Photoshop CS5 unrecoverable error on opening

Question

Photoshop CS5 pops up a an unrecoverable error, program must close error box when it opens.  If I uninstall and run in demo mode this doesn't happen, photoshop runs fine.  I put in my serial number (yes, it is a valid SN right off of my disc box) and open the program, error occurs.  This makes no sense, as the only difference is that the install is now licenced and not a demo. I'm running Windows 6 Pro 64bit on on intel core i7 processor.  Below is the event error log:  I've been running PS CS5 on this machine for months, this just started 2 days ago.
System
Provider
[  Name]
Application  Error
EventID
1000
[  Qualifiers]
0
Level
2
Task
100
Keywords
0x80000000000000
TimeCreated
[  SystemTime]
2011-08-27T14:50:40.000000000Z
EventRecordID
39179
Channel
Application
Computer
DOCB.Butzin.org
Security
EventData
Photoshop.exe
12.0.4.0
4d9d8f8e
MSVCR90.dll
9.0.30729.6161
4dace4e7
40000015
000000000004267f
a5c
01cc64c88a6dc4a6
C:\Program  Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CS5 (64 Bit)\Photoshop.exe
C:\windows\WinSxS\amd64_microsoft.vc90.crt_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_9.0.30729.6161_none_08e61857a8 3bc251\MSVCR90.dll
ee7ba9fd-d0bb-11e0-bfe8-60eb6982b9cf

Answer 1

kbutzin wrote:
Why does it run fine until I licence it?
Well, that's what we're trying to figure out now, isn't it?
Why did you have to reinstall it?  Perhaps you have haven't overcome the original problem.
Since you're having a crash that came on when you added your serial number, that's what drove my attention in that direction.
I'm not versed in exactly what Photoshop requires for its licensing.  I just looked more closely and see that while the FLEXnet services I mentioned are on my system, they're not at the moment started.  Do you see them at all in the Task Manger Services tab?
-Noel