PS comes up with "could not initialize PS because of a programm error".

I already installed LR and PS via CC. LR works fine but when I start PS it comes up with "could not initialize PS because of a programm error". I'm running iMac with OS 10.10.2

Hi Daniel Greco,
Please refer to the thread below where this issue has been fixed:
Could not initialize Photoshop because of a program error. Again
Regards,
Sheena

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Could not initialize Photoshop because of a program error" with PS CC 2014

I get "Could not initialize Photoshop because of a program error" with PS CC 2014 on a 2099 Macbook Pro running Mavericks. Then the program closes. Can anyone help?

Could be corrupt preferences, a problem with the OS font cache, or some other problem with the OS.
First, try resetting the preferences.

CS 5.1 Mac.... Could not initialize Photoshop because of a program error.

CS 5.1 Mac.... 'Could not initialize Photoshop because of a program error.'
I changed my security preferences and still get the same thing poping up. I am not able to open PS CS5.1 on my mac.
What should I do or even where do I go if I need to re-install CS 5.1? I have my Lic#
MikeNewsome.com

I don't think the application installation would be corrupt because I uninstalled and re-installed according to adobe and all the times I did so, it was from adobe website. and I am thinking about the OS, if that were corrupt, a lot more applications, ... would be giving me problems.
It is only PS. I am almost at wit's end trying to solve this issue. I would have thought re-insatlling program (prob did this about 10 times), would solve any issues. I did use the cc cleaner but only yesterday as a last resort. I just don't know where to go with this problem.
when 1st happened I just uninstalled and reinstalled a few times and when that didn't solve anything, also then ran utility programs a few times.all the while deleted prefs

Can not open photshop CC 2014 ERROR could not initialize Photoshop because of a program error

Hi
I can not open Photshop CC 2014
ERROR
could not initialize Photoshop because of a program error

I've had the same error happen to me. I deleted the preferences file, updated JAVA, etc. none of which worked.
I've spent days systematically working to isolate the variable that seems to make Photoshop work one day and "not initialize" the next. I simply can't afford to stop work when Photoshop doesn't want to initialize due to: PSOWLListenerProxyBaseCocoa.mm : 52 : REQUIRE failed
Apologies, but I REQUIRE YOU TO INITIALIZE!
I think that I've isolated the problem. I have a dual monitor set-up. Sometimes I use the second monitor and sometimes I don't, sometimes monitor 2 is powered on and sometimes it's not. It's really the only thing with any variance on my system. I disconnected my second monitor. Then I clicked the Photoshop icon and the program opened...
I am running OS X 10.9 and Photoshop CS 5.1
There appears to be a link between Photoshop not wanting to initialize and Graphics Card / Monitors.

On opening the application PHOTOSHOP CC the following message appears: Could not initialize Photoshop because of a program error

On opening the application Photoshop CC the following message appears Photoshop could not initialize because of a program error

Moving this discussion to the Photoshop General Discussion forum.

Could not initialize Photoshop because of a program error.

This is the first time I've had this problem with photoshop. I'm not sure what to do. I have Adobe CC. I want to unistall it and then reinstall to see that helps but Im not sure how to do that.

Yesssss. I'm hoping I didn't get stiffed too. We shall see. I have now successfully installed on my laptop so that's odd. I opened Even Viewer but it's all Greek to me. Could that be an incorrect Windows language setting . So I'm not sure where to look in that. Can you help any further? I truly appreciate your help.
Phil

CS5 Could not initialize Photoshop because of a program error

Friday I did work as usual editing and cropping images from my PSD files. Over the weekend I did not work but checked email and performed an Apple update, the new one where iPhoto goes away and now I have Photos. Monday I tried to open Photoshop and got the above error. I took my machine to my local expert. He tried deleting preferences and deleting the settings file. Still I get the error. I created a new user and Photoshop works l fine. This is frustrating. I have searched the web and have tried every solution possible to no avail. Why would performing the latest Apple update screw up Photoshop. I am extremely frustrated. Has anyone found a solution?

