Photoshop CS3 install on Vista 64bit

Hey guys,

So i bought Vista Ultimate 64 bit, installed it no issues ran all the updates i could find ect..

Also bought Office 2007 and Photoshop CS3.

No issues installing Office however i am trying to install Photoshop.

When i put my disk in it loads normally i get the "Adobe Setup Installer" and it goes to install two programs i assme it needs to install photoshop it installs "Adobe Anchor Service CS3" with no issues shows the green check mark but then trys to install "Adobe Asset Services CS3" but gets a "Component install failed"

At this point i click finish and nothing happens.. No more install. So i take the disk out put it back it starts up asks me to do the reinstall and does the same crap all over.

I spent 3 hours on the phone with Adobe who claim i meet the requirements for the software, claim i have the nessary updates installed.. and have now burshed me off to Microsoft, claiming its an OS issue and the dink i was on the phone with suggested i reinstall my OS and suggested that it could be an issue with my RAID0 Setup.

Does anyone have any idea what could be wrong here?? I deal with Microsoft often at work and don't want to spend the rest of my night on the phone with there tech support if i dont have to.

Humm..

Well not sure what happened.. lol, While on the phone with the Adobe Helpdesk they had me to go microsofts website and do the software update it verified i was genuine and then ran through some updates rebooted and same issues.

So - Wen't downstairs grabbed a beer relaxed and chatting with the wife and played with my baby before we put her down.

Came back upstairs searched google alittle got frusterated..

Decided to just putz around this new OS as i really have no idea about it coming from XP found a little icon on the bottom task bar that said "new updates are availible" thought humm... we just did them but screw it let it do its thing..

Found 52 updates!!!! Took 20 mins to download them and install them.. rebooted the computer.

Though WTF put the adobe DVD back in and to my surprise the dam software installed!! I almost fell off my chair

Now i just gotta find the new RAW software to support the 1D MarkIII and i am back in business... With out destroying my new computer or spending 3 hours on the phone with MS Beating my keyboard over my head!

This codec works perfectly for me on my Vista 64 bit PC. Windows explorer now "sees" CR2 files perfectly. I think this what you are asking for?

http://www.ardfry.com/

I was meaning Camera Raw 4.5 for photoshop to view the Canon Mark III Raw files.

But i am going to check out that codec too.

I ran into a similar case, but the 32bit version of Vista. My CS3 didn’t load only PS7 (don’t laugh please) so in an effort to not go crazy I just used 7 for the longest time. Then one day (many updates later) I decided why not try again. and wa-la. it loaded.

I guess patience is a virtue.

Richard_Miami wrote in post #6340440
This codec works perfectly for me on my Vista 64 bit PC. Windows explorer now "sees" CR2 files perfectly. I think this what you are asking for?

http://www.ardfry.com/

It's really pretty crappy that we have to pay for a 3rd party company to give us the functionality that Canon should be giving us. If they can build a 64-bit capable codec, Canon darn well should be able to.

prime80 wrote in post #6341793
It's really pretty crappy that we have to pay for a 3rd party company to give us the functionality that Canon should be giving us. If they can build a 64-bit capable codec, Canon darn well should be able to.

I agree 100%.. but, after searching the web a LOT for a free codec, and otherwise going crazy, I decided to bite the bullet and buy this solution. Hey, it works. I am not happy about paying, but what alternative is there?

BTW - I am in Milton ON these days.. hello neighbour!

And you are calling Milton Ontario, Pradise

Michael_Lambert wrote in post #6342432
And you are calling Milton Ontario, Pradise

only because my fiance lives here!

If I recall correctly you may need to run the install with elevated privileges -- runas administrator or something like that.

While I haven't installed CS3 under Vista I do have it running under Server 2008 64-bit which is very similar.

As others have said make sure that you run the Windows Update -- I would suggest manually and using the custom option to install optional updates.