Crash on startup 'Scanning for Plugins'

[Farra...@adobeforums.com]

Help! In a moment of lax attention I've done something stupid to the Photoshop CS version (original 1) and told it to search C:/programfiles for plugins whereas I meant to tell it specifically where to look.
So now it crashes when it gets to the 'Scanning for Plugins' part and of course I can't alter it back to what it should be.

Now when I run Image Ready the plugins are still as normal...

System Restore doesn't change the settings. Uninstall of the Photoshop component doesn't put it right either.

Can someone tell me what to do (maybe uninstall/reinstall the entire CS suite - but I guess even then it will still have the bad settings)

So is it a registry thing and if so what needs to be done to stop it searching the entire hard drive programs for plugins.

Help would be most appreciated.

Kind regards.

John.

[dave_...@adobeforums.com]

delete "PluginCache.psp"

it should be in something like:

C:\Documents and Settings\YOUR_USER_NAME\Application Data\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CS3\Adobe Photoshop CS Settings

that folder is hidden. make sure you have the ability to see hidden files and folders turned on in explorer.

if that doesn't clear it, delete:

"Adobe Photoshop CS Prefs.psp" (i think that's the name, i don't currently have cs installed...

[Farra...@adobeforums.com]

Yes, that's got it back to normal now.
It could have saved me two hours or more if only I'd asked here first!
Many thanks for your help. John.

[dave_...@adobeforums.com]

:)