Excuse the delay Mioweb. I had to be away for some business, but I hope to stay with this. Seems you got some good technical help as well.
So I'm surprised the update did not work. I might warn you CS5's Help > Update function is outdated. It doesn't play well at all with Adobe's update servers at all and should not be used. I recommend the direct download links I gave you and the manual install.
If you go to Help > System Info Look at Photoshop Version on the first line, it should be 12.0.4 not 12.0 The update link I gave you is for English, are you using a foreign language edition?
So we could look at third party plugins or Extensions you installed in your account.
Hold down Shift when starting up disables plugins and you can see if that stops the crashes.
You have Extension Manager CS5 Adobe - Exchange : Download the Adobe Extension Manager
And CS5's Extension Manager is now at version 5.0.3 Updates here: Adobe Extension Manager Updates Downloads
Then you can check and uninstall any suspect Extensions.
Printer Drivers can cause problems too. Try seeing if the problem goes away if you uninstall and update them.
While I sure your Tech did a fine job reinstalling your system, If he retrieves your account account from backup and the problem is in there, the problem remains.
So that should be enough for now.
Gene

PS CC stopped opening. Error message:"could not initialize photoshop because of a program error."

I bought PS CC yesterday. It's been working fine, including earlier tonight. I closed it and tried to open it again and got the above message. Thank you for your help.

Could be corrupt preferences, a problem with the OS font cache, or some other problem with the OS.
First, try resetting the preferences.

Can't open Photoshop CC. "could not initialize photoshop because of a program error"

What's the latest fix-it for this. Many of you have the same issue but there are so many different answers. Confusing (especially since I am a novice at this).

Do you receive a download or update errors... or does the program install but then will not run?
These questions below may be for a different product... but the kind of information you need to supply is the same, for the products you use
More information needed for someone to help... please click below and provide the requested information
-PPro Information FAQ http://forums.adobe.com/message/4200840

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Could not initialize photoshop because there is not enough memory (RAM) CS4

I just recently started receiving this error, "could not initialize photoshop because there is not enough memory (RAM)". So I thought doing an uninstall and a reinstall of Photoshop would cure it. No such luck though. I have 8 gigs of ram, so I hardly think not enough ram is an issue. I have a MacBook Pro, Intel Core 2 Duo 2.66 GHz, 8GB of ram, 750 GB hard drive. Any ideas?

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As with all unexplainable Photoshop-problems you might try trashing the prefs (after making sure all customized presets like Actions, Patterns, Brushes etc. have been saved and making a note of the Preferences you’ve changed) by pressing command-alt-shift on starting the program or starting from a new user-account.
System Maintenance (repairing permissions, purging PRAM, running cron-scripts, cleaning caches, etc.) might also be beneficial, Onyx has been recommended for such tasks.
http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/system_disk_utilities/onyx.html
Weeding out bad fonts never seems to be a bad idea, either. (Validate your fonts in Font Book and remove the bad ones.)
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Could not initialize photoshop because of a problem using the adobe color engine (Win 7)

Was running the lastest version of Photoshop CS5 and added a second quad graphics card and 4 more monitors. Now PS will not start and I get the error message "could not initialize photoshop because of a problem using the adobe color engine."
Computer has 2 NIVDIA Quadro4 NVS420 graphics boards with 8 Samsung SyncMaster 1920x1080 monitors. If I disable 4 of the monitors CS5 starts normally. I do not have to remove the added graphics card. When I extend the desktop again to all 8 monitors I get the error above.
How do I trouble-shoot the problem? Is it Photoshop, NIVDIA or Windows 7?

