Vista - Adobe Photoshop CS3....Vista 64-bit

Hello All,
I need your valueable help!!! ive got an Adobe Master Suite Collection CS3 Extended (AMSC CS3 Ext) installed on my computer. I have windows vista ultimate 64-bit OS. Now i very new to this blog so bare with me. If this problem has a solution....kindly someone direct me the right way (THANKS!!)

Anyways all of the programs (within AMSC CS3 Ext) run fine on my computer except (cue dramatic music) Photoshop CS3! Now i dont get an error or any kind of error when i installed the program but when i start the program it does like its going to start up and its loading the tools and stuff but when it gets to "Building TWAIN menu items" it turns a transparent white and says there is a problem and Photoshop cs3 has stopped working and then sadly asks to close the program. See images attached.

So someone please help....what do i do??? Is there any shred of hope left??

Hi, VistaUltimate, and welcome to the forums. And, also, howdy, neighbor (I live in GA)

First off, a note - this is not a blog, this is a forum, and we'll definitely *bear* with you.

Now that that is out of the way, have you tried running Photoshop with administrative privileges to see if it works / needs to run for the first time with admin level privileges to perform a final setup before it can run?

And then I find this little tidbit: upgrade x86 to x64

Have you try uninstall the suite and reinstall it? I know it's a headache to install all the CS suite, especially the Master Collection but that might fix your problem. I ran into a few problem before but after a fresh uninstall and reinstall, they work flawlessly.

Also try this:
Since you said you can launch all the other programs in the suite, go pick one and launch it. Doesn't matter which one you pick. Now go to Help > Update.
This will update all your programs in the Master Collection suite. Which also includes an update for Photoshop 10.0.1. A standard Master Collection comes with Photoshop 10.0.0. So this update fixes various bugs. Let me know if this work.

This might help.

How to install Adobe Photoshop CS3 on Windows Vista


I did not have this problem, but when I installed CS3 on x64, my problem was Adobe Flash player. It prevented Photoshop from installing. I had to uninstall the player and run a script to purge the .reg files.

You can also use the Flash player uninstaller from Adobe to accomplish that without having to worry about a script....

How to uninstall the Adobe Flash Player plug-in and ActiveX control

Oh My goodness, I have this EXACT problem and this is the first time I found anything online about it. Did you ever find out what the problem was?

Hi, cherrybuckle, and welcome to the forums.

According to the poster 2 posts up, it was Flash player....

So, I already removed the flash player, but that didn't work. Was I supposed to do something else with it?

Did you remove it using the flash player uninstaller link I posted above, or use the instructions in Adobe Photoshop CS3....Vista 64-bit ?