CS2 gone screwy
Duncan Allan
While I was working on a document it decided that it couldn't read the type
library and said reinstall the application.
So being the Suite I reinstalled the whole suite clean out the old and swept
the disc with Registry Mechanic and Norton fix. Then I reinstalled the whole
suite again. Applied the updates and was back to square one when the problem
first occurred.
The rub is that even after reinstalling I have the same problem. The Type
tool is not recognised the key command and I can't type anything into
Photoshop!
Most other functions in Photoshop work and the rest of the Suite work ok,
it's just this one.
Just what I needed after lunch on a Friday!
What's going on guys?
Anyone had this problem and know how to fix it?
TIA Duncan
Mike Hyndman
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shift+alt+ctrl keys held down) then I'd dump Norton.
MH
bmoag
Intel and AMD, with a variety of chip sets. All computers have had at least
1gb of memory, multiple hard drives for swap and scratch files.
In every frigging version of Photoshop occasionally, once in a blue moon,
during extended sessions, the cursors and tools become unstable.Instead of
seeing the outline of the tool as selected in preferences all I get is the
"precise version" that will not change sizes on screen, although its effect
corresponds to the size number in the readout.
Fortunately I can usually save the file with all changes intact.
I have to completely shut down CS2 and bridge and start over. On occasion I
have had to reboot the entire computer. Obviously this just happened again
or I would not be posting this.
It only happens once in a while but it drives me crazy when it happens. It
is not consistently related to any factor I can identify. For example I
frequently multitask, even when working on very large image files, with
several background programs running and rarely have this problem. Today I
was not using anything but CS2 and it went bonkers.
I have to presume there is a bug in Photoshop programming that has never
been corrected that presumably is a memory or resource allocation issue
under some unusual circumstances. I guess Adobe cannot be held to a higher
standard than Microsoft which has never corrected similar basic bugs in Word
despite multiple so-called "new" versions.
Mike Hyndman
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Some problems are PC specific and cannot be recreated on another PC. See
http://blogs.adobe.com/scottbyer/ in particular "Sad State of Hardware" and
"A Good Day".
MH
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Duncan Allan
anything.
Norton is legacy just running out the subscription.
Any other ideas on this one.
TIA Duncan
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Mike Hyndman
What do you mean about not recognising the key command? The KB shortcut "T"
doesn't open a text layer?
Or, when typing on a text layer nothing shows up?
How many fonts do you have? (a corrupt font should prevent PS from loading,
but it is not unknown.) Try moving all non Windows fonts to a temp directory
and see if problem persists.
What resolution are you working in?
What colour is the text set to?
Can you open the text and paragraph pallete,(second icon to the right of the
cololur swatch) click on the right pointing arrow and then reset character.
You are not on a network are you?
I'd still dump Norton. ;(
MH
Duncan Allan
>
> What do you mean about not recognising the key command? The KB shortcut
> "T" doesn't open a text layer?
I can open a layer but when I try to type in any font or size/colour nothing
happens.
> Or, when typing on a text layer nothing shows up?
Yes precisely
> How many fonts do you have? (a corrupt font should prevent PS from
> loading, but it is not unknown.) Try moving all non Windows fonts to a
> temp directory and see if problem persists.
> What resolution are you working in?
System only
> What colour is the text set to?
Any colour - it isn't white either
> Can you open the text and paragraph pallete,(second icon to the right of
> the cololur swatch) click on the right pointing arrow and then reset
> character.
yes I can do this and no it didn't make any difference
> You are not on a network are you?
No this is a stand alone machine.
> I'd still dump Norton. ;(
Yep agreed, thought I'd give it a go as it was there.
If all else fails I will have to restore the partition to the point before
this happened.
Duncan
Mike Hyndman
Are you working in RGB at at least 200ppi?
MH
Avery
I have just seen a post elsewhere that highlights a conflict between
CS2 and something called Spyware Doctor whereby Spyware Doctor,among
other things, stops you from being able to type anything in Photoshop.
