Adobe Photoshop CS4 not Opening

[friend863]

I just have installed Adobe Photoshop CS4 but whenever I tries to start it it opens but with only menu bar and title bar and doesn't show anything in work area (only shows grey screen) with also mouse in waiting for a long time. When I wait to Photoshop to open properly, it takes lot of time (in minutes). Even then if photoshop has opened properly when I try to close it, it again goes to waiting and I have to close with task manager. Sometimes it also gives repairing the photoshop error. I have repaired it many times, set compatibly to Window XP but still no success .

It was working fine on XP before I upgraded to Windows 7 32 bit. Hopefully I can find solution in this thread

 

[FZ21Z]

I just have installed Adobe Photoshop CS4 but whenever I tries to start it it opens but with only menu bar and title bar and doesn't show anything in work area (only shows grey screen)

Like in the attachment? Have you updated the program by running the updater?

I have repaired it many times

Have you tried reinstalling it?

 

[friend863]

Here's screenshot.

I already have tried reinstalling many times. I haven't reinstalled by first uninstalling it tough.

 

[FZ21Z]

I haven't reinstalled by first uninstalling it tough.

Might be worth trying eh. And make sure you update the program, after my last reinstall of 7, there was about 250mb to download for updating it.

 

[friend863]

Tried Reinstalling after uninstalling. Yet no changes!

 

[FZ21Z]

Are your graphics drivers up to date?

 

[friend863]

yeah as I said, it was working fine on xp i.e yesterday.

 

[FZ21Z]

Try this, start PS, and (be quick)hold down shift + ctrl + alt, click yes on the window that appears.

 

[friend863]

Nothing appears .I think it needs Photoshop to start first to make that window appear but my mouse keeps on waiting.

 

[evilalan]

Unstall delete all the files and make a clean install, update and it will probably work

 

[FZ21Z]

Nothing appears .I think it needs Photoshop to start first to make that window appear but my mouse keeps on waiting.

You need to be quick about it, as in have your fingers hovering the keys, and as soon as you click on PS, press all 3.

 

[friend863]

The window doesn't appear, I have tried many times. Anyways I have tried to delete the prefrence file manually still no changes.

 

[FZ21Z]

The window doesn't appear

As I said, you have to be quick about it.

Anyways I have tried to delete the prefrence file manually still no changes.

What does "tried to" mean, you either did or you didn't delete it?

So to recap, your day old version of Windows 7 is fully up to date, you're running the latest NVIDIA drivers, you've removed all trace of Photoshop and reinstalled it, and you're still having issues?

 

[friend863]

So to recap, your day old version of Windows 7 is fully up to date, you're running the latest NVIDIA drivers, you've removed all trace of Photoshop and reinstalled it, and you're still having issues?

Yeah, Strange it only happened when I switch to Windows 7. Anyways thanks for all your suggestions and help

I deleted the preference file by searching CS4 prefrence file which ends with .psp (read it at a article to manually deleting prefrence file) and then deleting it.

 

[FZ21Z]

Sorry I can't help fix the issue, and I don't know what else to suggest.

 

[friend863]

You have tried your best and I appreciate it. Really this is a helpful forum

 

[FZ21Z]

Really this is a helpful forum

It's the best. Maybe someone will come along shortly and suggest something else you could try, until then you'll have to sit tight, as frustrating as that is, unless you find another solution in the mean time.

What driver version is your NVIDIA drivers?

 

[friend863]

8.15.11.8618

Realized my driver is very old so downloading new one now. But I doubt it will make any difference

 

[FZ21Z]

But I doubt it will make any difference

Fingers crossed.

 

[friend863]

Sadly No Success after installing driver