Well, not exactly a full solution yet (at least for my setup), but I am certain now that this issue is (mostly) caused by nVidia's drivers. You may be able to fix your setup by simply installing the latest drivers for your NVS420 cards (266.45 for Win 7/64 rel. 01/12/2011).
Since you are using two identical cards, this could do the trick.
Caveats - Make sure you:
1. Select Custom Install, the Express Install will most likely not work properly.
2. Unselect the Audio Driver (if available), the nVidia HD(MI) Audio driver could
screw up your speech recognition (if you use it) or other audio software - it did for me.
3. Select Clean Install. If you don't, files like C:\Windows\System32\drivers\nvlddmkm.sys
and several other driver related files will not be overwritten, causing all sorts of neat effects.
4. After the Install is complete, reboot your system whether the Installer prompts you or not.
After testing various configurations, disabling two - six of my eight monitors I am at this point:
I am now using nVidia's lastest and greatest piece of crap (read driver), version 266.58, released just two days ago. After an initial snag with maximized windows extending to the bottom of the main monitor (underneath the taskbar), a re-install & reboot solved that issue.
All three driver versions tested (260.89, 260.99, 266.58) now allow me to start PhotoShop without any problems; providing I first disable the two monitors fed by my onboard graphics (nVidia 780a based), leaving me with six monitors connected to three GTS-450 cards. I can even re-enable the two other monitors once the program is open, and it continues to work fine. However, I must disconnect them again for the next start of PhotoShop.
On an interesting side note:
After disabling six monitors (leaving only two on a GTS-450), I was also able to open and run SoundBooth CS5, which previously would not open, citing the audio driver as the problem. After sucessfully starting SoundBooth I could re-enable all six other monitors (incl. onboards),
and that program now opens and works fine with all 8 monitors connected. [ODD !!!]
Other than Adobe Software, I've had only one other issue with my setup:
When playing online poker at PokerStars, occasionally and quite randomly one of multiple tables would freeze up. I'll try disabling the two onboard monitors for that program as well to see whether the random freezes stop.
Overall, while I think that Adobe produces fine software and nVidia has been in need of an overhaul for quite some time now, I also think that Adobe and nVidia software engineers need to work more closely together to ensure that problems like this don't arise in the first place after a product has been released to the public. IMHO, this is avoidable!
PS:
Here's a link to a great tool for multiple monitors, Display Fusion by Binary Fortress.
I use the free version, it allows you to do cool things like have individual wallpapers for all
your monitors, or stretch a single image across all monitors. With the Pro Version ($25),
you can also add individually customizable taskbars to each monitor, and a lot more.
http://www.displayfusion.com/

Could not initialize Photoshop because the file is locked

I have the problem where you get the Could not initialize Photoshop because the file is locked, where the solution was to fix the properties in the jpg. I did that and tried the Ctrl-Alt-Shft thing too. I pressed them in time and got the message to delete the settings. When I click yes, I still get the "file locked" message. If it is the scratch disk setting problem, I can't get PS open to change it. This problem started when I was opening a locked jpg from a relative. (Now none of my previous pics will open either). Any other ideas other than these that are already listed in the forums? Thanks for any help.
Technical: Windows XP 5.1, HP7680, Photoshop CS2, 2g ram, more than enough work drives. (no Vista)
Sequence of events: 1) recd a jpg from a relative in an email and saved it to hard drive. 2) with Photoshop unopened, I rt clkd on the jpg and chose "open with CS2". 3) PS started loading and then stopped with the "file locked" msg. Clkd on OK and PS closed. 4) tried to open PS from the shortcut (and from explorer) and got same result. 5) researched the problem and then used the Ctrl-Alt-Shft approach, got the window that asks to "delete settings" and chose ok, PS closed again. 6) went to the jpg and displayed properties and saw "This file came from another computer and might be locked....", so I clicked "unblock". 7) retried step 2, then 4 with same results. 7) tried to open an old jpg with step 2 and same result (got file locked msg). 8) no longer can bring up the "delete settings" window with the the Ctrl-Alt-Shft approach as it looks like it deleted the settings the 1st time.
Any ideas???? Thanks again.

Bob,
I do not know why a locked JPG would mess up PS. I could see if you always tried to launch PS, by dbl-clicking on the JPG in Windows Explorer, but not from your Desktop shortcut, or from the PS.exe file.
For the locked file, there is a freeware utility, Unlocker. I do not have a URL handy, but Google should find it for you. It has worked on some network assets, that seemed to lock up on me.
Good luck, though this might not address your PS launch issue.
Hunt

Could not initialize Photoshop because the file is empty.

I tried to start Photoshop 5.1 64bit today, and it shows the blue intro screen with the reading and loading, and then it goes to a popup error message that reads, "Could not initialize Photoshop because the file is empty." I can run the 32bit version fine, but I would prefer to use the 64bit version. I am running Windows 64bit Ultimate. I have been having issues here and there with CS5.5 on this computer. I ran CS4 fine for the last few years, but since after the upgrade, things have been acting weird. About two weeks ago, InDesign refused to work, so I did a reinstall. Then, two days later, I was having other issues, so I did another reinstall. Before that, Illustrator was having issues, so I had to copy programs files from my office computer to my home computer to make it work. I am starting to wonder if my hard drive is going out. Is there an Adobe fix for just Photoshop? I have the CS5.5 installation DVDs here. I tried copying the Photoshop.exe from my office computer to my home computer and replacing it, but it didn't work either.
What do you guys recommend? Thanks!

I am starting to wonder if my hard drive is going out.
Not necessarily, but it could be hopelessly fragmented and have per-sector damage. Run your disk maintenance tools from the drive's property tab and clean out unnecessary temp files, too.
Mylenium

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