CS3 Wont Install on Server 2003 R2 Enterprise x64 SP2

Hello, I'm using Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise x64 SP2.

I put in the CS3 DVD, double click on the setup.exe, and a dialog box titled Adobe Photoshop CS3, with the text "Initializing Adobe Photoshop CS3" and a file copying animation, and a blank progress bar, and a Cancel button appears.

It stays there for a while, no change on the progress bar, and doesn't go away. When I click "Cancel", it says "Canceling initialization...", but it doesn't close until I click on the big red X many times.

I just restarted and it worked, but now the installer is giving me an error, saying I need either XP SP1 and greater or Vista in order to install Photoshop. Is there anyway to gimmick the installer into thinking I'm on XP?

Search the forum...hacks have been discussed but remember, they're not supported.

Bob

Why are you doing this? There's a reason Adobe doesn't support it.

There's a reason Adobe doesn't support it.

yes. they didn't test it.

many people run on 2003 to get access to the extra ram. and other pro level features.

as we know from the past, just because it's not supported by adobe, doesn't mean it doesn't work.

If you need to install the new Photoshop on your server (not that you should do such things, mind you), here's how. In the photoshop setup files folder, look for this:

Adobe CS3\Photoshop\Adobe CS3\payloads\AdobePhotoshop10en_US_volume\AdobePhotoshop10en _US_volume.proxy.xml

(My guess is you have to substitute US for whatever language version you have.) Open the file in a text editor (I used notepad2) and search for the string "Server2003" - you'll find the following:

"Server2003":{"Exclude":true}

Change it to (duh)

"Server2003":{"Require":true}