Is anyone else using windows 7 and having trouble with software meant for xp or vista? I had to get a new laptop in the past few weeks and it came loaded with windows 7. For the most part everything I've installed has worked with the exception of Photoshop CS3. It installs the shared components but not CS3 itself. I've tried running the install file in compatibility mode but so far no luck. A search reveals quite a few people have had this issue. It sounds like upgrading windows 7 to professional or ultimate fixes the issue because you can run it in xp mode but I don't really want to pay for that upgrade if I can avoid it. Any computer savvy individuals have other ideas?
Are you using 64bit Windows 7? CS3 is supported on all versions of Windows 7. Here are some troubleshooting hints for Vista: http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/401/kb401488.html Do you get an error message?
I'm running 64bit win7. Have been for a few months now. I have no issue. Granted I am running cs4 photoshop.
No issues here, but I only boot windows when I need to do something windows specific. Windows 7 ultimate has run everything I've wanted to run.
Professional and Ultimate have an embedded version of WindowsXP built in for back-compatibility IIRC. Home does not. Like everyone else has mentioned, I haven't had an issue with anything yet on Windows 7 Pro or Ultimate.
My roommate is a student at the UofM, he got me windows 7 ultimate for under $10 ($7 plus tax) I would find a student and go that route.
I was installing software on a customer's computer and the licensing would not function, I ended up going to the customer's site and I turned off User control (pile of crap left over from vista), once I did this it was working fine. It might be worth a try to turn off user control and then re-install the software. Frogy
you could just let me have the ps now that you cant even use it lol. and your L glass since you never shoot anymore :biggrin:
Professional and Ultimate come with a license for Windows XP, but you have to download and install Microsoft's Virtual PC and then install and configure your VM. Once that is complete, you can run install applications in your VM and place shortcuts directly to those applications on your host OS. With these shortcuts, you can run the applications so they look like they're running naively in 7, but are actually running within XP from the VM. Not incredibly technical, but a large amount of work none the less. As much as people complain about UAC, I would consider it one of the best features of Windows Vista and Windows 7. Just because programmers cannot program their application to successfully run under a user account does not mean this feature is a pile of crap. Linux and Apple OS's also have their own "UAC," which operates very similarly to Microsoft's (multiple user login tokens, and prompts when the OS needs to use the Admin token).
I would check with adobe. I think your cs3 issue is a cs3 thing, not a win 7 thing. I haven't had any issues with any software that is vista compatible.
the only issue with running the WINXP mode is it takes 15gb of hd space and 1gb of memory. i was originally intent on doing this but my hd is only 64gb. otherwise i too can say that i have not had any issues with software sans the program for my htpc display which needed to be updated.
not to hijack here but windows user rights have always been crap, and UAC highlights this. Our company has been testing on 7 for quite a while, but and we run fine, except for on "home" versions(we do not test on these because we expect users to be on business versions). Bullwinkle, have you worked on the home version? here's another thought, I wouldn't turn off UAC normally but it blocks our desktop streaming software (CITRIX GOTO assit). I am sure that there are settings that need to be changed in UAC, but I have not been able to find anyone who can tell me which settings these are. Thruthfully my opinion is that UAC is like gun control, it makes it harder for the normal honest person to use his or her computer, but in the end probably does little to limit those people with mallace. Frogy
It's two downloads actually. The first is Virtual PC. The second is the Windows XP mode image. Once you install both there's very little to configure other then first run questions in your VM. After that any app you install in the VM automatically places shortcuts in your Windows XP Mode folder under all programs... pretty slick really. The only bummer is you need to have a full VM running in order to access those programs and you also need to keep all the patches up to date. Of course if you have a box with 3+ gigs of RAM and enable auto updates it's not really an issue. I agree. UAC is a wonderful thing.
