Problem First Use With Adobe PS Elements. Color Engine.

Question

i just installed and loaded Adobe PS Elements.  However, it won't load.  It returns the messgae "Could not initialize Photoshop elements because of a problem with the Adobe Color Engine."  P.S. All applications in the Adobe Creative Cloud work fine.             

Answer 1

  The editor saved prefs often get corrupted. This is because PSE saves your settings each time you close the application. Problems can sometimes occur if you don’t let the program close properly or if you launch another application too quickly whilst closing down Elements. You may need to rebuild the editor preferences to resolve any conflicts. To begin, close Elements.
On Windows hold down the Ctrl+Shift+Alt keys and simultaneously click on the Edit button on the welcome screen. Release the three keys and look behind the welcome screen by closing it. Or hold down the keys whilst clicking on the desktop icon for the Editor or PhotoshopElementsEditor.exe in the Programs folder.
Keep holding down all three keys until you get the settings option.
You should see a pop up box with the words: Delete Adobe Photoshop Elements Settings File?
Click on Yes
Then wait whilst Elements rebuilds the preferences.