Photoshop CS, and now CS2 starts up fresh from time to time.

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Bruce_Patrick
May 4, 2005
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What is causing it to start up new? All the preferences are unlike what I have chosen (are now the default settings) as are the third party filter plug-ins needing registration all over again. Very frustrating.

I’m on Windows 2000, Service pack 4.

Thanks

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BobLevine
May 4, 2005
Are you shutting Photoshop down properly?

Bob
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chrisjbirchall
May 4, 2005
After setting everything as you like it, make a copy of the Preferences file. You can simply copy this back to its original location should the need arise.
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Bruce_Patrick
May 4, 2005
I’ll try that chris. Thanks
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BobLevine
May 4, 2005
Note that you need to shut Photoshop down before you can do this. The prefs are written when the program closes.

Bob
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Bruce_Patrick
May 4, 2005
OK. Did shut it down, and sorry, I don’t see the preference file to copy Chris. (went to Programs, Adobe, PhotoshopCS2 and didn’t see it).

Bruce
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chrisjbirchall
May 4, 2005
The file is called Adobe_Photoshop_CS2_Prefs.psp and it can be found in: Documents and Settings/user/Application_Data/Adobe/photoshop/9.0/Adobe_Pho toshop_CS2_settings
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BobLevine
May 4, 2005
And I think it’s a hidden file so make sure you enable Windows to show them.

Bob
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chrisjbirchall
May 4, 2005
I think it’s a hidden file

Not on mine Bob.
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Bruce_Patrick
May 4, 2005
Nope, not there. Sorry. How do I enable Windows to show all files? Bruce
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chrisjbirchall
May 4, 2005
In Windows Explorer: Tools>Folder Options>View
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Bruce_Patrick
May 4, 2005
OK, I checked and Folders view was on.
Where I’m at is C Drive, Documents and Settings/All users/Application Data/Adobe/ and there are two files. One is Acrobat and the other is Updater.
I’m sorry, but cannot see photoshop/9.0/Adobe_Photoshop_CS2_settings .

What am I doing wrong?
Thanks
Bruce
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chrisjbirchall
May 4, 2005
Bruce: You are in "All Users" instead of User. It may be you need to navigate to the folder with your User Name.

(Documents and Settings/ USER /Application_Data/Adobe/photoshop/9.0/Adobe_Photoshop_CS2_se ttings )
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Pierre_Courtejoie
May 4, 2005
Bruce, Chris meant [your user name] with "user" in the filepath, not "all users".
Well, what he just said ;D
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chrisjbirchall
May 4, 2005
Heh Pierre.

I’ve cross-posted before but never cross-edited <grin>
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Bruce_Patrick
May 4, 2005
You know, I’m fairly capable with this stuff, but I’m just not finding a "user" folder. Very frustrating that I’m doing something wrong and not seeing it.
I’m in C Drive, Documents and settings/and there are four folders; Administrator, All users, Default user and expc-1.

Well, it was in the EXPC-1 (instead of User) folder, so I found it! Do you think I should store a copy of the preference settings back a folder or two, or just put it in the Adobe folder in the programs area?
Thanks for your help guys!
Bruce
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chrisjbirchall
May 4, 2005
Seek and ye shall find… <grin>

….and on the same subject – you can store it anywhere (anywhere you can remember where to find it in the dark and distant future, that is!)

Glad you’ve sorted it, and you’re very welcome.

Chris
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Robert_Enns
May 4, 2005
Just a thought but doesn’t Bruce have to remember which folder to put it back into? I’d type a little text file to go along with wherever he decides to store the copy.

Rob
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Bruce_Patrick
May 4, 2005
Good idea Rob. I’ll do that.
Thank you.
Bruce
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Robert_Enns
May 4, 2005
You’re welcome.
Aging minds (mine) need all the help they can get.

Rob
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chuck
May 5, 2005
wrote:
What is causing it to start up new? All the preferences are unlike what I have chosen (are now the default settings) as are the third party filter plug-ins needing registration all over again. Very frustrating.

I’m on Windows 2000, Service pack 4.

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Do you run a registry cleaner by any chance? I have one that has some deep registry clean and wipes
my adobe settings if it run it.

chuck
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Bruce_Patrick
May 9, 2005
Hey you two, I have a new challange for you…….
I am on Photoshop CS2
I have a CD with multiple images I can see with the included exe player only. I plan to copy the screen images to the clipboard one at a time by hitting the print screen button, then with a photoshop action, save it to a folder on the desktop. Works but the image title is always "untitled-1" so it replaces the previous image.
How do I fix this problem?
Thanks for the help.
Bruce
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dave_milbut
May 9, 2005
usually images are placed in an exe to add copy protection. you wouldn’t be trying to steal anyones work would you? 😉
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Bruce_Patrick
May 10, 2005
AH, you’er so smart! This is a photographer that went out of business in 2003 and the customer only has this exe disk. Its made on Foto Angelo, which I have, but not the source files.
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dave_milbut
May 12, 2005
you need to talk to the photographer. copyright doesn’t expire just because he’s out of business…

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