Photoshop Elements 5.0.2 Won't Run

I've just re-installed Photoshop Elements 5.0.2 on my Windows 7 machine. I've verified that I'm running the 5.0.2 patch. Every time I try to start the program it hangs up on the splash screen with the message "Scanning for Plug-Ins." I've tried running as plain-old Windows 7, as Administrator, in Compatability Mode for XP (Service Packs 2 and 3), and every combination of the above I can think of. I've tried the suggestions from elsewhere on this forum that I hold Ctrl-Alt-Shift and scrub the PE preferences, but I never can get to that option. Help, please!

use compatibility mode with:
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition,
Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition SP2,
Microsoft Windows XP Professional
and, check http://forums.adobe.com/thread/704754

Similar Messages

  • Photoshop Elements 8 stopped working, won't run even after reinstall

    I'm using Vista.  I installed a couple weeks ago and it's been working fine until today.  On startup I keep getting the message "Adobe Photoshop Elements 8.0 has stopped working.  A problem caused the program to stop working correctly.  Windows will close the program and notify you if a solution is available."  I worked my way through most of the troubleshooting guide and when I couldn't find the preferences file to rename I figured it might be "lost" and I should just uninstall and reinstall, but that didn't fix it, it still won't start.  I really need this program and it was a lot of money (for me).  Getting frustrated!  Anyone?

    I am having the same problem and tried calling tech support was on hold for an hour and a half its
    driving me crazy trying to figure it out.  Did an online chat which was no help what so ever.
    If I find out something I will let you know for sure...

  • Photoshop Elements 7 Photomerge Panorama won't run

    Opened case #0180993666 on 06/14/09, no reply from Adobe to date.

    Others have reported that problem as well.  The only thing I've seen reported that may help is to do an uninstall/reinstall in what Adobe calls "simplified mode" with anti-virus and other services disabled, running as administrator (not just in an account with administrator priviliges), and manually removing all traces of PSE not removed by the uninstaller before reinstalling.  See this FAQ for details on how to do that:
    http://www.johnrellis.com/psedbtool/photoshopelements-6-7-faq.htm#Try_Adobes_generic_troub leshooting

  • I bought a canon EOS Rebel T5i. It came with photoshop elements 11.  PS won't open my C2 raw files and says my camera isn't supported by the software I have downloaded 7.4 dng converter and I still can't open the files.  What do I need to do?

    I bought a canon EOS Rebel T5i. It came with photoshop elements 11.  PS won't open my C2 raw files and says my camera isn't supported by the software I have downloaded 7.4 dng converter and I still can't open the files.  What do I need to do?

    You need camera raw 8.4 for your camera, if it’s Digital Rebel T5 EOS 1200D EOS Kiss X70. It is not compatible with PSE11; so it’s a bit odd if that software was bundled with the camera except that it will work with jpegs. I suggest you download and install the free Adobe DNG converter to convert your CR2 files to the Adobe universal Raw format and the DNG files will editable in PSE11(keep your originals as backups and for use in the camera manufactures software)
    Mac download (.dmg file) click here DNG Converter 8.4
    You can convert a whole folder of raw images in one click. See this quick video tutorial:
    You Tube click here for DNG Converter tutorial

  • Photoshop Elements 10 Edit Screen won't load

    Photoshop Elements 10  Edit Screen won't load.  It was working fine, then I responded to an Adobe Update. It stopped working. I re-installed Photoshop Elements 10 for MAC from the purchased Disc. The organizer works but not the editor. The organizer is not able to call the Editor either. I have uninstalled and reinstalled twice. I cannot get the editor to load it's editing screen or any images.
    I'm really stuck.

    Go to your username>library>preferences and delete:
    com.adobe.PhotoshopElements.plist
    Adobe Photoshop Elements 10 settings
    Adobe Photoshop Elements 10 paths
    repair permissions and try again.
    Note: In lion, that library is hidden. In the finder, click the Go menu and then hold down the Option key to make it appear.

  • Purchased Photoshop Elements 13 and it won't download. Says it's not a supported file type or the file is damaged.  What do I do???

    Purchased Photoshop Elements 13 and it won't download. Says it's not a supported file type or the file is damaged.  What do I do???

    I think you should ask in the Digital Editions forum, Adobe Digital Editions

  • I am trying to install Photoshop Elements 12 but it won't accept the serial number and tells me to contact customer support. What do I do?

    I am trying to install Photoshop Elements 12 but it won't accept the serial number and tells me to contact customer support. What do I do?

