I started another thread yesterday asking for suggestions on how to install without all the mandatory payloads that Adobe have loaded us up with, whether we wanted or needed them.

A procedure was found by another poster.

It can be found here:

< http://www.ilemoned.com/software/customizing-adobe-cs3-insta llation>

I uninstalled by the usual Windows uninstall method, ran registry mechanic, and reinstalled after making the simple modifications outlined above. It went perfectly.

Of course, the install was considerably faster and there is simply less stuff on there for potential conflicts, so it might be worth a try for those folks still having difficulty getting an install as well as any first time installers playing Adobe Install Roulette. The less stuff you have in your registry that you don't need the better.

Another nice benfit, at least on my configuration, was that PS loaded faster as well after removing all that proprietary non essential, for me at least, overhead.

What gets me you know where is why Adobe didn't make these optional installs available in the first place. All that is required is adding a short txt script and removing the 'requires' section of the XML proxy file with a simple text editor like notepad. 5 minute job that a five year old could do, and bingo the old familiar component choice screen, checkboxes and all, pops right up when you start the install. So the choice screen is in there, just bypassed by the long requires section of the XML Proxy. Take that out and you are home free.

Check what you want--5 choices are required as noted in the instructions, including Bonjour for registration and authentification, and 'phoning home' with God knows what--and then its goodbye to virtually everything, even Bridge, if you don't want it!

Your Choice! As it should have been in the first place!

Les_Linton

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