Can’t install Photoshop CS3 on Windows XP SP3

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kingfire
Sep 29, 2008
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Hello, I recently have reformated my machine and installed XP SP3

sadly now, I can’t install Photoshop CS3, when I double-click on Setup.exe, it show me a small bar/dialog which tells me it’s extracting files, but after that, NOTHING HAPPENS

I left it for an hour, and again, nothing happens. I checked my Task Manager and I found that Setup.exe and Msiexec.exe are running but with completely 0% of system resource.

I tried everything possible, nothing worked for me, I really need Photoshop CS3 for my work.

thanks advance
JohnX
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Bob Levine
Sep 29, 2008
Roll it back to SP2 and try it.

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kingfire
Sep 29, 2008
^^I don’t think it’s possilbe, I slipstreamed SP3 into my Win XP CD so it’s unremoveable Thanks for the fast replay.
JohnX
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dave_milbut
Sep 29, 2008
bob, roll back isn’t needed. i recently used an xp sp3 cd to format/install windows and cs3 install went fine.
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Bob Levine
Sep 29, 2008
I’ve seen issues in the ID forums where rolling back to SP2 helped.

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dave_milbut
Sep 29, 2008
I hear ya. that’s on an existing system with an upgrade. i’ve solved (well, resolved) a remote desktop problem with a rollback to sp2.

but on the clean xp pro sp3 system (1st app install after anti-virus and firewall), the cs3 install took about 10 minutes. very fast very smooth.
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Rick
Sep 29, 2008
On Sun, 28 Sep 2008 19:12:38 -0700, wrote:

Hello, I recently have reformated my machine and installed XP SP3
sadly now, I can’t install Photoshop CS3, when I double-click on Setup.exe, it show me a small bar/dialog which tells me it’s extracting files, but after that, NOTHING HAPPENS

I left it for an hour, and again, nothing happens. I checked my Task Manager and I found that Setup.exe and Msiexec.exe are running but with completely 0% of system resource.

I tried everything possible, nothing worked for me, I really need Photoshop CS3 for my work.
thanks advance
JohnX

Is this issue resolved?. Will PS CS3 not install on SP3 ?

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