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02-02-2008

Sorry, didn't mean to post this twice, but something bombed when I tried 1st
time, & IE told me it'd not been sent, so I re-sent it. Software, eh, who'd
be a geek ?? :-)

"davey_griffo" wrote:

Quote:

> I have an answer.
> Judging by the forums I visited, there are a lot of Vista users having
> trouble with Elements 6.0, which does say on the box, it runs under Vista. I
> suppose you only find out how many people have a problem when you have one
> yourself, & go looking for an answer.
>
> It's a long one, but I'll try to condense it as short as possible. It also
> seems unlikely, but it worked for me.
>
> Install as per the instructions: I took out as many running programs as I
> could, even going into task manager & disabling any unnecessary processes. I
> don't know if this mattered in the end, but I tried it anyway.
>
> My advice here would be, if you don't know what it does, look it up or leave
> it alone.
>
> Restart your PC. Although when mine installed it didn't ask me to,
> apparently a good install is supposed to, so I did it for good measure.
>
> Right click the icon, & in the compatability tab, click "run this program as
> administrator". It's a known issue, apparently, that Elements won't run under
> Vista unless you are and admin type user, & you set it to run as admin. It
> does say this in the readme.
>
> Next, go to adobe's website, & into "downlaods ---> update"
>
> As you won't find the file you're looking for there, do a search for:
>
> Adobe Acrobat 8 licensing service update (Windows Vista
> only) (it should be 486KB)
>
> Unzip it, it doesn't matter where, but make sure you can find it :-)
>
> Inside you'll find a file "InstAS.exe".
>
> This may or may not work. The only way to know for sure is to run it in a
> CMD box. If you get error messages it didn't work, & you'll need to do this:
>
> Copy the "FNP_Act_Installer.dll" file into the parent directory, the one
> these files are in, & create a new folder called "Licensing-Service Patch"
> (no quotes) in the same folder. Copy the dll into this too.
>
> When you run the "InstAS.exe" again (I'd run it from CMD just to be sure it
> did something), it should complete.
>
> I was told to expect it to "say something about anchoring and sit there for
> 3 to 4 minutes, then it will close", but this never happened to me, it ran &
> instantly completed.
>
> Now a reboot (again I'm not sure this was necessary, but I did it anyway) &
> Elements should work.
>
> DO NOT REMOVE THE RUN AS ADMIN CHECK. I did, & it didn't work. I put it back
> & it was ok.
>
> Hope this works for you Jorge.
>
> If you have any trouble finding the Acrobat patch, mail me, & I'll send you
> a copy.
>
> davey_griffo@xxxxxx
>
> Cheers!!

02-02-2008	#8 (permalink)
davey_griffo Guest n/a posts	Re: Adobe Photoshop Elements 6 & Adobe Premiere Elements 4 Sorry, didn't mean to post this twice, but something bombed when I tried 1st time, & IE told me it'd not been sent, so I re-sent it. Software, eh, who'd be a geek ?? :-) "davey_griffo" wrote: Quote: > I have an answer. > Judging by the forums I visited, there are a lot of Vista users having > trouble with Elements 6.0, which does say on the box, it runs under Vista. I > suppose you only find out how many people have a problem when you have one > yourself, & go looking for an answer. > > It's a long one, but I'll try to condense it as short as possible. It also > seems unlikely, but it worked for me. > > Install as per the instructions: I took out as many running programs as I > could, even going into task manager & disabling any unnecessary processes. I > don't know if this mattered in the end, but I tried it anyway. > > My advice here would be, if you don't know what it does, look it up or leave > it alone. > > Restart your PC. Although when mine installed it didn't ask me to, > apparently a good install is supposed to, so I did it for good measure. > > Right click the icon, & in the compatability tab, click "run this program as > administrator". It's a known issue, apparently, that Elements won't run under > Vista unless you are and admin type user, & you set it to run as admin. It > does say this in the readme. > > Next, go to adobe's website, & into "downlaods ---> update" > > As you won't find the file you're looking for there, do a search for: > > Adobe Acrobat 8 licensing service update (Windows Vista > only) (it should be 486KB) > > Unzip it, it doesn't matter where, but make sure you can find it :-) > > Inside you'll find a file "InstAS.exe". > > This may or may not work. The only way to know for sure is to run it in a > CMD box. If you get error messages it didn't work, & you'll need to do this: > > Copy the "FNP_Act_Installer.dll" file into the parent directory, the one > these files are in, & create a new folder called "Licensing-Service Patch" > (no quotes) in the same folder. Copy the dll into this too. > > When you run the "InstAS.exe" again (I'd run it from CMD just to be sure it > did something), it should complete. > > I was told to expect it to "say something about anchoring and sit there for > 3 to 4 minutes, then it will close", but this never happened to me, it ran & > instantly completed. > > Now a reboot (again I'm not sure this was necessary, but I did it anyway) & > Elements should work. > > DO NOT REMOVE THE RUN AS ADMIN CHECK. I did, & it didn't work. I put it back > & it was ok. > > Hope this works for you Jorge. > > If you have any trouble finding the Acrobat patch, mail me, & I'll send you > a copy. > > davey_griffo@xxxxxx > > Cheers!!
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