I have just installed Photoshop CS on Vista Ultimate x64

The program opens, but stalls whilst loading plugins etc and says the
program cannot be opened as the file is locked.



Use the properties tab to unlock the program.......

Anyone else had this and know what to do?

"Dave Boomhauer" <daveboomhauer@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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> I have just installed Photoshop CS on Vista Ultimate x64
>
> The program opens, but stalls whilst loading plugins etc and says the
> program cannot be opened as the file is locked.
>
> Use the properties tab to unlock the program.......
>
> Anyone else had this and know what to do?
>


Hard one to figure...
I was just wondering though...
if you tried to right click on the application...
and unlock it from the properties tab.

"Dave Boomhauer" <daveboomhauer@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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>I have just installed Photoshop CS on Vista Ultimate x64
>
> The program opens, but stalls whilst loading plugins etc and says the
> program cannot be opened as the file is locked.
>
> Use the properties tab to unlock the program.......
>
> Anyone else had this and know what to do?



Are you using an additional plugins folder? I had this happen when I had a
corrupt plugin. Try moving the plugins to another folder and adding them
back a few at a time to find the corrupt plugin. If you are using an
additional plugin folder you can start without it, and using standard
settings by starting Photoshop with the Shift key pressed down (or is it
Ctrl? I forget).

BTW, have you tried the Photoshop CS3 beta? It has a really nice new
interface.
http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/photoshopcs3/

ss.

You might try right clicking and run as administrator.

"Dave Boomhauer" <daveboomhauer@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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>I have just installed Photoshop CS on Vista Ultimate x64
>
> The program opens, but stalls whilst loading plugins etc and says the
> program cannot be opened as the file is locked.
>
> Use the properties tab to unlock the program.......
>
> Anyone else had this and know what to do?

"John Barnes" <jbarnes@email.net> wrote in message
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> You might try right clicking and run as administrator.
>
> "Dave Boomhauer" <daveboomhauer@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:upqdxXdTHHA.4632@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>I have just installed Photoshop CS on Vista Ultimate x64
>>
>> The program opens, but stalls whilst loading plugins etc and says the
>> program cannot be opened as the file is locked.
>>
>> Use the properties tab to unlock the program.......
>>
>> Anyone else had this and know what to do?
>

I've tried all the suggestions..........thanks............apart from Philos
advise as this doesn't exist on the properties option....clever knob.

You sure, it should be under the Compatibility (tab).
--
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"Dave Boomhauer" <daveboomhauer@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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>
> "John Barnes" <jbarnes@email.net> wrote in message
> news:OP2cVXeTHHA.4668@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> You might try right clicking and run as administrator.
>>
>> "Dave Boomhauer" <daveboomhauer@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
>> news:upqdxXdTHHA.4632@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>>I have just installed Photoshop CS on Vista Ultimate x64
>>>
>>> The program opens, but stalls whilst loading plugins etc and says the
>>> program cannot be opened as the file is locked.
>>>
>>> Use the properties tab to unlock the program.......
>>>
>>> Anyone else had this and know what to do?
>>
>
> I've tried all the suggestions..........thanks............apart from
> Philos advise as this doesn't exist on the properties option....clever
> knob.

> >
>
> I've tried all the suggestions..........thanks............apart from
Philos
> advise as this doesn't exist on the properties option....clever knob.
>

NO...I was not saying that to be funny...
it should be there...

Are you using an administrative account or running as administrator?

Tried this running as administrator and it works.

Right-mouse-button click.

Choose "Run as Administrator."

And it does.



"philo" wrote:

>
>
> > >
> >
> > I've tried all the suggestions..........thanks............apart from
> Philos
> > advise as this doesn't exist on the properties option....clever knob.
> >
>
> NO...I was not saying that to be funny...
> it should be there...
>
> Are you using an administrative account or running as administrator?
>
>
>

On Mon, 19 Feb 2007 22:16:43 -0800, DaveF
<DaveF@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>Tried this running as administrator and it works.
>
>Right-mouse-button click.
>
>Choose "Run as Administrator."
>
>And it does.

