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"This programme cannot be run in Dos mode"

I am trying to reinstall Photoshop Elements 10 after a hard drive failure. When I try and run the software I receive the following message "This programme cannot be run in Dos mode" There are lots of references on the web but none seem to solve it.

MacBook Pro (13-inch Mid 2010), Mac OS X (10.6.8)

Posted on Jun 16, 2013 3:41 PM

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Posted on Jun 16, 2013 5:19 PM

Thanks very much, it was a 3 disk program and I must admit I just saw Disk 1 of 3 and on closer inspection disk 1+2 are for windows install and disk 3 is for Mac. Thanks again the old eyes aren't what they used to be.

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Jun 16, 2013 4:50 PM in response to b20wnie

Sounds like a malfunctioning program or installer.


DOS stands for Disk Operating System and it's a pre-Windows PC version that might have ran under later Windows versions in "DOS Mode" I think it was for increased performance or something.


Anyway Mac's use Intel processors now, so it appears that legacy code has popped up somehow, like the installer misread it's on OS X.



All I can suggest since it's Adobe's software is to consult on their forums. 🙂

"This programme cannot be run in Dos mode"

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