How can I install Adobe Photoshop Elements11 if I get this message "powerpc applications are no longer supported.
iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
You can't aside from reverting or running Mac OS X Server in emulation.
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Downgrade Lion/Mountain Lion to Snow Leopard
1. Boot from your Snow Leopard Installer Disc. After the installer
loads select your language and click on the Continue
button. When the menu bar appears select Disk Utility from the
Utilities menu.
2. After DU loads select your hard drive (this is the entry with the
mfgr.'s ID and size) from the left side list. Note the SMART status
of the drive in DU's status area. If it does not say "Verified" then
the drive is failing or has failed and will need replacing. SMART
info will not be reported on external drives. Otherwise, click on
the Partition tab in the DU main window.
3. Under the Volume Scheme heading set the number of partitions
from the drop down menu to one. Set the format type to Mac OS
Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Options button, set the
partition scheme to GUID then click on the OK button. Click on
the Partition button and wait until the process has completed.
4. Quit DU and return to the installer. Install Snow Leopard.
This will erase the whole drive so be sure to backup your files if you don't have a backup already. If you have performed a TM backup using Lion be aware that you cannot restore from that backup in Snow Leopard (see below.) I suggest you make a separate backup using Carbon Copy Cloner.
If you have Snow Leopard Time Machine backups, do a full system restore per #14 in Time Machine - Frequently Asked Questions. If you have subsequent backups from Lion, you can restore newer items selectively, via the "Star Wars" display, per #15 there, but be careful; some Snow Leopard apps may not work with the Lion files.
To run Snow Leopard in emulation see OSX Daily.
PS Elements 11 is not a Power PC application, as per required computer specs below.
Mac OS
Multicore Intel® processor
Mac OS X v10.6 through v10.8
1GB of RAM (2GB for HD video functions)
4GB of available hard-disk space (additional free space required during installation)
1024x768 display resolution
DVD-ROM drive
QuickTime 7 software required for multimedia features
Internet connection required for Internet-based services*
Photoshop Elements 11 says it requires a multi-core Intel processor
http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop-elements/tech-specs.html
I wonder if this is a problem with the installer, not the actual app.
Here is a support article on Photoshop CS4 that similar to what you are seeing. Did you have Photoshop Elements installed prior to the OS upgrade?
After updating to MacOS X 10.7.5 I get "Power PC applications no longer supported"
