Problem installing cs3

unable to get my cs3 disk to insall on my new laptop which is running windows 8 any ideas please h

Based on all information available, CS3 is not compatible with Windows 8.

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Problems installing CS3 on laptop

Hi
Have CS3 installed on my PC running XP Pro without problem
Have deactivated the instalation for the present time on the PC and I am trying to install on my laptop which
is running vista home edition
Once installed CS3 will not start - windows says program not responding, when you then try and restart CS3 it will not even load
so have not even go to the stage where it is asking for activation key
Things I have tried
Completly removed instalation from laptop
Run registry mechanic to ensure that no problems with registry
Downloaded fresh version of CS3 and tried reinstalling again
Run windows disk check to look for any bad sectors etc
Have repeated the above exercise at least 4 times today all with the same result
Anybody got any ideas
Thanks Mel

Hi David,
Thanks for that rapid reply - Yes it was an Acer and the patch solved the problem
Thank you for your help
Mel

Problems installing cs3 on windows 7

Does CS3 install and work normal when installed on a windows 7 system? Some say it installed / worked just fine. Others that they had problems installing or getting it to run. Others that it depens on which windows 7 system you have. Etc. etc.
What do I have to take into account when installing cs3 on a windows 7 machine? I know it's not designed for windows 7 but I rather use cs3 then cs4.

No one yet. I'm thinking about bying a laptop which has windows 7 already installed (I think home edition), but googling I found various topics of people having trouble getting cs3 master collection to work (programs of master collection not being installed, error messages about missing windows files etc, etc.). Which version of windows 7 should I have to make cs3/cs4 work? Or should I be able to install cs3/4 on any windows 7 computer without any problems? Or should I do anything specific before installing?
I'm a little worried that I won't be able to use cs3 (which I much rather use than cs4) when I buy a new computer with windows 7.

Problems installing cs3

Hi, I’m having problems installing flash cs3 on a computer from a disk, the computer has had both flash 8 and flash cs6 installed on it before but both are suppose to be removed. Anyone with similar problem or any ideas?

Okay this is frustrating...i ran the cleaner, did a search on the computer and deleted all cs-3 and cs-6 files and folders that came up.
Installed the disk again and still no instal on photoshop or flash but...dreamweaver installed. there must be a hidden file somewere?...maybe a old instal file? i dont know its nuts

Problem installing CS3, being asked for CS4 disc

Hi,
I'm having problem reinstalling CS3, during the installation I'm being asked to insert CS4 disc. All I want is to reinstall CS3.
Also, the liks to download CS3 products don't work.
Anybody can help me with this? Thanks!

Karniak which operating system are you using? I would recommend removing any current installations for Adobe Creative products on your computer. Once removed please use the CC Cleaner tool to insure complete removal. You can find more information on the use of the CC Cleaner tool at Use the CC Cleaner Tool to solve installation problems | CC, CS3-CS6 - http://helpx.adobe.com/creative-suite/kb/cs5-cleaner-tool-installation-problems.html.
Once you have used the CC Cleaner Tool please reinstall CS3. If you need a fresh copy of the installation files then you can download them from http://helpx.adobe.com/creative-suite/kb/cs3-product-downloads.html. Is this the same location you were attempting to download from previously?

Problems Installing CS3 Web Premium on Windows Vista x64

I was (key word) having problems with my installation of CS3 on my brand new (3 days old) computer with Windows Vista x64. Finally after two days of installing and uninstalling, I called Adobe support. I was pleasantly surprised with how quickly they solved my problem (if only I had called sooner).
Having worked on this for 2 days I have seen and tried everything except of course the cure. So I wanted to put this out there for any one else that is having problems.
The symptoms:
- Everything seemed to install correctly (except acrobat which is another story. you can find lots of post about that.). No errors during installation. And when it finally completed installing, all that was left was to click "finish" which indicated to me that installation was successful.
- Open Photoshop. PS would open and immediately stop working. Vista said it was not responding.
- Open any of the other programs and the little vista circle would spin for 5 to 10 seconds then nothing. Program did not start to open. Just nothing.
The problem: Unbeknown to me (never saw an error message) "Licensing for this product had stopped working". When I described above symptoms tech support went straight to this.
The solution: Download the Licensing Service Update and run it. http://kb.adobe.com/selfservice/viewContent.do?externalId=kb401528
Once I ran this, Photoshop opened and let me enter serial number and activate CS3.
If after your installation, Photoshop or any of the other programs seem to get stuck or you never get the dialog box to enter serial number, the Licensing Service Update should fix things for you.

