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Photoshop 7 wont run.

I apologize if this is off topic but I'm desperate. Photoshop 7 will no longer run on my G5 iMac (Rev. A, 1 gig memory, 40 gigs of free space on my internal hard drive). It is seen as a TXT file not an APP. I have the same problem with Photoshop Elements 2. Both are legal copies that I've used for years. I've removed all vestiges of both, reinstalled them, zapped the PRAM, repaired permissions and rebuilt the directories on my internal drive and my external firewire drive (which is a mirror of the internal drive). I did use both programs yesterday with my Canon 8400F scanner and VueScan 8.3.30. but I'm not sure if the problem preexisted this since I haven't used either for several weeks. I've installed the 7.01 upgrade and the G5 upgrade.
Any help would be appreciated. I've installed the 7.01 upgrade and the G5 upgrade.


iMac G5, B/W G3/300 MHz w Sonnet G4/500 MHz upgrade Mac OS X (10.4.3)

iMac G5, B/W G3/300 MHz w Sonnet G4/500 MHz upgrade, Mac OS X (10.4.3)

Posted on Apr 10, 2006 9:31 AM

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Apr 10, 2006 10:04 AM in response to Fred LaVenuta

Hi Fred,

Create a new account, name it "test" and see how your PS 7 works in that User acct? (That will tell if your problem is systemwide or limited to your User acct.) This account is just for test, do nothing further with it.

Open System Preferences >> Accounts >> "+" make it an admin account.

Let us know and we'll troubleshoot this further.

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Apr 10, 2006 11:32 AM in response to Fred LaVenuta

You can either rebuild the LaunchServices data base, or just rename the applications themselves so that they end with .app. So open the Photoshop 7 folder and change the name of "Adobe Photoshop 7.0" to "Adobe Photoshop7.app" and do the same with Elements. LaunchServices sometimes gets confused when an application has a name with a version number that includes a "." in it, or an application doesn't the .app extension.
Francine

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Apr 10, 2006 1:22 PM in response to Fred LaVenuta

See my "Resetting Launch Services" FAQ.

Good luck!

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