Vista - Vista 64 kills PSP

Vista 64 killed my Corel PaintShopPro Photo X2.

I installed it and then Vista did some security updates and PSP8 ; PSP9 and PSP Photo X2 no longer run. I did load and tried Photo X2 uninstalled it then PSP 9; unstalled it then PSP 8 then uninstalled it. Up to Sunday 20th it worked OK. bUt I uninstalled it formatted the hard drive and started again and it has not run since.

First time it ran when I put it in then came on the reboot in would not load after switching it off for a while then switching it on again to then hung up the PC. The only way to get Vista to run was to use the Vista installation disc and that wiped PSP off the hard drive.

Jannerhank

I have repeated this 5 times, each time with a clean formatted disc with the same results. It is an automatic microsoft update (I think it said security update).

Question 1 - Why would you want to run PSP 8, 9 and X2?

Question 2 - When you say "it no longer runs", does X2 start and then freeze up, or just not start at all? If it's the former, then you ned to temporarily move all the pictures from your "Pictures" folder to another location. Then start PSP X2 and disable it's media caching. When you have done this, you can move your pictures back to the "Pictures" folder. I did this, and PSP X2 works without any problems.

Hi Dzomlija.
No I tried Corel PaintShopPro Photo X2. and it no longer works.
Then I tried PSP 8, with the same results So I tried PSP 9.

In each case it installed, then came the standard 'you must reboot to be able to use this software' .

So I did and it booted but the programme would not open as it said that there was a file missing.

So I turned it off left it whiole I went shopping or gardening for an hour or so then came back and switched the PC on. that is when it refused to boot at all.

Sorry to confuse you.

Jannerhank

Ok then, my mistake. But there is something else going on here than just PSP failing to run. For one, I've installed PSP X2 dozens of times of various different installations of Vista, and none of those installations required a reboot. PSP installed, and it ran correctly (with the exception of the PSP catalog crashing because of over 40,000 files in my Pictures folder).

What other software are you running in the background. If necessary, use MSCONFIG to disable all but the most essential (antivirus software and the like) software prior to installing PSP.

I agree that PSP works on Vista 32-bit and it still does on my Vista 32-bit, EVEN AFTER THE MICROSOFT SECURITY UPDATES! But not after a Microsoft update on my Vista 64-bit it does not. To be honest I would have perfered to have taken the chance on the security breach and kept my PSP as I have used it for so many years. I only had the PSP Photo X2 programme since last November.

OK I have now installed Adobe Photoshop CS which I have had for about 2 years on the Vista 64-bit PC and it works but never liked it because it takes a lot of learning to do what a simple click on PSP would do!

Next time I format I will disable the security updates until I find out which one 'buggered' PSP up then install PSP again.

Jannerhank