Chris,

I can appreciate that the installer for the suite would be complex, particularly if each app had the custom installation available. However other applications grouped as suites typically offer the capability to selectively install or uninstall a given application. MS Office is a prime example, but it is hugely more complex than I think would need to be for the Creative Suite. Norton SystemWorks is similar as well. I don't know what approach is taken for Macromedia MX Suite, but I would have thought that basically any suite of applications would always allow selective install/uninstall. I'm surprised that PS/IR CS as a stand-alone product doesn't maintain the custom installation as has been done in the past unless the argument about tighter integration really is the reason.

As for a manual deletion of ImageReady, if it remains installed at the root level of the PS installation as has been done in the past, then how would one know what other files could also be deleted? On the other hand, if IR is now installed into its own subdirectory with all IR-only associated files, if such files do exist, then perhaps deleting the subdirectory would remove even more of the "undesired bulk". But, that still leaves a question about registry entries and perhaps other scattered files also, is that right? In other words, manual deletion doesn't as likely ensure a clean uninstall as hopefully a product-oriented uninstaller would. Granted, not all uninstallers are 100% clean, but at the very least they do simplify the uninstallation process.

Although I'm not affected any myself, since I'd be using both applications, I'm just being the devil's advocate here. Nonetheless, if I understand your implied comment that the Creative Suite doesn't provide for selective installation of the apps, then that just adds yet another thing that puzzles me about Adobe's decisions on this round of product development.

The first thing that surprised me was the omission of printed manuals in the Suite, which I personally think is absurd. Whoever made that decision must not appreciate the value of having a printed user's manual at their side for reference while enjoying a less cluttered screen. If everyone had dual monitors, then perhaps a PDF file open on the 2nd screen would suffice, but for students and new users of Photoshop a printed manual remains a valuable resource in my opinion. That's OT from the rest of this thread, but I just thought I'd vent a little...not at you, but Adobe in general. I think lack of manuals for the suite warrants a much more irritated user community than does the new activiation process.

By the way, thanks for both your help and other informative comments throughout the forum.

Regards,

Daryl

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