wow...thank you so much for this posting. I just got home & followed your steps and now I have CS3 up & running. After 4 days of stressing out, finally someone was able to assist. Why can't the Adobe Experts & Employees on these forums supply this much needed information?????
I seriously understand why people want to get crack versions of this software rather than paying hundreds of dollars like us and avoid all this BS and get no support whatsoever!
Thank you again!!

Problems Installing CS3 after CS4 install.

About 3 weeks ago or so i downloaded the beta for Dreamweaver CS4. And just a couple of days ago i tried to reinstall Flash CS3 from my CS3 Master Suite and i got this message.
Component install failed. The original installation media has been moved or deleted. Please replace the media at its original location: C:\Documents and Settings\Lucas\Desktop\AdobeCS4\Dreamweaver CS4 Beta\payloads\AdobeALMAnchorService2-mul\AdobeALMAnchorServices2-mul.msi
Right now i am trying to uninstall the DW CS4 but has anyone ran into a problem like this or have any advise on how i can fix this?

>SURELY that is implied?
Absolutely not! My guess is that the average user knows what "beta" means and the implication not to use it for real work, just in case. If they can take the time to warn you about that then they could at least let us know of potential problems in simply removing the damn thing. In fact, not so much removing it, I can live with it on my machine, it's the realization that it can seriously interfere with further installations - of their own software! If I remember correctly the beta release was displayed prominently on the Adobe homepage - "BE THE FIRST TO TRY IT!" or something similar, the implication, to my mind, is that it's safe to download.
With my fingers crossed, I hope that my upgrade to CS4 will be trouble free so it may not be a problem, but it obviously is to Lucas at the moment. I've downloaded numerous betas and removed them without any problem and assumed Dreamweaver CS4 would be the same. As I said, the average user thinks of the bugs being in the operation of the program. I now know that there's much more risk involved (with Adobe at least) and I'll be more cautious in the future.

Problems installing cs3 production premium: database corrupt

I have a new computer with windows 8.
On my old computer i used Premiere Pro CS3, now i tried Premiere Elements 11. I´m not happy with it so i deinstalled it and tried to install the CS3 production premium on the new Computer.
When I insert the disk and click on install an error appers immediately: "The installation database is corrupt."
I found out that there is an "Creative Suite Cleaner Tool" so i used it, but this doesnt resolve my error.
What do I have to do to install the CS3 Production Premium?
Oliver

Manually delete the caps.db in the caps folder:
Important Directories
Bob does have a point, though. Installing and using CS3 on Win8 is going to be all sorts of trouble, regardless.
Mylenium

Problems installing CS3 on MacBook Pro 10.7.5

When I try to install Creative Suite 3 on my MacBook Pro, Lion 10.7.5, I get the error message, "Startup error Required resources are missing." What can I do? Thanks!

It's probably referring to some Rosetta PPC emulation stuff, as the CS3 installer had a bug where it would want that stuff even on intel machines. Since Rosetta is dead as frozen fish, I'm afraid there is no way to resolve this. Perhaps there's a way to copy the isntaller to a local disk, then edit the installer package and remove the offending content, but that's just a guess. Anyway, perhaps your system logs can shed some light on this. Check your log viewer.
Mylenium

Problems installing CS3 master collection

So i just received Adobe CS3 Master Collection and was trying to install it on my MBP. After it installed the first disc, i would get a black window that said installer alert. I went to adobe webpage and they told me it was because i had the safari 3 public beta installed and that I needed to remove it. i wasnt entirely sure how to do this so I just dragged it to the trash and emptied it. then i put in my tiger os x dvd and reinstalled safari 2.whatever. after clearing out the old partial install of CS3, i tried again but i got the same crap with the blank window. did i really uninstall safari 3.0 or is there more i need to do? this is really annoying and want to get to using my new software