    Designerdan21 are you still facing difficulties utilizing your serial number for Photoshop Elements 12?  If so then please contact our support team at Adobe - Contact Support – Download and Installation.  I would also recommend reviewing Find your serial number quickly - http://helpx.adobe.com/x-productkb/global/find-serial-number.html.

  • Installed photoshop elements 10 but organizer won't load

    installed photoshop elements 10 but organizer won't load. need to restore photos from old computer

    Moving this discussion to the Photoshop Elements forum.

  • Photoshop/Premiere Elements 10 installed but won't run past Welcome screen

    I bought and downloaded Photoshop Elements 10 and Premiere Elements 10 for Windows 7 - 64 bit on Dec.31/11.  There were no error messages in the download, although the Akamai downloader screen didn't seem to show 100% before proceeding to the next step.  Everything appeared to install correctly (it's  a long process!). 
    At first, clicking on the desktop icons or the Start Menu list would bring up the Welcome splash screen, where the broad options (Organize, Edit, New Project) were shown.  However, clicking on these options had no effect at all.  Eventually even the Welcome screen wouldn't appear. I checked the Windows task manager and no applications were running.
    I checked the shortcut properties and noticed that there was a separate executable in the target directory (eg. existing link was to "Adobe Premiere Elements 10.exe", but there was also a file called "Adobe Premiere Elements.exe"), which did run...however, I couldn't launch the Organizer from that program, and the "Home" link to the Welcome screen didn't function either.
    With thousands of these programs being downloaded, I'm surprised that this serious glitch hasn't surfaced before.  Any ideas?
    Thanks!

    There are three different programs -- Photoshop Elements (PSE) which is for editing bitmaps, Premiere Elements which is for video editing, and the PSE Organizer which is for cataloging your media.
    I don't like the sound of that Akamai downloader not registering 100%.
    Uninstall all the Adobe products, reboot, and download the installation package again.  Check the Properties on that downloaded file and "Unblock" it if Windows has flagged it as "possibley harmful and coming from another computer" before starting the installation.
    Ken

  • Adobe Photoshop Elements 10 activation issue on MAC running Parallels Desktop for Windows 7

    I have a MacBook Pro laptop running both OSX and Windows 7 (using Parallels Desktop). I installed the MAC version of Adobe Photoshop Elements 10 when I booted in the MAC OSX mode. I also Installed Adobe Photoshop 10 in the Windows 7 mode (running as a virtual machine using Parallels Desktop). Both programs indicate that they are activated. If I boot the computer in the Windows 7 mode (not using Parallels Desktop) and start the Adobe Photoshop Elements 10 program it indicates that it is NOT activated and that I "already have two copies activated".
    Question: Since I only actually have two copies activated how do I get the program activated for the Windows 7 boot operating mode?
    Thanks in advance.
    waterdoc
    [email protected]

    I have a MacBook Pro laptop running both OSX and Windows 7 (using Parallels Desktop). I installed the MAC version of Adobe Photoshop Elements 10 when I booted in the MAC OSX mode. I also Installed Adobe Photoshop 10 in the Windows 7 mode (running as a virtual machine using Parallels Desktop). Both programs indicate that they are activated. If I boot the computer in the Windows 7 mode (not using Parallels Desktop) and start the Adobe Photoshop Elements 10 program it indicates that it is NOT activated and that I "already have two copies activated".
    Question: Since I only actually have two copies activated how do I get the program activated for the Windows 7 boot operating mode?
    Thanks in advance.
    waterdoc
    [email protected]

  • Photoshop elements uploader to facebook won't work properly.

    Photoshop Elements 11 gives the opportunity to share pictures with facebook.
    The facebook uploader doesn't work for me. Uploading in high resolution won't work at all. But even in standard resolution, the following problems occur:
    1) uploader does not recognise albums in facebook, and
    2) worst of all: uploades images won't be visible to friends, unless they dive into yout profile. I mean: in the uploader window i choose: visible to friends. When i log on to facebook, the images are there, but they are tagged as privat. Untagging them to 'visible for friends' won't help.
    What am i doïng wrong (PRE11)
    While uploading al settings are correct, in facebook settings become different.
    Operating system: W7, 4GB RAM, E8600
    Browser: IE 9
    (i posted this question before, apparantly in a wrong forum

    Hello Andaleeb,
    Thx for your suggestion to a solution. I'm sorry to say that it doesn't answer (all) my questions. I will try to see what difference matching the settings give, but no mather the result the following question persists:
    I have to choose an option: adding to an existing album or creating a new one. Since most of the time i (read: my wive) wants to use the uploader to share some photographs with friends, the only right option seems to create a new album. (I could live just fine without creating an album, but that option isn't available).
    So: While creating a new album with the uploader, the uploader is used to set the settings vof the new album. Now the trick: the album in facebook gets different settings.
    I would very much appreciate an solution to this particular problem.
    Thx for your help in advance.

