whatsoever. I also tried deactivating XP compatibility in the PE application's Properties -> Compatibility tab; same result.
What else can I do to make PE3 run on this machine? Many thanks for your help.

There is very likely to not be a patch, especially for a program that is several years, and versions old. No one at Adobe could anticipate, much less program for, a new OS, that is quite different in all respects from that which was available upon release of PE3.
Yes, it can be frustrating when either software, or hardware, are rendered obsolete, however it happens constantly, and will, so long as each gets changed to take advantages of improvements in technology.
In real world terms, PE7 is the current Vista "patch" for PE3. I'm using CS2 PrPro (Production Suite) on my XP-Pro workstation. I want to go to CS4, but to get the full benefit from it, I need to upgrade my workstation and go to Vista-64, or Win7, when released. Talk about an investment in both time and $'s.
For some older 3D paint programs, I had to build a special computer and use WinME, just to run them. Most of the gear was then state-fo-the-art, but I could only use 512MB of RAM, and had to install a much older (and pretty lousy) OS. I needed and used those programs enough to justify that expense. Heck, just getting a 512MB stick, at that late a date, was tough, but necessary.
Good luck,
Hunt

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