You can't just delete the Safari 3 Beta. You must use the uninstaller found on the .dmg file.
Download it again, if deleted, or install it again to run the uninstaller.
It will restore Safari 2.0.4

Troubles installing cs3 Web Premium

I just got a new computer (MacBook Pro) running OS 10.6.7. I deactived my Adobe software on my old computer (an older white MacBook which is also running OS 10.6.7), downloaded CS3 Web Premium from the Adobe on-line store (where I originally purchased it) to my new computer and double clicked the Setup icon. I very briefly see a window saying "Initializing Adobe Setup..", then an installer alert window pops up saying "Setup has encountered an error and cannot continue. Contact Adobe Customer Support for assistance.
Customer Support transferred me to Installation support, which told me they no longer support CS3 installation questions.
What do I need to do to get my CS3 software running on my new computer?
Thanks,
Phil DiPastena

Hi Phil,
I'm sorry you're having problems installing CS3. Your best bet would be to reprost this question over on the Mac Creative Suite forums.
Thanks,
Chris

Can't Install CS3 on WinXP 32bit

My second hard drive crashed where the main CS3 files were and everytime I try and reinstall I get an error in the installation program.
Internet Explorer Script Error - Exception thrown and not caught in URL C:/program files/adobe/installers/..etc../scripts/utils.js
I have tried rolling back Java to an earlier version, done all IE8 updates, tried manually erasing registry info for adobe products.
Please help I don't really want to reinstall windows to install CS3 again.

Hi,
I also have problem installing CS3 Desin Premium on WinXP SP3, 32 bit. I tried it 4 times (!) and still got the same result: Shared components, Version Cue and Acrobat Pro are installed. But Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign can't be installed. I have no idea why it doesn't work this time.
I was forced to change HDD (technical reasons) and reinstall OS. On the old HDD CS3 worked fine.
I also tried the Clean-up utility you mentioned, but there were missing some Windows unistaller components, so it didn't work.
Do you have any clue? Thanks in advance.

Difficulty Installing CS3 on New Imac

Clean install of system and still cannot make the installation work. Is there a problem installing CS3 on later versions of 10.5.x?

there should not be a problem.

Trying to Re-Install CS3 on one of our machines at work

I have uninstalled and tried to re-install several times and keep getting/ I am trying to do this on a Mac OS X 10.5.8
HELP........
Errors: 6 component(s)
X Adobe Creative Suite 3 Design Premium
   Component install failed
X Adobe Flash CS3
   Component install failed
X Adobe Illustrator CS3
   Component install failed
X Adobe InDesign CS3
    Component install failed
X Adobe Photoshop CS3
    Component install failed
X Shared components
    Component install failed

I'm sorry your running into problems installing CS3. Do you mind reposting this over on the Create Suite forums? You've reached the AIR forums and you'll find better experts over there.
Thanks,
Chris

Problems installing photoshop cs3

I have downloaded the trial version of photoshop cs3 from the adobe website. after starting the setup and the system check i get the error that it cannot carry on with the installation because it conflicts with CS3! i have noted that there are 2 cs3 icons in my dock it's been opened only once. how do I get it installed??? Can anyone please help me??? thank you!
alex

Hi AndreTheGeek;
I would like to reply to your comment about it might not apply to you on a demo.
I am here to tell you that it most certainly does apply in the case of a demo that you use the Adobe uninstall first.
I had a nightmare trying to figure out why I could not get CS3 to install after demoing PS CS3. After what felt like eternities, I finally found someone at Adobe who was able to tell me the error of my ways. It seems I had gotten so used to the idea of simply trashing applications I did that with the demo of PS CS3. He explained to me that that left behind enough bits and pieces that it was causing me troubles when I attempted to install CS3. He told me where to find the uninstall script. Once I ran that the installation worked like a charm.
Allan

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