The post is in comp.graphics.apps.photoshop
Duncan Allan
the typing.
Excuse the reposting to this group but from emails I've received directly
it's worth doing.
Hi All,
I've recently discovered a serious conflict between CS2 and Spyware
Doctor by PC Tools.
Within the last 2 or 3 days, one of the regular daily updates to
Spyware Doctor has caused CS2 to have a couple of major problems.
1. You can't enter any text into an image using the key board.
2. All short cuts have to be hit twice, I.E. to open the Levels
Dialog, you need to do this CTRL + L +L.
3. The program is much slower on startup and after a few minutes you
get an error message about a missing library file, and CS2 closes
down.
If you have already downloaded the latest updates for Spyware Doctor
and have this problem, all you have to do to get CS2 working properly
again is to exit Spyware Doctor. You should also go to the support
site at PC Tools website and report the conflict. The more that do
might speed up the fix.
If you have Spyware Doctor and don't have this problem, I would be
careful about downloading any more until something is resolved for
this. If I find out that a fix has been made, I will post the fact
here.
Unfortunately, I did not find out about how to get CS2 working again
until after I had started re-formatting my desktop hard disks. At
least I don't have to do the same to my laptop.
What a weekend.
Bye for now,
George Dingwall
Invergordon, Scotland
http://www.georgedingwall.co.uk
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Duncan Allan
Hi All,
What a weekend.
Bye for now,
George Dingwall
Invergordon, Scotland
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Mike Hyndman
If you want to see how fast and trouble free PS can run on a moderately
specced PC, get yourself a harddrive caddie (or two if your case is big
enough) with a spare drawer. On an empty hard drive, install your OS of
choice along with PS, nothing else except hardware such as scanners,
cameras, etc. This drive will NOT be used to connect to the internet (do you
need all the updates anyway?)so will not need any spyware, AV or other
resource hogging/programme screwing utilities installed on it. Images
created in PS can then be copied to an internal, fixed harddrive for use
elsewhere/emailing/uploading.
The spare drawer contains another harddrive with your OS of choice along
with all your other apps, utilities, etc., and functions as your PC does
now.The PC will also have a couple of internal harddrives fitted as well
acting as the scratch disk(s) when the PS harddrive is booted.
I use two caddies, with two drawers in situ all the time. When I want to use
PS I boot the one that contains it; anything else, the other drive is
switched on at start up. You can have PS installed on this drive as well as
both installations cannot be used simultaneously, you are not breaching the
terms of the EULA, it is interesting to compare the difference between the
two.
Once a month, I set the PS drive as a slave and sweep it with the other
drive's AV /spyware progs in case anything has get onto it from one of the
fixed scratch discs and in four years of adopting this method, nothing has
been detected.
It is also a good security measure as well, just remove the drive(s) and
lock it somewhere safe if you ever have to go away. If your PC goes
"walkabout" you don't lose all your work (but then again, we all do
backups...don't we?)
My two penneth.
MH
Mike Hyndman
Nice one! That's one to file away.
MH
rob....@gmail.com
immediately (without having to restart PS CS2).
Please yell and scream on PC Tools if you have a similar problem. Need
to fix this ASAP, IMHO. (I'm out of acronyms.)
Rob
Duncan Allan
I've had PC Tools email back to say it is a known, new problem they are
working on. Just keep updating updates is their advice until it's fixed!!
So the only solution is that while working with any CS2 programme switch off
SWD and do updates and scans when you have finished with CS2 programmes.
Duncan
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Mike Hyndman
>
>
> I've had PC Tools email back to say it is a known, new problem they are
> working on. Just keep updating updates is their advice until it's fixed!!
>
> So the only solution is that while working with any CS2 programme switch
> off SWD and do updates and scans when you have finished with CS2
> programmes.
>
> Duncan
It's part of SD's anti keyboard logging protection. It sees text typed into
PS as KB logging activity and disables it. Why it only singles out PS is a
mystery
MH