Photoshop help

[Spotty]

I've copied it but it doesn't work, it didn't even ask for a reg number  I can't find a set up icon

I didn't see any numbers when I was burning the disc (well I wasn't really looking too close).  Where would that have been?

[Gadget]

Hi Tomkin

Yea it's really getting difficult now
I'm on my relatively new laptop at the moment and managed to get Photoshop loaded from the original disk. Thank goodness it did have MS Office pre-installed.

Don't think I'm going to offer to check out Spotty's site either

Some of these sites can be a bit iffy, Spotty. I'd go down the 'copy to CD from your Photoshop folder' route and file the CD away safely

Gadget

[Spotty]

I'm trying again but this time copying 'common files' as well just incase the set up bit is in there.

[Gadget]

I've copied it but it doesn't work, it didn't even ask for a reg number  I can't find a set up icon

I didn't see any numbers when I was burning the disc (well I wasn't really looking too close).  Where would that have been?

What folders did you copy? There should be a set up there somewhere

The number appears when you enter the package - on the Photoshop screen.

You couldn't go into the Photoshop folder and do a <print screen> , save the image and post it herecould you. We could then see what you have.

Gadget

[Spotty]

[Gadget]

Spotty

Got to go out for a bit.  If you have probs when you've loaded all your files/folders, try clicking Photoshop.exe. It'll be in there somewhere

gadget

[Spotty]

I've got version 5 to work but not 7?

I suppose its better than nothing!!

[tomkin]

Hi Spotty,
                 Did you copy the full photoshop folder to your
new computer? You should have done it in one go.
                 If so, Click on start,
                           Click on all programmes,
                   see if Adobe is in the list, if it is follow the normal
link to activate the photoshop programme.
         On reflection if you activate setup it wiil probably treat it
as a new programme and ask for a registration number.
  Let us know,
Tomkin
                

[kizmiaz]

Like Meldrew has said, just copying the files won't put anything into the registry, so the computer won't have a clue as to file locations, associations, permissions, or any of the other codes it needs to run. Most programs will need something in Registry to work

Paintshop Pro 8 does seem to work with just a straight-forward folder copy as I found last time I had to fix my machine, but I'd be very surprised if anything Adobe released didn't fill the registry with gunk and junk.

I'm in the same boat as you Spotty with regards to Photoshop, so its back to Paintshop for me when I get my computer back up and running (its feeling very sorry for itself at the mo and has decided to stop playing ball!)

Glen