  • Photoshop Elements 12 trial version won't install

    I have an Mac running iOS v10.9.4 and I currently have Photoshop Elements 10 installed. I'm trying to download the  Photoshop Elements 12 trial version. The Install Adobe Download Assistant has been copied to my Downloads folder. When I try to open the file it stops and gives me the following error message: "The application cannot be installed due to a certificate problem. The certificate does not match the installed application certificate, does not support application upgrades, or is invalid. Please contact the application author." Any suggestions?

    You can try skipping the dowload assistant and get PSE12 trial directly via the link below.
    Be sure to follow the steps outlined in the Note: Very Important Instructions section on the download pages at this site and have cookies enabled in your browser or else the download will not work properly.
    Photoshop/Premiere Elements 12: http://prodesigntools.com/photoshop-elements-12-direct-download-links-premiere.html

  • Photoshop Elements 10 crashes every time I run it.

    Photoshop Elements Editor 10 crashes every single time I run it.  It simply freezes and I get a message saying "Program not responding".  I have tried uninstalling and re-installing but it simply will not run.  The Organizer runs fine but Editor just dies.  I have a brand new core i3 machine, with 4 GB of RAM and a brand new install of Win7 64 bit.  Any ideas??

    Can't check folder location now as I'm away from the PC.  However I allowed it to install with the default settings. As it's a 32bit application I thought it would install to the Program Files (x86) folder by default.  And yes I am running it from an administrator account. 
    The other strange thing I noticed before I had to leave work was that after installing Photoshop my Print Spooler service had crashed, not sure if this is linked.  Does Photoshop try and scan for printers on launch?  I tried stopping and restarting the service but it didn't seem to work, spooler still dead and Photoshop dead.  Also Excel 2010 now crashing on open, may also be linked the spooler being dead.  Word and Outlook both still running though.
    Will try and investigate spooler service issue further tomorrow.

  • Why couldn't I finish install Photoshop Elements 11 due to conflicting processes running?

    On my iMac7,1 running Mac OS X 10.8.3, I have installed Photoshop Elements 10 and Premiere Elements 10.  I bought Photoshop Elements 11 (& Premiere Elements 11) at a retail store and began installing Photoshop Elements 11 from the DVD from the retail store.  The install software accepted the Photoshop Elements 11 serial number that found on the DVD packaging and entered at the prompt, but then I could not continue the install due to 3 processes that the install said were running.  I had previously shut off my virus protection software and could only see one application, other than the installer, running (iClock), so I was puzzled how to shut down these 3 processes:
    ElementsAutoAnalyzer
    PhotoshopServer
    dynamiclinkmanager
    I suppose I could have gone to the Activity Monitor.app to see if they showed up running there, but that seems pretty extreme for a simple install of a standard appication like Photoshop Elements ... so I went to Adobe chat support and explained the problem in some detail.  The support professional told me that this problem was beyond his expertise and suggested I call the phone support service.  Does anyone know what I did wrong?
    Here is the error message that I got when I quit the install:
    Installation Status
    Installation was cancelled
    Exit Code: 24
    -------------------------------------- Summary --------------------------------------
    - 0 fatal error(s), 1 error(s), 0 warning(s)
    ERROR: DW046: Following Conflicting processes were running -
    block:ElementsAutoAnalyzer{|}block:PhotoshopServer{|}block:

    Extreme or not, activity monitor is the place to stop them. I would also go to the organizer preferences>media analysis and put a final stop to the auto analyzer unless for some reason you want PSE to pass judgment on your photos.

  • Photoshop Elements 11 Photo Editor won't open, trial info keeps popping up

    Okay, I own Photoshop Elements 11 but the Photo Editor refuses to open. When I click it, a pop up shows up for the trial version of PSE 11 saying I should buy it. I already have the lisence for PSE11 so i don't know what the problem is. (Also Organizer works but won't upload images and I tried the CRT+shift+Alt things but the delete preferences popup doesn't show.)
    I might have deleted a plug-in or something by accident, not sure if that would effect it but I did a systems restore.

    I don't want to re-install because my account says I can't.
    What exactly is the message you're getting?

Maybe you are looking for