Here's the problem in a nutshell. Some newer software especially that
designed for Vista will have a box allowing you to check that it can
run as Administrator. Other older software while it may run in Vista
may be too old to have that option.

There is a bigger issue. Read carefully.

I too have Photoshop CS. Guess what, it works fine and I didn't have
to tell it to run as administrator it runs under both "system" and
myself as users. Being curious I just clicked on its properties to see
how UAC set it up.

Ready for a shock?

For my copy Photoshop CS it has a compatibility tab and the option to
click run as Administrator. I tired to check it. Can't check the box.
Grayed out. I next look at the security tab. Under group or user names
it lists three; system, me as a user, and Administrators.

Apparently and its just a guess, since this was installed while I had
XP the "system" is the owner. It has all but special permissions
checked. UAC shows the edit button. Guess what, I click it and I can't
change a damn thing. Probably became it doesn't see me as "system".

So I try to click on my name as a user, it refuses to allow me to
change anything. I see all permissions checked, but I can't change
they are grayed out.

I click on Administrator under the security tab, same thing, can't
edit anything nor can I take over "system" under Administrator to edit
system to change permissions. So it appears I'm stuck with how Vista
all by itself set this application up because I did a install in place
where Vista copied the installed software by imaging and also the
setting and again I'm guessing also copied owners and assigned
ownership.

Now the exact opposite happens with other applcations. I can edit the
security setting on some, checking or unchecking, but no matter what
the damn useless UAC still refuses to "turn on" the appliction saying
it doesn't have Administrative rights and there is no way I see for me
to give it any because either the application won't inatilize, or gets
stopped at the application's spash screen or the palaces there should
be boxes to check or uncheck are either missing, grayed out or not
accessible.

What a f..... mess!

That's funny, just checked my installed version of Word '95 (cant get much
older then that!). Both the right click menu, and the properties dialog have
the "run as administrator" settings.

It has NOTHING to do with the "newness" of the program. Probably more to do
whether you installed it as a user, or an admin.

Kurt

> Here's the problem in a nutshell. Some newer software especially that
> designed for Vista will have a box allowing you to check that it can
> run as Administrator. Other older software while it may run in Vista
> may be too old to have that option.
>
> There is a bigger issue. Read carefully.
>
> I too have Photoshop CS. Guess what, it works fine and I didn't have
> to tell it to run as administrator it runs under both "system" and
> myself as users. Being curious I just clicked on its properties to see
> how UAC set it up.
>
> Ready for a shock?
>
> For my copy Photoshop CS it has a compatibility tab and the option to
> click run as Administrator. I tired to check it. Can't check the box.
> Grayed out. I next look at the security tab. Under group or user names
> it lists three; system, me as a user, and Administrators.
>
> Apparently and its just a guess, since this was installed while I had
> XP the "system" is the owner. It has all but special permissions
> checked. UAC shows the edit button. Guess what, I click it and I can't
> change a damn thing. Probably became it doesn't see me as "system".
>
> So I try to click on my name as a user, it refuses to allow me to
> change anything. I see all permissions checked, but I can't change
> they are grayed out.
>
> I click on Administrator under the security tab, same thing, can't
> edit anything nor can I take over "system" under Administrator to edit
> system to change permissions. So it appears I'm stuck with how Vista
> all by itself set this application up because I did a install in place
> where Vista copied the installed software by imaging and also the
> setting and again I'm guessing also copied owners and assigned
> ownership.
>
> Now the exact opposite happens with other applcations. I can edit the
> security setting on some, checking or unchecking, but no matter what
> the damn useless UAC still refuses to "turn on" the appliction saying
> it doesn't have Administrative rights and there is no way I see for me
> to give it any because either the application won't inatilize, or gets
> stopped at the application's spash screen or the palaces there should
> be boxes to check or uncheck are either missing, grayed out or not
> accessible.
>
> What a f..... mess!
>
>
>